Cathleen Rountree

Cathleen Rountree, Ph.D., is a Santa Monica-based culture journalist, film critic, travel writer, and author of nine books, including 'The Movie Lovers’ Club' and the five-volume 'On Women Turning...' series on women's life stages. She has written for publications such as Coast Magazine, Documentary Magazine, and BoxOffice, and previously taught Writing, Film Studies, Women's Studies, and Multicultural Studies at UC Santa Cruz and UCLA[1].