James Y. Lee is a Korean-American film critic, playwright, screenwriter, and dramaturg. They received a B.A. in Radio/Television/Film with a playwriting concentration from Northwestern University. They currently write for Frame Rated and Film Obsessive, and are a member of GALECA and the Chicago Indie Critics — with experience writing press coverage for festivals like Sundance, Telluride, Toronto, and New York, and interning in programming for the Chicago International Film Festival. They are also a member of the Dramatists Guild of America; their plays have been developed with various Chicago storefront theaters.