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Christopher Null (born September 7, 1971) is an American writer, journalist and entrepreneur. A former weblog for Yahoo! Tech, he was the editor of Drinkhacker.com, and the founder and editor-in-chief of Filmcritic.com, which operated from 1995 to 2012. He is also the former magazine editor for PC/Computing and the founder of Mobile PC magazine.
From 2006 to 2010, Null was a member of the inaugural blogging team for Yahoo Tech. He has also contributed to WIRED from the late 1990s onward, publishing hundreds of articles that cover topics ranging from laptops to hearing aids.
In the entrepreneurial space, Null founded Filmcritic.com in 1995, an online movie review platform where he personally authored over 4,000 reviews and served as Editor-in-Chief for the site’s other movie critics. The site was acquired by AMC Theatres in 2009, and Null continued working with AMC for three years before the site’s closure in 2012. He was also a founding member of the Online Film Critics Society.
In 2007, Null launched Drinkhacker, one of the longest-running spirits review websites, with more than 10,000 posts. In 2011, he established Null Media LLC, a boutique writing and editing company.
In 2015, Null authored an article for Wired discussing the distinctive nature of his last name, which gained significant attention online. The article's popularity led to its feature as the focus of a Radiolab episode, as well as segments on Wait, Wait... Don’t Tell Me! and the British quiz show QI. Null continues to respond to media inquiries regarding the "Null" phenomenon highlighted in his article.
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