Shawn Levy has been writing for The Oregonian since 1992 and has served as Film Critic since 1997. Prior to that, he was Senior Editor of the late, great American Film magazine and prior to that Associate Editor of Boxoffice magazine.

He has written about film, pop culture, books and sports for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Guardian of London, the Independent of London, the San Francisco Chronicle, Movieline, Film Comment, Sight and Sound, Premiere, the Village Voice, the Hollywood Reporter and many other publications.

A native of New York City, he was educated at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Irvine. He lives in southwest Portland with his wife, three children, a large dog and a bird.