David Opie is an entertainment writer, columnist and film enthusiast with a special interest in horror, animation, and LGBTQ+ storytelling. He has been writing professionally about film and television since 2014, attending numerous panels and film festivals worldwide.

Experience and Education

David is a TV and film writer at JustWatch. His experience includes working for five years as the Deputy TV Editor at Digital Spy where he created Rainbow Crew, a LGBTQ+ interview series that celebrates queerness on both sides of the camera. Since then, David has written regularly across a wide range of outlets including Indiewire, Empire, Paste, Radio Times and more. In 2024, he started a LGBTQ+ column at Yahoo UK which he continues to write weekly.

David is a graduate of the University of Sussex, where he received a BA with honours in Psychology and Film Studies before completing a PGCE in Primary Education at the University of Brighton.

Favourite Movies and TV-Shows

Some of David's favourite movies include Perfect Blue (Satoshi Kon), Yi Yi (Edward Yang), Flee (Jonas Poher Rasmussen), Halloween (John Carpenter), Safe (Todd Haynes) and C.R.A.Z.Y. (Jean-Marc Vallée). He also enjoys popular franchises such as Marvel and Drag Race as well as Buffy, his all-time favourite series.