The Reel Bits acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we live, write and and watch our stories. We pay respect to elders past and present, and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. As lovers of storytelling, The Reel Bits celebrates the history and contemporary creativity of the world’s oldest living culture. This site was primarily written on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. Always was, always will be.

The Reel Bits is an independent site dedicated to bringing you the best films, television shows, books, comics and other geekery from around the world. We have a special focus on Asian cinema and Australian film. Founded in 2010.

Logo and banner design by Nima Afshar.

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Are we doing something right? Something wrong? Let us know and we can make it better. Or worse.

Richard Gray is also available for freelance work and media appearances to discuss films or other matters. Contact him directly via email.

Editorial staff

Richard Gray – Editor, The Reel Bits

Available for: Freelance writing, radio and camera appearances, public speaking, film juries, interviews and media commentary. Please contact via email for any media queries.

Richard Gray

Richard runs The Reel Bits. It is the beast that you see before you. 

Richard is a writer, editor, podcaster with a keen interest in pop culture of all kinds. He is specifically interested in Asian cinema, comic book history and the 1995 film Showgirls.

Richard’s first book, Moving Target: The History and Evolution of Green Arrow, was published by Sequart in 2017. He also has a chapter in From Bayou to the Abyss: Examining John Constantine, Hellblazer.

Richard began his writing career with the Bits back in the early part of the 21st century. Having scared everybody else off, Richard served as Editor-in-Chief of DVD Bits machine until its active closure in 2012. Fun fact: The Reel Bits began as an offshoot of DVD Bits.

Richard has been a regular columnist at Newsarama (since 2012) and appeared regularly on the ABC Radio Overnights program (2012 – 2019) as a “film guru”.

Richard’s writing has also been published in places as diverse as Filmink, AUSTAR Magazine, Blockbuster Interaction, SBS Film’s Social Review, ArtsHub, Trespass MagazineMETRO MagazineJapanese Film Festival Blog, Ultimate Disney and the KOFFIA program. Richard has also written and taken photos for FasterLouder, and was a regular contributor to AtTheCinema.

Richard was a Publicity Assistant on KOFFIA, helping to launch their first official blog as the KOFFIA Blog Editor as well as serving on the jury for the 2012 KOFFIA Short Film Competition.

Richard is available for opinion pieces on radio and other media, having also appeared on ABC Local and Eagle FM. He has previously been on the Geek Actually podcast network as the co-host of three shows: Film ActuallyBehind the Panels and Podcast Pillowfort.

Contributors

Want to contribute? Let the editor know! Other folks who have written for The Reel Bits include: