About us
Rafer and Kristen first met when she was brought on to produce his on-air film segments for WNYC/PRI's The Takeaway in 2009. Not long after, the two began co-hosting the Movie Date podcast for WNYC/PRI and appearing together on The Takeaway in weekly film review segments. Their co-hosting relationship went on pause in 2016, when Kristen left WNYC to pursue full-time podcasting, but their friendship remained strong, and they held out hope that they would someday host a podcast together again. Fortunately, that day is now, with Movie Therapy.
Rafer Guzman
Rafer Guzman is the film critic for Newsday and The Takeaway, and a member of the New York Film Critics Circle. He has also been heard on Soundcheck, The Brian Lehrer Show and the New York broadcast of All Things Considered. On television, he is a frequent guest on “Talking Pictures” on PBS Arts. Prior to working as a film critic, Rafer was a staff writer at The Wall Street Journal, where he covered travel and tourism and a music critic whose writing appeared in Rolling Stone, Blender, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, The East Bay Express, The Buffalo News, The San Jose Metro, the New Times papers and Option magazine.
Kristen Meinzer
Kristen Meinzer is a culture critic, royals commentator, podcast host, producer, and author. Her hosting credits include By The Book, We Love You (& So Can You), When Meghan Met Harry, CNN's Lisa, Sandra & Kristen Go to The Movies, and other shows. Her books include So You Want to Start a Podcast, How to Be Fine, and Return to Intercourse: An Amish Romance. Kristen's commentary has appeared on the BBC, NBC, NPR's All Things Considered, Vox's Today Explained, Buzzfeed's AM2DM, CBS This Morning, Slate's The Gist, and dozens of other outlets. Her work has been profiled in O The Oprah Magazine, Time Magazine, Bust, Bustle, Indiewire, Parade, and elsewhere.
