Joe Roberts
School
University Of Sussex, University Of California San Diego, Highbury College
Expertise
Batman Movies, James Bond, Documentaries
- Beyond writing, Joe has produced short-form documentaries for companies including Marie Claire and Investigation Discovery.
- He has attended and covered large-scale events such as Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and multiple show and movie launch events from London to LA.
- Joe is a member of the Writer's Guild of America.
Experience
Joe has a decade-long career in journalism, starting as a reporter for a regional newspaper in the UK before quickly moving into international news by becoming a Digital Producer for Sky News. His lifelong love of culture led him to start writing on film, TV, and tech in 2014, and he's since contributed to outlets such as TIME, Digital Spy, and ScreenRant. As a staff writer for TrustedReviews, Joe covered major technology conventions, reporting from around the world on everything from self-driving cars to the latest developments in VR. In 2017 he began producing short-form documentaries, overseeing shoots around the globe and directing everything from dating shows to in-depth investigative pieces. Throughout his time producing, he consistently wrote on film and TV, joining Static Media in 2022 and contributing features and analysis regularly ever since. When he isn't shooting documentaries and short films around Los Angeles, he's working on scripts or probably watching the Tim Burton Batman movies for the 10 thousandth time.
Education
Joe has a bachelor's degree in American Studies from The University of Sussex, which involved a focus on American literature and culture. His diploma in Journalism from Highbury College gave him the journalism fundamentals needed to build a career in writing and reporting.
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Stories By Joe Roberts
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Unlike season 1, Reacher season 2 was shot on location in real cities. As a result, the scope of the show feels so much more grand and exciting.
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Gary Oldman understands that humor, and especially farts, are important to both his Slow Horses character and the show at large.
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Kelsey Grammer worked with an impressive cast on Fraiser. On of his co-stars, however, got on his nerves sometimes.
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer's whole premise was based on the lead character suffering - a fact that certainly wasn't lost on Joss Whedon himself.
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The Batman cinematic universe (including television) is sprawling and elliptical, but we've figured out the best way to follow the Dark Knight's adventures.
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How much longer can the Frasier revival last? According to Kelsey Grammer, the answer is a pretty long time. We'll see what happens!
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The new season of Reacher is dropping amazing little meta references to the iconic past role of its new villain played by Robert Patrick.
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Could we see Alan Ritchson as 'Old Man Reacher' one day? The Reacher star isn't opposed to the idea, assuming he continues to enjoy playing the character.
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Netflix's Leave the World Behind is prompting complaints on social media for reasons ranging from its pacing to a supposed plot hole involving the show Friends.
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Leave The World Behind's star power includes Ethan Hawke, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, and Mahershala Ali. That and good reviews got it on Netflix's top charts.
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Frasier is known for its ace character dynamics, but it had never done a full bedroom farce until season 5. To keep it straight, the writers had to get mathy.
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Emerald Fennell's Saltburn has caused a significant buzz, and not just because it features a fully naked Barry Keoghan. Here's how you can watch it at home.
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Linda Hamilton appeared towards the end of the fourth season of Frasier, but the Terminator star can actually be heard in a voice-only cameo in the pilot.
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Dirty Harry was one of the best movies of the 1970s. Here are the actors who are still around, 50-odd years after it first came out.
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James Cameron's The Terminator not only changed action cinema forever, it spawned a massive, decades-spanning franchise. Here are the Terminator movies, ranked.
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Andy Daly seems to be everywhere, especially in animation, and now he's appearing on a new episode of the Frasier revival.
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The Hangover meets every '80s action movie in new Netflix series Obliterated, but don't get too excited by that description.
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The Frasier revival has Kelsey Grammer exploring how Dr. Crane's relationship with his son mirrors his relationship with his own father, Martin.