Richard S He

Age: 24

Twitter handle: @Richaod

City I call home: Melbourne

Genre/style/region of cinema I am most passionate about: Anything that combines high- and low-brow.

A film that changed me/my mind is: Tommy Wiseau's 2003 disasterpiece The Room showed me that truly uncompromising artistic vision pays off - just not always in the way you'd expect.

MIFF 2015 film I’m most looking forward to: Guy Maddin's The Forbidden Room sounds like nothing I've ever seen before.

I’m looking forward to Critics Campus because: I can't wait to overdose on a week's worth of cinema with some of the smartest young critics around.

Cinema excites me because: Film can subvert your expectations like no other art form.

A publication I’d one day like to write for: Grantland has, for my money, the web's best cultural criticism. Every writer's a distinct personality working at the height of their ability.

Favourite Critic and why: Wesley Morris always writes with wit, grace, and a deeper understanding of how film fits into the broader cultural landscape. His evisceration of Ted 2 makes me glad that film exists.

What listicle about MIFF would be most likely to go viral? Five MIFF Film Nerd Types You'll Want to Swipe Right On.