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My mother was the real cinephile.
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Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Shot on gorgeous 35mm film, this darkly comedic horror flick is a nostalgic cinephile's dream.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Our modern concept of an Oscar villain is a vestige of a specific cultural moment in the late 2010s, when online cinephiles processed their Trump-era anxieties by turning one contender each year into a stand-in for the sitting president.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
And any modern cinephiles should be delighted to see classics by John Carpenter, Amy Heckerling, Christopher Nolan, Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson, Ken Burns, and more all be recognized by the Film Registry.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
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Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Shot on gorgeous 35mm film, this darkly comedic horror flick is a nostalgic cinephile's dream.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Our modern concept of an Oscar villain is a vestige of a specific cultural moment in the late 2010s, when online cinephiles processed their Trump-era anxieties by turning one contender each year into a stand-in for the sitting president.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
And any modern cinephiles should be delighted to see classics by John Carpenter, Amy Heckerling, Christopher Nolan, Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson, Ken Burns, and more all be recognized by the Film Registry.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Cinephile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cinephile. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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