Brett is an avowed disciple of Terrence Malick and watches The Thin Red Line about once a month. He also adores the films of Richard Linklater, Sofia Coppola, Jim Jarmusch, and David Gordon Green. Since graduating from Wheaton College in 2005, Brett has published numerous commentaries and criticisms of movies, music, art and culture. A longtime contributing writer/editor to Relevant, Brett has also written for Ignite Your Faith, Sacred History, Looking Closer, and Radiant. Now a grad student in Cinema and Media Studies at UCLA, Brett edits the department's e-journal, Mediascape. He also has his own "anti-blog".