Michele Desmarais is the associate editor of the Journal of Religion and Film and an associate professor of religious studies at the University of Nebraska in Omaha. She specializes in Buddhism and other Eastern religions.

The Rev. Richard A. Blake, a professor of film studies at Boston College, is a film historian and author of Afterimage: The Indelible Catholic Imagination of Six American Filmmakers. He reviews films for America magazine.

Norton Rodriguez is the writer behind ChristianFilmmaker.com, an online ministry to filmmakers and other film professionals.

Ron Reed is an actor, playwright and author of a book titled 1000 Soul Food Movies: A Guide to Films with a Spiritual Flavour. He has written about the movies at Christianity Today, Arts & Faith and at his blog, soulfoodmovies.

Jeffrey Overstreet is co-editor of Filmwell and writes about movies at Christianity Today and Image.

Brett McCracken is a senior editor for The Gospel Coalition and expert on Christian culture and entertainment. He previously reviewed movies for Christianity Today.

Danielle Berrin writes the blog Hollywood Jew for Jewish Journal.

The National Center for Jewish Film is a nonprofit that stores, preserves, studies and promotes films with Jewish themes. It has the largest collection of Jewish content film in the world, outside of Israel.

Telford Work is assistant professor of theology at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, Calif. He has written frequently on evangelicals, and he maintains a personal Website.