Front Row Reviews was established in June 2009 with a view to offer a different perspective on the mainstream film and cinema industry. Focused on delivering film reviews, news and views on a daily basis, Front Row Reviews brings you the information you need to make a decision about what film to watch at home or at the cinema.

Front Row Reviews is owned and operated by Elastic Eye, a web design agency based in Kent.

The Team

Pete Thornton – Contact
Design Manager
Pete graduated from University in 2003 with a degree in Digital Art. With a real interest in all the creative arts, he then went on to set up his own digital design agency, Elastic Eye – specialising in all forms of graphic design, web design and photography. In 2009 he was introduced to Amo. It was clear they had different skill sets and took the decision to build Front Row Reviews together.

Amo Sokhi – Contact
Commercial Manager
Amo’s experiences stem from a strong background in digital marketing and a natural flair for business. After deciding he needed a new challenge, Amo combined forces with Pete and between them they set up Front Row Reviews, aiming to offer readers the most up to date and fresh information in Film and Cinema. Amo’s favorite films include Van Wilder, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Dark Night.

Alex Rowland – Contact
Reviews Editor
Alex is currently studying Medieval History at Sheffield University though he devotes as much of his time as he can to watching and writing about films, sometimes to the detriment of his degree. Films are his natural gravitational pull and he’s mad about movies of all types, from independent to blockbuster but especially Japanese film. He’s the editor of Tick Follows Tock film blog and writes for his university newspaper as well as having worked with Orange Wednesdays Film Club in the past. He loves writing and often dreams of future Alex who can rely on his writing to pay the bills.

Ollie Coleman – Contact
Press Editor
Oliver is currently studying Film and Television Studies (BA) at The University of Warwick and is hoping to follow this up with a Masters in Creative Writing before going into the big world of careers. His main interest in films is the writing process and hopes to one day be able to write for the screen. His favourite directors are David Lynch, Quentin Tarantino & David Fincher. Oliver writes for the news section of Front Row Reviews and will be editing the Trailers and Press Section.

Alan Robin – Contact
Senior Web Developer
Alan graduated with a First Class BA (Hons) in Digital Animation in 2006. After that he returned to Guernsey, in the Channel Islands, where he now works full-time as a Senior Web Developer for a creative agency. Alan’s love for movies has allowed him to discover a broad range of favourites over a variety of genres. Away from watching films, Alan is an avid gamer and also runs an entertainment news aggregator covering games, movies and technology. Alan has joined the team as it’s developer to look after changes and upgrades to the Front Row Reviews website.

Matt Sharp – Contact
A/V Film Event Reviewer
Matt is currently juggling a full time course in Moving image (BA) with working as a Nurse in London and also live VJing on the weekends with Pete. A movie fan since a young age, Matt has very varied taste from Hollywood blockbusters, indie films, asian cinema and also traditional animation and japanese anime. Matt works mainly on our A/V and film event coverage but also reviews films for Front Row.

Manleen Gill – Contact
News Editor & Social Media Promoter
Manleen is currently studying Journalism (BA) at London’s elite City University. As an avid movie fanatic, she is combining the skills taught within her degree to kick-start her career as a movie critic. She’s worked with some media heavyweights in the past, such as the BBC, CNN and Orange Film Club. Manleen has joined the team and takes on the role of news and reviews writer and social media promoter.

Michael Pattison – Contact
Writer
Michael graduated in Film and English Studies from the University of East Anglia in 2009, and in September 2011 will begin an MA in Film at Newcastle University. He is the editor of the idFilm blog and moderates its accompanying message board. He has never picked his feet in Poughkeepsie.

Mike Chapman – Contact
Writer
Mike is currently studying Film at the University of Kent, where he heads the campus’s film society. Apart from writing about cinema, in his spare time he makes his own short films. In the past he has worked on several music videos and features and he hopes to one day carve a career in the film industry. He loves a wide variety of films and his three favourite directors are Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and Terence Malick.

Andrew Pierce – Contact
Writer
Andy is currently studying Film and Literature at Warwick Uni, and spends most of his time consuming as many books and films as possible, taking comfort in the fact that it is relevant to his degree. Andy is interested in the writing and directing processes of film, and hopes to live out his later years as a struggling, bearded screenwriter in Hollywood. His favourite film is Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind and his favourite director is Woody Allen.

Luke Woellhaf – Contact
Writer
Luke is a true film fanatic from independent cinema through to mainstream blockbusters. His experience in the film industry has included involvement in the production of short films. He has also studied English Literature and Art to a high level. He is known for his thorough research skills and his passion for writing about films. Luke takes on the role of Reviews Editor for Front Row Reviews.

Daniel Perrin – Contact
Writer
Daniel graduated in film studies and advertising at the University of Chester. Daniel is driven by a love of movies both indie and blockbuster, he hopes to forge a career writing about film.

Sam Inglis – Contact
Writer
Sam became an obsessive movie fan by working his way through the entire children’s section of a local video shop while recovering from two liver transplants at the age of 10. At 16 he started writing a short movie review newsletter for friends, before founding his first movie website (Movie Reviews by Sam Inglis) on Geocities as a college project aged 18. Now, as well as writing reviews and the Casting Call feature for FrontRowReviews, Sam writes his own website; 24 Frames Per Second and is a reviewer and feature writer for HorrorMovies.ca and Film Editor for MultiMediaMouth. He eats, sleeps and breathes cinema, loves Jennifer Jason Leigh and Isabelle Huppert and would rather spend two hours headbutting a wall than watch another Michael Bay film.

Alice Bishop – Contact
Writer
Alice is a student who hopes to one day be a full-time journalist. Films have been a big part of her life; especially those from the horror genre. While attending her school’s film club she won the national review of the week twice. She hopes to complete a film studies degree in London next year. Her favourite directors include David Lynch, David Fincher and Quentin Tarantino.

Charlotte Stretch – Contact
Writer
Charlotte finished an MA in creative writing at the University of East Anglia in 2011, but spent most of her time watching films instead of writing. She has happily managed to combine both with her own blog, www.cinematicstretch.com, as well as reviewing for Front Row. In her spare time, she sits in an office checking other writers’ spelling and grammar.