Steven Rea

Steven Rea (also known as Steven X. Rea) is an American journalist, film critic, poet, and writer.

Early life

Rea was born in London, England, and was raised in New York City. He is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School in New York City. Rea earned an undergraduate degree in English and Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. He attended the Writers Workshop graduate program at the University of Iowa.

Career

Rea has written for multiple publications, as well as working for major record labels such as Island Records. Since 1982, he has written for the Philadelphia Inquirer, covering pop culture topics including movies, pop music and books. He became one of its film critics in 1992. Other periodicals for which he has written include: Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide, Family Fun,Crawdaddy!, Music World, Phonograph Record Magazine, High Fidelity, Folk Scene, Los Angeles, New West, Trouser Press, Oui, Chic, Record World, and the Los Angeles Herald Examiner. His feature film reviews have been syndicated.