College student Elizabeth Kim and New York Film Critics Series
Producer Mark Ehrenkranz founded Gen Z Critics in 2016 when they
realized the lack of youth opinion in film criticism.
Elizabeth Kim
Co-Founder
A junior at Stanford University, Elizabeth “Betsy” Kim interned at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018. She is an avid violinist who has performed at Carnegie Hall. Her favorite films include Sky High, Parasite, Do the Right Thing, and Cold War.

Mark Ehrenkranz
Co-Founder
Producer and host Mark Ehrenkranz produced The New York Film Critics Series for 22 years. He has developed comedy videos for Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, and Whoopi Goldberg, in addition to having collaborated with other theatrical NYC comedians.
Our Members
Michael Culbertson
Los Angeles, CA
Rose Lehrman
Hudson, NY
Mark Lu
Washington, D.C.
Maya A. Shah
Baltimore, MD
Our Judges

Ty Burr
Boston, MA

Jessica Kiang
Berlin, Germany

Lynnette Nicholas
New York, NY

Rubén Peralta Rigaud
Miami, FL