Archie Fenn
Archie Fenn is a News Writer and Reporter at MovieWeb whose coverage sits at the intersection of genre franchises, streaming performance, and masculinity in modern media. He is a prolific entertainment journalist, with more than 1,400 articles for MovieWeb alone, including over 1,300 news pieces alongside features, lists, guides, and reviews. His work tracks how science fiction, fantasy, and action properties move through the modern streaming ecosystem while probing what these stories say about men, bodies, and mental health.
Streaming Hits and Genre Franchises
Fenn’s day-to-day beat centers on the biggest films and series in the streaming era, especially genre titles that dominate platforms like Netflix and Prime Video.
He writes about action fantasy movies that set new streaming records, such as coverage of a Netflix genre hit that became the platform’s most-watched movie, tying box-office scale language to digital viewing metrics. His news pieces follow animated and family franchises as they break audience milestones, including reporting on Despicable Me 4 being revealed as the most streamed film in its category.
Alongside records, he tracks catalogue titles and new releases as they move between services, covering comedies like Ted 2 when they arrive on Netflix and highlighting how that availability reshapes their audience. He reports on high-performing fantasy action series on Prime Video, noting critical scores and the platform’s positioning of these shows within its lineup.
His franchise coverage extends to superhero and comic-book properties, including pieces on Daredevil star Charlie Cox’s fantasy film Stardust and industry reaction around Daredevil: Born Again and its relationship to She-Hulk, keeping readers current on both projects and discourse.
Interviews with Creators and Cast
Fenn’s reporting is distinguished by regular interviews with the people making and starring in the projects he covers. At MovieWeb, he conducts in-depth conversations with editors, directors, and performers, using their perspectives to unpack how major genre films and series are put together. In a video interview with Deadpool & Wolverine editors Dean Zimmerman and Shane Reid, he explores alternative editing options, music choices, and the practical realities of working with stars like Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds on a record-breaking R-rated film.
He brings the same level of craft focus to animation and anime-influenced projects, speaking with Terminator Zero director Masashi Kudō about translating the Terminator franchise into a Netflix anime series.
That interview addresses the changes the new setting forces on the franchise’s usual elements and touches on how the creative team responds to feedback from figures like James Cameron. Beyond these specific pieces, his author bio notes interviews with actors such as Henry Cavill, Shameik Moore, and Jin Ha, reflecting a track record of engaging with high-profile talent across superhero, animation, and prestige television projects.
Masculinity and Mental Health in Media
Fenn’s features consistently return to how masculinity is portrayed in contemporary film, television, and anime. He writes essays that examine toxic masculinity, male body image, and mental health, using popular genre stories as case studies for broader cultural questions. These pieces move beyond plot recap or casting news, focusing instead on how male characters are framed, the pressures they embody, and the impact those narratives can have on audiences.
His interest in masculinity is not abstract; he connects it to concrete examples from mainstream franchises and cult favorites, treating sci-fi and fantasy worlds as spaces where gender norms are both reinforced and challenged. By combining entertainment reporting with thematic analysis, he offers readers a way to think about action heroes, villains, and ensemble casts as reflections of real anxieties around strength, vulnerability, and mental health.
That lens marks his work out from more generic entertainment news, which often stops at casting announcements and release dates.
Independent Essays and Genre Fandom
Outside MovieWeb, Fenn extends his coverage through independent publishing, which deepens his focus on science fiction, fantasy, and action franchises. He is the Editor-in-Chief and founder of Film School Dropouts (formerly The Insightful Nerd), an outlet dedicated to in-depth articles, opinion pieces, and essays on major “nerdy arts” franchises across movies, TV, and anime.
The site positions itself as a platform for writers to share expertise on genre storytelling, giving Fenn room for longer-form criticism and personal engagement with the properties he follows as a reporter.
His author bio notes that he loves everything from Star Wars to District 9 and the biggest action series like John Wick, revealing a sustained interest in expansive sci-fi universes and tightly choreographed action cinema. His work has appeared at specialist comics and anime outlets including ComicBook, CBR, Anime Feminist, Show Faves, and UK Anime Network, signalling a career built around genre media rather than general entertainment. Taken together, his MovieWeb news coverage and independent essays show a journalist who treats streaming hits and franchise news as entry points into wider conversations about fandom, craft, and how men are drawn on screen.
4 more entertainment journalists.
Abbie Bray
Abbie Bray reports on how television affects the people on screen and the viewers at home. She is acting head of Screen Time, working across national and regional titles on dramas, soaps, factual entertainment and live broadcasts. Her focus includes Death in Paradise, Beyond Paradise, Vera and Midsomer Murders, as well as Gardeners’ World, Our Yorkshire Farm, Countryfile, Garden Rescue and A Place in the Sun. She also covers presenters, long-running series, sports broadcasts, viewer complaints and Ofcom scrutiny. Before Screen Time, she was a TV reporter for Metro and the Daily Express, then held weekend TV editor, assistant TV editor and deputy showbiz editor roles. Her reporting links TV formats to grief, career changes, casting, audience reaction and the personal stakes behind live coverage.
Adam Bloodworth
Adam Bloodworth covers how culture, nightlife and luxury spaces shape modern entertainment and everyday life. He is a Features Journalist and Deputy Life&Style Editor at City A.M., where he has written and commissioned culture and lifestyle features since 2022. He is also Deputy Editor of City A.M. The Magazine. His beat includes film, TV, music, theatre, things to do, restaurants, hotels, members’ clubs, fashion and LGBTQ storytelling. He has written for The Telegraph, The Independent, VICE, Metro and HuffPost UK. He reviews gigs, theatre and restaurants, profiles venues and reports on live-music infrastructure. His work often combines criticism with first-person experience, judging places and performances by their atmosphere, stories and audience experience. He also interviews public figures and appears as an on-air commentator.
Adam England
Adam England stands out for linking celebrity news to wider trends in music, sport, health and everyday life. He is a writer-reporter on the news team at People, where he covers entertainment, culture and lifestyle through timely stories and evergreen explainers. His work has appeared in publications including The Guardian, The Independent, Vice, Dazed, Healthline and Verywell Mind. He writes about music, screen entertainment, celebrity careers, fan communities, sport, cultural history, mental health, travel, pets, relationships and social affairs. His explainers include the 2023 NFL Draft and Bruce Lee’s death. He also reports on sensitive celebrity health stories, such as Lionel Richie cutting a concert short after feeling dizzy. His reporting is clear, factual and service-driven. He strips back jargon and mythology, uses lived experience and expert input where relevant, and avoids sensationalism.
Adam White
Adam White is features editor across culture and lifestyle at The Independent. He writes and commissions long-form features, essays and interviews on film, television, music and entertainment. His work examines how fame, fandom and taste shape contemporary culture, from streaming thrillers and celebrity disclosure to festivals, live music and creative careers. His writing has appeared in Dazed, Huck, i-D, Playboy, The Telegraph, The i, Little White Lies, The Quietus and Nylon. He uses a strong, voice-led style that combines reporting, observation and personal immersion. His streaming coverage treats television as something experienced as much as watched. His celebrity essays connect star narratives to wider questions about privacy and public image. His festival writing focuses on audiences and live events as cultural rituals. His interviews with film-makers and authors rely on rapport, extended stories and reflection.