Chris Neumer is the publisher and lead writer of the film magazine, Stumped?. He founded the magazine in 1997. Bridging the gap between the mainstream movie publications, Premiere, and the scholarly, FilmComment, Stumped? has carved out a niche for itself as both literate and entertaining.

Neumer graduated from Kalamazoo College in Michigan with a degree in anthropology, a line of study that he cites as significantly impacting his current method of interviewing and his ability to watch Indiana Jones movies. He is an avid fan of the American independent film scene and cannot understand why audiences still turn out in droves to see cinematic adapatations of video games.

Neumer has interviewed over 300 industry insiders during his tenure at Stumped?. He counts director Robert Altman, actors Thomas Jane and Josh Lucas among his best interview subjects and used to argue ardently that no one could possibly be as difficult and testy an interview subject as director Melvin van Peebles until he chatted with Alfred Hitchcock's daughter, Pat. It's hard to answer a question that begins with "How do you feel about..." with a yes or a no answer, but Pat Hitchcock found a way.

Neumer played college basketball, runs a five minute mile, proactively tries to avoid viewing films by Goddard or Fellini or any filmmaker deemed 'new wave' and is positively unable to fathom a situation where he'd wear sweatpants to a business function.