Christopher Null

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American film critic (born 1971)

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| children = 2 (with Carder) | credits = Christopher Null (born September 7, 1971) is an American writer, journalist and entrepreneur. A former blogger for Yahoo! Tech, he was the editor of Drinkhacker.com, and the founder and editor-in-chief of Filmcritic.com, which operated from 1995 to 2012. He is also the former magazine editor for PC/Computing and the founder of Mobile PC magazine.

Early life

He was born on September 7, 1971, in Houston, Texas. He obtained an MBA at the University of Texas at Austin.

Career

Null has built a career spanning technology journalism, film criticism, and online publishing. He began his editorial career in technology, serving as Managing Reviews Editor for LAN Times in the late 1990s before advancing to Smart Business (formerly PC Computing), where he held roles as Reviews Editor and Executive Editor from 1998 to 2002. Null then became Editor-in-Chief of New Architect magazine from 2002 to 2003 and led Mobile PC (later Mobile) magazine as Editor-in-Chief throughout its publication from 2003 to 2005. Additionally, he served as a technology columnist for American Express’s Executive Travel Magazine from 2008 to 2014.

From 2006 to 2010, Null was a member of the inaugural blogging team for Yahoo! Tech. He has also contributed to WIRED from the late 1990s onward, publishing hundreds of articles that cover topics ranging from laptops to hearing aids.

In the entrepreneurial space, Null founded Filmcritic.com in 1995, an online movie review platform where he personally authored over 4,000 reviews and served as Editor-in-Chief for the site’s other movie critics. The site was acquired by AMC in 2009, and Null continued working with AMC for three years before the site’s closure in 2012. He was also a founding member of the Online Film Critics Society.

In 2007, Null launched Drinkhacker, one of the longest-running spirits review websites, with more than 10,000 posts. In 2011, he established Null Media LLC, a boutique writing and editing company.

Writing

Null is also an accomplished author, having published four books, including two novels. He is also the author of two books: Five Stars! (2005, Sutro Press), a manual for aspiring film critics, and Half Mast (2002, Sutro Press), a novel.

In 2015, Null authored an article for Wired discussing the distinctive nature of his last name, which gained significant attention online. The article's popularity led to its feature as the focus of a Radiolab episode, as well as segments on Wait, Wait... Don’t Tell Me! and the British quiz show QI. Null continues to respond to media inquiries regarding the "Null" phenomenon highlighted in his article.

Selected bibliography

References

References

  1. (7 May 2015). "Google, Why Won't You Let Me Forget My Divorce?". [[Wired (website).
  2. Evangelista, Benny. (30 January 2007). "Pros and cons of Windows Vista". [[San Francisco Chronicle]].
  3. Phillips, Ashley. (7 January 2007). "Will CES Bring the Next iPhone?". [[ABC News (United States).
  4. Goldsmith, Richard. (22 April 2010). "Shots for Adults". [[Fox News Channel.
  5. Botelho, Greg. (16 May 2003). "Rehashed summer smashes". [[CNN]].
  6. Kravets, David. (31 August 2007). "Hollywood's Next Anti-Piracy Crusade: Crappy Cell Phone Copies".
  7. Null, Christopher. (3 April 2013). "Hacking Media Production Podcast: How to Launch a Competitive Content Site".
  8. (2013). "About the Staff".
  9. "Pitching Mobile Tech News with Chris Null {{!}} Eric Schwartzman".
  10. "The University of Texas at Austin".
  11. "Mr. Null Makes a Movie, Part One by Christopher Null".
  12. "Christopher Null Movie Reviews & Previews {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes".
  13. (2015). "Christopher Null: Executive Profile & Biography". [[Bloomberg Businessweek]].
  14. Null, Christopher. (20 February 2005). "Secret Tapes of President Bush Leaked To New York Times". [[CNN]].
  15. "Christopher Null - Contributing Writer Bio".
  16. "Reversal - The Movie: Film Critic.com Review by Christopher Null".
  17. (2024-08-08). "Christopher Null, Author at Distiller Magazine".
  18. Johnson, Dave. (31 January 2013). "How to respond to unhappy customers online". [[CBS News]].
  19. Null, Christopher. (2005). "Five Stars!: How to Become a Film Critic, the World's Greatest Job". Sutro Press.
  20. Robinson-Jacobs, Karen. (27 April 1999). "Savvy PC Sellers Find Niches to Survive". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  21. (25 March 2016). "These unlucky people have names that break computers".
  22. Farrier •, John. (2015-11-05). "The Last Name of "Null" Gives This Man Problems with Computers".
  23. Randolph. (2017-01-18). "My surname is NULL".

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