{"id":5,"date":"2012-03-04T18:22:37","date_gmt":"2012-03-04T18:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maddwolf.wordpress.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-02-17T23:56:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T23:56:33","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hope &#8220;Madd at the Movies&#8221; Madden<\/strong>, a graduate of The Ohio State University, is an author and filmmaker.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/53704234-F1CF-4D08-8B59-7B29B6C49081-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/53704234-F1CF-4D08-8B59-7B29B6C49081-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29242\" width=\"353\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/53704234-F1CF-4D08-8B59-7B29B6C49081-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/53704234-F1CF-4D08-8B59-7B29B6C49081-240x300.jpeg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In addition to 12 years at The Other Paper, Hope has written for Columbus Monthly, The Ohio State University Alumni Magazine, and is a published poet. Plus, her first novel <em>Roost<\/em> is out now, as is the anthology <em>Incubate<\/em>, which includes her short story &#8220;Aggrieved.&#8221; She recently wrote and directed<em> Obstacle Corpse<\/em>, the first feature film from MaddWolf Productions!  She also writes for Columbus Underground and the UK Film Review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>George &#8220;Screen&#8221; Wolf<\/strong>, also an Ohio State grad, is a DJ, voiceover artist, Assistant Production and Program Director and film critic for the Cbus Media Group\u00a0(Sunny 95, Rewind 103.5\/104.3, Mix 107.9, and QFM96) as well as\u00a0film critic for Saga Communications radio. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/343925B5-C901-4296-A172-AF7BCAE16136.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/343925B5-C901-4296-A172-AF7BCAE16136.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29243\" width=\"368\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/343925B5-C901-4296-A172-AF7BCAE16136.jpeg 461w, https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/343925B5-C901-4296-A172-AF7BCAE16136-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/343925B5-C901-4296-A172-AF7BCAE16136-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>George wrote for The Other Paper for 5 years, and currently writes for Columbus Underground and the UK Film review. He also served as co-Executive Producer and co-star of <em>Obstacle Corpse.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Central Ohio, you can catch Hope and George on TV every Friday morning on ABC6\/Fox28&#8217;s <em>Good Day Columbus.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope and George are both members of the Columbus Film Critics Association and are both on the jury panel for Nightmares Film Festival in Columbus. Their son Riley currently lives in L.A. They live in Grandview Heights and enjoy music, their Harley, sports, traveling, and, oh yeah, movies!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Need movie coverage from one of both of us? Let&#8217;s talk!&nbsp; &nbsp;<em>Contact:&nbsp; maddwolf95@gmail.com<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Screen-Wolf1.jpg\"><br><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MaddWolf Pack:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Matt Weiner<\/strong>          <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/weiner-headshot-300x200-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/weiner-headshot-300x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17453\" width=\"274\" height=\"183\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Matt is a freelance writer and editor with a day job in corporate buzzwords. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has a soft spot for comedies, an unhealthy (and expensive) obsession with the Criterion Collection and fervently believes that in the long run, every Coen Brothers movie is a documentary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brandon Thomas<\/strong>       <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/brandon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/brandon-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17454\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/brandon-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/brandon-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/brandon-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/brandon.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Brandon works in Central Ohio&#8217;s prolific library industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When not worrying about circulation-related matters, Brandon is usually re-watching John Carpenter&#8217;s filmography for the 100th time or musing about <em>Star Wars.<\/em>  He once tried to care about French new wave, but it didn&#8217;t stick. Brandon is also a Central Ohio Film Critics Association member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rachel Willis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rachel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rachel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21033\" width=\"176\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rachel.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rachel-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Rachel Willis is a freelance writer living and working in Columbus, Ohio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Rachel has written for both Screenrelish and MaddWolf and is currently working on her first novel. Aside from being an active writer, Rachel is an avid film watcher with a soft spot for horror movies. Rachel is also a member of the Central Ohio Film Critics Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daniel Baldwin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/315530068_470689345222800_4370790275838098366_n-scaled-e1671050506557.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/315530068_470689345222800_4370790275838098366_n-scaled-e1671050506557.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30862\" width=\"230\" height=\"307\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Daniel Baldwin is a freelance film critic currently residing in West Virginia. He is the owner\/operator of The Schlocketeer and his work has also appeared at Bloody Disgusting, Dread Central, Forbes, and MaddWolf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Daniel @TheSchlocketeer on FaceBook and @schlocketeer Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Adam Barney<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4161.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4161-757x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37385\" width=\"223\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4161-757x1024.jpg 757w, https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4161-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4161-768x1039.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4161-1135x1536.jpg 1135w, https:\/\/maddwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4161.jpg 1374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Adam Barney is an attorney so that he can pay his bills, but he&#8217;d rather be watching movies or playing pinball.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He serves as the Midnight Lead for Nightmares Film Festival, where he has the honor of helping program the weirdest and wildest films. As co-host of&nbsp;<em>The Film Coterie<\/em>&nbsp;podcast, Adam shares his thoughts on new releases and his travels around the film festival circuit. Adam is also a member of the Central Ohio Film Critics Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for visiting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;MaddWolf&#8221; logo design by James Garza.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hope &#8220;Madd at the Movies&#8221; Madden, a graduate of The Ohio State University, is an author and filmmaker. In addition to 12 years at The Other Paper, Hope has written for Columbus Monthly, The Ohio State University Alumni Magazine, and is a published poet. 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