Dan Buffa

Born, raised, and living in St. Louis, Missouri, I have been watching movies since I was a kid. My father, Richard, was my film school. We watched, discussed, and argued over movies on countless occasions. I soon became a film nerd, wanting to know how they were made, what they were supposed to mean, and how they related to real life. I can watch Michael Mann's three-hour crime epic, "Heat," on a loop. Jon Favreau's "Chef" is a special film. Movies that make you feel good and empowered are the best specimens of film. Escapism is a required drug for adulting, so movies are my safe haven. My wife and my son are my movie pals these days. I started writing large email bursts to a select group of friends back in 2005 before helping create and start a film website called film-addict.com in 2012. I moved to KSDK News in 2015 and have been their main film critic since.