For someone who talks so much about cheese, I’m actually not a big fan. Don’t get me wrong, I like a bit of extra mozzarella on my Sainsbury’s Basic pizza, but I’m not a massive fan of cheese on its own. I’m Cal, by the way, and I enjoy films much more than I enjoy cheese. I have subscriptions to two online film-rental companies (partly because I don’t know how to cancel them) and can be heard banging on about how much better Blu-ray is than DVD despite having such terrible eyesight that I can’t tell the difference myself.

Having braved the East Coast Main Line, secured an Oyster Card and successfully navigated the gap, I am looking forward to making the most of my time in London Town. With a taste in film that ranges from the acutely guilty to the unashamedly highbrow, I am a Psychology graduate, an aspiring writer and a hopeless popcorn addict who is looking forward to writing about cinema rather than just selling tickets at one.

Having spent 3 years at university studying film through a cask ale-induced haze, I discovered a passion for forcing my opinions onto other cinema fans. I now occupy the niche at social gatherings of ‘the guy who knows more than is healthy about Horror and Science Fiction’. I will happily talk for several hours about alternative endings, deleted scenes and expanded universes (usually through a cask ale-induced haze). Should a zombie outbreak occur, stay close – I know every trick in the book…

Reluctant Essex girl, self-confessed ‘cat lady’ and Hello Kitty’s number one fan (but please don’t let that put you off!) Movie-wise, for me it’s all about indie flicks, Studio Ghibli and anything by the Coen Brothers. Hobbies include quaffing bloody Marys, reading the awesome messages on love hearts and turning it up to 11…

I discovered at an early age that the gulf between real life and film is quite large (after plummeting two stories to the ground as an impersonation attempt of Val Kilmer as Batman went horribly wrong). In the wake of that event I vowed to seek out the most awesome movies and avenge my fallen pride by writing sarcastically about them. I also enjoy long walks on the beach, drunken jazz flute and reading in-flight safety manuals.

Right now, I’m illustrating a web comic about two sea cucumbers. I’m art editor for Polarity magazine. My favourite movies tend to hit me unexpectedly. I like lush animation with a great soundtrack. And eerie sci-fi set in outer space. And wildlife documentaries. And obsessing over music videos. And ‘Jurassic Park’. Recently I’ve worked in campaigning, art galleries, and pretended to be doing yoga in Regent’s Park in the name of performance.

Georgina Lavers is a lowly intern, and she is not going to refer to herself in the third person to sound more important; no, she is not. I’m a graduate of Warwick University, qualified in Film and English. When not bemoaning my pitiful work experience, including a, frankly, mind-altering stint at Horse & Hound, I watch extreme French films and laud Zefron’s genuine acting ability to anyone that will listen.

Stephen Armson is a cosmopolitan swashbuckler from the mean streets of Bournemouth, who has an increasingly unmanageable fascination with the thought processes of Sick Boy from Trainspotting. He has a Scriptwriting ‘degree’ which hangs framed in his toilet in case of emergencies, and has decided to start writing about films instead because after all it is better to destroy than create. He has been known to occasionally come across as bitter and when visiting the cinema insists on sitting five – not four, not six – five rows from the front.

I once wrote a mildly interesting essay on the subject of Film entitled ‘The Soteriology of Sunshine’. It failed to propel me into the glamorous world of the critic; that opportunity has been granted by the wonderful people at Best for Film. I love a good bit of narrative, and will fall for any film that can tell a story with conviction. Failing that, I like anything with aliens, guns, Goths, the corruption of the Catholic Church, and a good bit of serious acting.

Living in deepest darkest Sussex means there is little to do other than watch films – hurrah! As well as a healthy interest in DVD collecting, I can mostly be found staying up all night watching cricket and wrestling two donkeys in a pathetic bid to make them behave. When not donkey wrestling, I enjoy baking ridiculously unhealthy brownies and profiteroles and cakes and… I should stop now.