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Cinephile, n


| cine·phile | \ˈsi-nə-ˌfī(-ə)l\ |


a devotee of motion pictures

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        • F9: The Fast Saga’s Most Ridiculous, Albeit Entertaining YetF9: The Fast Saga’s Most Ridiculous, Albeit Entertaining YetJanuary 24, 2022
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        • How Color Is The Key To Unlocking Netflix’s Subversive Cult Body-Horror Hit ‘The Perfection’

          How Color Is The Key To Unlocking Netflix’s Subversive Cult Body-Horror Hit ‘The Perfection’

          January 24, 2022
        • ‘The Velvet Underground’ review: Music doc from Todd Haynes brilliantly reintroduces important counterculture voices to a new generation [Grade: A] (Mill Valley Film Festival)

          ‘The Velvet Underground’ review: Music doc from Todd Haynes brilliantly reintroduces important counterculture voices to a new generation [Grade: A] (Mill Valley Film Festival)

          January 24, 2022
        • Why The Shimmer in ‘Annihilation’ is an allegory for the U.S.’s foreign policy [Retrospective]

          Why The Shimmer in ‘Annihilation’ is an allegory for the U.S.’s foreign policy [Retrospective]

          January 24, 2022
        • Martin Scorsese’s timeless ‘Boxcar Bertha’ and the Marxist undertones of his often overlooked early classic [Retrospective]

          Martin Scorsese’s timeless ‘Boxcar Bertha’ and the Marxist undertones of his often overlooked early classic [Retrospective]

          January 24, 2022
        • Free Guy’s Marxist Parallels To John Carpenter’s They Live

          Free Guy’s Marxist Parallels To John Carpenter’s They Live

          January 24, 2022
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  • Interviews
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        • James Mangold Talks ‘Ford v Ferrari’ & Still Wanting To Direct An ‘X-23’ Film [Interview]James Mangold Talks ‘Ford v Ferrari’ & Still Wanting To Direct An ‘X-23’ Film [Interview]October 16, 2019
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        • ‘Entertainment right now can be sinister’: Jane Schoenbrun on ‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair’

          ‘Entertainment right now can be sinister’: Jane Schoenbrun on ‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair’

          May 30, 2022
        • Interstellar improv: Don Lake spills on the stars behind Netflix’s ‘Space Force’

          Interstellar improv: Don Lake spills on the stars behind Netflix’s ‘Space Force’

          May 30, 2022
        • Interview: Pamela Adlon on Bringing Out the Dead for the Final Season of Better Things

          Interview: Pamela Adlon on Bringing Out the Dead for the Final Season of Better Things

          May 30, 2022
        • Interview: Kristen Stewart on Channeling Princess Diana for Pablo Larraín’s Spencer

          Interview: Kristen Stewart on Channeling Princess Diana for Pablo Larraín’s Spencer

          May 30, 2022
        • Interview: Jane Campion on The Power of the Dog and the Myth of the American West

          Interview: Jane Campion on The Power of the Dog and the Myth of the American West

          May 30, 2022
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        • Sofia Boutella Says Gaspar Noe Was Confused By The ‘Climax’ PraiseSofia Boutella Says Gaspar Noe Was Confused By The ‘Climax’ PraiseJune 23, 2018
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        • Read an excerpt from an SF Indiefest award-winning local screenplay

          Read an excerpt from an SF Indiefest award-winning local screenplay

          May 30, 2022
        • 12 Best Original Netflix Movies, Ranked

          12 Best Original Netflix Movies, Ranked

          January 24, 2022
        • Jurassic World: Why There Can Never Be Another Park

          Jurassic World: Why There Can Never Be Another Park

          January 24, 2022
        • 13 Scariest Scenes from The Haunting Series That Terrified Us on Netflix

          13 Scariest Scenes from The Haunting Series That Terrified Us on Netflix

          January 24, 2022
        • 10 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked

          10 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked

          January 24, 2022
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  • Shorts & Vignettes
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        • Meditative Migration into the Majestic Unknown MontageMeditative Migration into the Majestic Unknown MontageDecember 18, 2016
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        • Watch The Trailer For My New Short Film, “Dave’s Last Night on Earth”

          Watch The Trailer For My New Short Film, “Dave’s Last Night on Earth”

          November 19, 2018
        • The Berlinale 2017 Highlight Reel

          The Berlinale 2017 Highlight Reel

          June 8, 2017
        • “DISCREET” Berlinale Interview

          “DISCREET” Berlinale Interview

          June 8, 2017
        • Roasted Chicken Recipe (Trading Post, Cloverdale, CA)

          Roasted Chicken Recipe (Trading Post, Cloverdale, CA)

          June 8, 2017
        • LA LA LAND takes field-leading 8 ACCA wins, including Best Picture and Best Director for Damien Chazelle

          LA LA LAND takes field-leading 8 ACCA wins, including Best Picture and Best Director for Damien Chazelle

          February 9, 2017
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  • Creative Corner
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        • Don Lake Dishes on the ”Ted” Prequel Series, Space Force, Disney, and His Storied CareerMay 5, 2023
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        • David Dastmalchian Discusses Career, “Late Night with the Devil,” Dream Collaborations, and More

          David Dastmalchian Discusses Career, “Late Night with the Devil,” Dream Collaborations, and More

          August 22, 2024
        • June Squibb and Josh Margolin Dish on “Thelma”

          June Squibb and Josh Margolin Dish on “Thelma”

          June 29, 2024
        • Boots Riley Talks ”I’m a Virgo,” ”Sorry to Bother You,” Oakland, Gaza, & Leftist Politics

          Boots Riley Talks ”I’m a Virgo,” ”Sorry to Bother You,” Oakland, Gaza, & Leftist Politics

          November 9, 2023
        • Marc Turtletaub Talks ”Jules,” Sir Ben Kingsley, Producing, Directing, & More

          Marc Turtletaub Talks ”Jules,” Sir Ben Kingsley, Producing, Directing, & More

          September 1, 2023
        • Jason Lazarus on ”Skull Island,” ”The Gates,” Influences, and the Art of Composing for Film

          Jason Lazarus on ”Skull Island,” ”The Gates,” Influences, and the Art of Composing for Film

          July 21, 2023
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Film Reviews

"The scene here is characterized by less of a buffer between celebrity and audience in the form of obsessive fandom and paparazzi, but rather, a unique synergy between the filmmaker and the film lover, for which the SFFS has made an ideal platform for this relationship to blossom."

This section consists of a collection of my professionally published film reviews and unpublished film reviews original to Making a Cinephile™.

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SFIFF Review: ‘Lost City of Z’ Is a Visually and Narratively Poetic Throwback to Classic Filmmaking

SFIFF Review: ‘Lost City of Z’ Is a Visually and Narratively Poetic Throwback to Classic Filmmaking

‘Lost City of Z’ Theatrical Poster [Published at Awards Circuit] 2017 San Francisco International Film Festival: Writer and director James...

By Alex Arabian April 11, 2017 Film Reviews, Professional Publications 2 Comments
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SFIFF Review: ‘Landline’ is Another Gem From Auteur Gillian Robespierre

SFIFF Review: ‘Landline’ is Another Gem From Auteur Gillian Robespierre

[Published at Awards Circuit] 2017 San Francisco International Film Festival: “Landline” is writer and director Gillian Robespierre’s highly anticipated follow-up to...

By Alex Arabian April 8, 2017 Film Reviews, Professional Publications No Comments
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SFIFF 2017: ‘Landline’ – Disfunction and Difficult Transitions in the ’90s

SFIFF 2017: ‘Landline’ – Disfunction and Difficult Transitions in the ’90s

[Published at PopMatters] Landline is writer and director Gillian Robespierre’s highly anticipated follow-up to her critically well-received directorial debut, Obvious...

By Alex Arabian April 8, 2017 Film Reviews, Professional Publications No Comments
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‘T2 Trainspotting’ Is a Transcendent Blend of Nostalgia and Reality

‘T2 Trainspotting’ Is a Transcendent Blend of Nostalgia and Reality

Addiction [Published at PopMatters] Audiences have been waiting 20 years for a sequel to Danny Boyle’s original Trainspotting (based on...

By Alex Arabian April 8, 2017 Film Reviews, Professional Publications 2 Comments
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‘Life’: Wait, Haven’t We Seen This Before?

‘Life’: Wait, Haven’t We Seen This Before?

[Published at PopMatters] The sci-fi genre in film has devolved; like the horror genre, it’s heavily scrutinized due to the increasing...

By Alex Arabian March 24, 2017 Film Reviews, Professional Publications 2 Comments
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‘Song to Song’ Revels in the Chaos of the Austin Music Scene

‘Song to Song’ Revels in the Chaos of the Austin Music Scene

[Published at PopMatters.com] Terrence Malick was once considered the JD Salinger of cinema. After his debut, Badlands(1974), catapulted him into...

By Alex Arabian March 23, 2017 Film Reviews, Professional Publications No Comments
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Film Review: ‘The Last Word’ is a Lopsided Love Letter to Shirley MacLaine

Film Review: ‘The Last Word’ is a Lopsided Love Letter to Shirley MacLaine

[Published at Awards Circuit] Oscar winner (and six-time Oscar nominee) Shirley MacLaine has been acting on the silver screen for over...

By Alex Arabian March 12, 2017 Film Reviews, Professional Publications No Comments
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Historical Review: Bel Powley Carries ‘The Diary of a Teenage Girl’ on Her Shoulders

Historical Review: Bel Powley Carries ‘The Diary of a Teenage Girl’ on Her Shoulders

[Published at Awards Circuit] The autobiographical graphic novel, “The Diary of a Teenage Girl,” written by Phoebe Gloeckner, was adapted by Marielle...

By Alex Arabian March 12, 2017 Film Reviews, Professional Publications No Comments
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Film Review: In ‘Table 19,’ Russell, Kendrick and an Adept Ensemble Add to the Duplass Brothers’ Nonpareil Filmographies

Film Review: In ‘Table 19,’ Russell, Kendrick and an Adept Ensemble Add to the Duplass Brothers’ Nonpareil Filmographies

[Published at Awards Circuit] “Table 19“ is further proof that the Duplass brothers can do no wrong. Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass have...

By Alex Arabian March 12, 2017 Film Reviews, Professional Publications No Comments
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Film Review: Occasionally Lazy Storytelling in ‘Frank & Lola’ Is Overcome by Shannon and Poots’s Chemistry

Film Review: Occasionally Lazy Storytelling in ‘Frank & Lola’ Is Overcome by Shannon and Poots’s Chemistry

Michael Shannon is one of the best actors working today. He is not somebody that chooses his roles recklessly just...

By Alex Arabian March 12, 2017 Film Reviews, Professional Publications No Comments
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