Eliz­a­beth Weitz­man is a jour­nal­ist, film crit­ic, and the author of more than two dozen books for chil­dren and young adults. She cur­rent­ly cov­ers movies for The Wrap, and was a crit­ic for the New York Dai­ly News for 15 years. In 2015, she was named one of the top crit­ics in New York by the Hol­ly­wood Reporter.