Background
Berardinelli was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey and spent his early childhood in Morristown, New Jersey.
Berardinelli was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey and spent his early childhood in Morristown, New Jersey.
He attended the University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 1990, obtaining both a Bachelor of Science and Master"s degree in Electrical Engineering.
Starting in 1993, Berardinelli started publishing reviews in Usenet by reviewing Scent of a Woman. Berardinelli also writes the blog ReelThoughts at Reelviews.net. Roger Ebert referred to Berardinelli as "the best of the Web-based critics", and wrote a foreword for Berardinelli"s book, Reelviews.
In September 2013, Berardinelli announced that he had been working on a trilogy of fantasy novels entitled The Last Whisper of the Gods.
The first book was published in November 2015, and the second was released in January 2016. The remaining volume is set to appear in March 2016.
Berardinelli is a member of the Online Film Critics Society.