Earn This is a community of artists, writers, and thinkers devoted to thoughtful discussion of arts, entertainment, and pop culture. Since 2009, we’ve written features and reviews about movies, music, books, television, video games, and more.

We’ve published a million words and had a million readers.

The writers of Earn This each have a unique voice, but we share a love for the culture we write about.

Who are we?

Earn This staff:

• Dan Stalcup (editor, senior contributor)
• Grant J. (senior contributor)
• Brian T. (contributor)
• Colton O. (contributor)

Earn This has also had dozens of guest contributors. We are not currently accepting applications for guest writing.

Why “Earn This?”

As you may have guessed or figured out from the embedded video, it’s a reference to Saving Private Ryan!

I’ve never been here before. Where should I start?

That’s a great question! We should probably make it easier to find our best content.

Maybe start by clicking around our menus at the top of the page. You can also browse our complete Archives.

You can also check out Dan and Brian’s spinoff podcast, The Goods: A Film Podcast and Dan’s new review journal, The Goods: Film Reviews.