Daniel Allen
@danielallen.bsky.social
Creator, Cinematic Sense. Bylines: Loud and Clear, Little White Lies, Film Stories, The Quietus, In Review Online, The Film Magazine.
Portfolio: https://muckrack.com/daniel-allen-30
Freelance inquiries: https://cinematicsense.home.blog/contact/
Portfolio: https://muckrack.com/daniel-allen-30
Freelance inquiries: https://cinematicsense.home.blog/contact/
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Daniel Allen
@danielallen.bsky.social
· Aug 11
Will be covering #LFF once again this year.
If you’re a publication needing coverage from the festival, I will be avaliable. See the header for my portfolio and contact details…
If you’re a publication needing coverage from the festival, I will be avaliable. See the header for my portfolio and contact details…
In the latest Cinematic Sense Monthly newsletter...
Fallout from Venice and TIFF! The secret Nathan Fielder film! Some way-too-early Best Picture predictions! And a Billy Wilder farce is the Film of the Month...
Fallout from Venice and TIFF! The secret Nathan Fielder film! Some way-too-early Best Picture predictions! And a Billy Wilder farce is the Film of the Month...
September 2026: Festival Fallout and Awards Talk
This month, the fallout from Venice, TIFF and Telluride. Some way-too-early Best Picture predictions. And a Billy Wilder farce is the Film of the Month…
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September 25, 2026 at 2:31 PM
In the latest Cinematic Sense Monthly newsletter...
Fallout from Venice and TIFF! The secret Nathan Fielder film! Some way-too-early Best Picture predictions! And a Billy Wilder farce is the Film of the Month...
Fallout from Venice and TIFF! The secret Nathan Fielder film! Some way-too-early Best Picture predictions! And a Billy Wilder farce is the Film of the Month...
#NYFF 2026 starts in two days. For Cinematic Sense, here is my preview of the festival and the films to watch out for.
cinematicsense.blog/2026/09/23/n...
cinematicsense.blog/2026/09/23/n...
NYFF 2026: 26 Films To Watch Out For - Cinematic Sense
With Venice and Toronto in the rear-view mirror, here are the must-see films at this year’s New York Film Festival…
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September 23, 2026 at 7:06 PM
#NYFF 2026 starts in two days. For Cinematic Sense, here is my preview of the festival and the films to watch out for.
cinematicsense.blog/2026/09/23/n...
cinematicsense.blog/2026/09/23/n...
For @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social, my review of Pulp’s new concert film, What Do You Do For An Encore?
Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore?: Review
The British band Pulp demonstrates how great a band they are in Garth Jennings's concert film/documentary What Do You Do For An Encore?.
loudandclearreviews.com
September 18, 2026 at 7:37 PM
For @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social, my review of Pulp’s new concert film, What Do You Do For An Encore?
MULHOLLAND DRIVE: An immense, fascinating noir about the dream and nightmare versions of Hollywood. 25 years on, it might still be the greatest thing David Lynch ever made.
For Cinematic Sense, the latest in the David Lynch Retrospective...
For Cinematic Sense, the latest in the David Lynch Retrospective...
David Lynch Retrospective: Mulholland Drive - Cinematic Sense
David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive is an immense, fascinating noir about the dream and nightmare versions of Hollywood.
cinematicsense.blog
September 18, 2026 at 3:35 PM
MULHOLLAND DRIVE: An immense, fascinating noir about the dream and nightmare versions of Hollywood. 25 years on, it might still be the greatest thing David Lynch ever made.
For Cinematic Sense, the latest in the David Lynch Retrospective...
For Cinematic Sense, the latest in the David Lynch Retrospective...
In the latest entry in the David Lynch Retrospective, I look at his 1999 film The Straight Story, an outstanding and touching movie about a road trip across the American Midwest and the human encounters to be found.
For Cinematic Sense...
For Cinematic Sense...
David Lynch Retrospective: The Straight Story - Cinematic Sense
David Lynch’s outstanding The Straight Story depicts a road trip across the American Midwest and the human encounters to be found.
cinematicsense.blog
September 16, 2026 at 3:33 PM
In the latest entry in the David Lynch Retrospective, I look at his 1999 film The Straight Story, an outstanding and touching movie about a road trip across the American Midwest and the human encounters to be found.
For Cinematic Sense...
For Cinematic Sense...
Quick Cinematic Sense programming note:
Because of #LFF next month, there will be two David Lynch Retrospective posts in September (this Wednesday and Friday, to be exact).
Plus, there will be two posts in both November and December to cap off the retrospective. See you then...
Because of #LFF next month, there will be two David Lynch Retrospective posts in September (this Wednesday and Friday, to be exact).
Plus, there will be two posts in both November and December to cap off the retrospective. See you then...
September 14, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Quick Cinematic Sense programming note:
Because of #LFF next month, there will be two David Lynch Retrospective posts in September (this Wednesday and Friday, to be exact).
Plus, there will be two posts in both November and December to cap off the retrospective. See you then...
Because of #LFF next month, there will be two David Lynch Retrospective posts in September (this Wednesday and Friday, to be exact).
Plus, there will be two posts in both November and December to cap off the retrospective. See you then...
THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER: Kristen Stewart makes her directorial debut for an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch's memoir. It is an uncompromising story told in an audaciously experimental manner.
My review for Cinematic Sense...
My review for Cinematic Sense...
Film Review: The Chronology of Water - Cinematic Sense
Kristen Stewart turns director for The Chronology of Water, an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s uncompromising memoir that is audaciously experimental.
cinematicsense.blog
September 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER: Kristen Stewart makes her directorial debut for an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch's memoir. It is an uncompromising story told in an audaciously experimental manner.
My review for Cinematic Sense...
My review for Cinematic Sense...
PROJECT HAIL MARY: Ryan Gosling is great in a fun, visually spectacular blockbuster from Lord and Miller. A film about forming connections and bonds, yes, but also about sacrifices.
My review (in fact, my 200th mainline review post) for Cinematic Sense...
cinematicsense.blog/2026/09/07/f...
My review (in fact, my 200th mainline review post) for Cinematic Sense...
cinematicsense.blog/2026/09/07/f...
Project Hail Mary Review: Fun, Visually Spectacular Blockbuster - Cinematic Sense
Lord and Miller’s Project Hail Mary is a fun, visually spectacular blockbuster about finding connection and friendship – in space…
cinematicsense.blog
September 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
PROJECT HAIL MARY: Ryan Gosling is great in a fun, visually spectacular blockbuster from Lord and Miller. A film about forming connections and bonds, yes, but also about sacrifices.
My review (in fact, my 200th mainline review post) for Cinematic Sense...
cinematicsense.blog/2026/09/07/f...
My review (in fact, my 200th mainline review post) for Cinematic Sense...
cinematicsense.blog/2026/09/07/f...
HOW TO MAKE A KILLING: Glen Powell in a modern 'Kind Hearts and Coronets' remake sounds incredible. Instead, it is a perfect case of wasted potential...
My review for Cinematic Sense...
My review for Cinematic Sense...
How To Make A Killing Review: Wasted Potential - Cinematic Sense
Glen Powell stars in How To Make A Killing, a black comedy remake of Kind Hearts and Coronets that is a perfect case of wasted potential.
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September 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
HOW TO MAKE A KILLING: Glen Powell in a modern 'Kind Hearts and Coronets' remake sounds incredible. Instead, it is a perfect case of wasted potential...
My review for Cinematic Sense...
My review for Cinematic Sense...
This month's Cinematic Sense newsletter is a Summer Box Office Special, as I go through the staggering success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day and the other billion-dollar films of 2026 (so far).
Plus, as always, the Film of the Month...
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Plus, as always, the Film of the Month...
cinematicsense8.wordpress.com/2026/08/28/a...
August 2026: Summer Box Office Special
This month, as we approach the end of the summer blockbuster season, we look at some box office figures. Plus, the Film of the Month…
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August 28, 2026 at 11:07 AM
This month's Cinematic Sense newsletter is a Summer Box Office Special, as I go through the staggering success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day and the other billion-dollar films of 2026 (so far).
Plus, as always, the Film of the Month...
cinematicsense8.wordpress.com/2026/08/28/a...
Plus, as always, the Film of the Month...
cinematicsense8.wordpress.com/2026/08/28/a...
Reposted by Daniel Allen
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma: Jane Schoenbrun changes course with a meta slasher romance that is absorbingly complex - and at times mesmerising. Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder are brilliant together.
My review for Cinematic Sense...
My review for Cinematic Sense...
Film Review: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma - Cinematic Sense
Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is an absorbingly complex and at times mesmerising meta slasher.
cinematicsense.blog
August 25, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma: Jane Schoenbrun changes course with a meta slasher romance that is absorbingly complex - and at times mesmerising. Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder are brilliant together.
My review for Cinematic Sense...
My review for Cinematic Sense...
With the #VeniceFilmFestival starting next week, here is my preview of the films to watch for CinematicSense...
#BiennaleVenice
#BiennaleVenice
Venice Film Festival 2026: The Films To Watch Out For - Cinematic Sense
Let’s look at the films to watch out for at Venice 2026, including the main contenders for the Golden Lion…
cinematicsense.blog
August 24, 2026 at 3:03 PM
With the #VeniceFilmFestival starting next week, here is my preview of the films to watch for CinematicSense...
#BiennaleVenice
#BiennaleVenice
This month, the David Lynch Retrospective goes down the LOST HIGHWAY, as I look at Lynch's elusive neo-noir horror shrouded in unreality. For Cinematic Sense...
David Lynch Retrospective: Lost Highway - Cinematic Sense
David Lynch’s elusive Lost Highway is a neo-noir horror shrouded in unreality, about a man in a psychogenic fugue state.
cinematicsense.blog
August 20, 2026 at 3:36 PM
This month, the David Lynch Retrospective goes down the LOST HIGHWAY, as I look at Lynch's elusive neo-noir horror shrouded in unreality. For Cinematic Sense...
Today is the seventh anniversary of Cinematic Sense.
To commemorate it, here is my review of The Royal Tenenbaums, Wes Anderson’s everlasting classic that is probably his best film…
To commemorate it, here is my review of The Royal Tenenbaums, Wes Anderson’s everlasting classic that is probably his best film…
Film Review: The Royal Tenenbaums Is An Everlasting Classic - Cinematic Sense
Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums is an everlasting, iconic classic about a dysfunctional family reconnecting.
cinematicsense.blog
August 16, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Today is the seventh anniversary of Cinematic Sense.
To commemorate it, here is my review of The Royal Tenenbaums, Wes Anderson’s everlasting classic that is probably his best film…
To commemorate it, here is my review of The Royal Tenenbaums, Wes Anderson’s everlasting classic that is probably his best film…
Out in the UK today is the mockumentary satire LADY, starring a terrific Sian Clifford as an aristocrat seeking her artistic voice.
My review for @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social from last year's #LFF...
My review for @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social from last year's #LFF...
Lady (2025) Film Review: Finding Your Artistic Voice
Sian Clifford is a tour de force in Lady, Samuel Abraham’s mockumentary satire about a filmmaker and subject finding their artistic voices together.
loudandclearreviews.com
August 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Out in the UK today is the mockumentary satire LADY, starring a terrific Sian Clifford as an aristocrat seeking her artistic voice.
My review for @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social from last year's #LFF...
My review for @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social from last year's #LFF...
TONY: Out in the UK today, and already out in the US, Matt Johnson serves up an Anthony Bourdain biopic that is also a remarkable coming-of-age story.
My review for @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social...
My review for @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social...
Tony Review: Superb Coming-Of-Age Film
With Tony, his biopic about a transformative summer for a young Anthony Bourdain, Matt Johnson serves up a remarkable coming-of-age story.
loudandclearreviews.com
August 14, 2026 at 2:39 PM
TONY: Out in the UK today, and already out in the US, Matt Johnson serves up an Anthony Bourdain biopic that is also a remarkable coming-of-age story.
My review for @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social...
My review for @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social...
Will be covering #LFF once again this year.
If you’re a publication needing coverage from the festival, I will be avaliable. See the header for my portfolio and contact details…
If you’re a publication needing coverage from the festival, I will be avaliable. See the header for my portfolio and contact details…
August 11, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Will be covering #LFF once again this year.
If you’re a publication needing coverage from the festival, I will be avaliable. See the header for my portfolio and contact details…
If you’re a publication needing coverage from the festival, I will be avaliable. See the header for my portfolio and contact details…
I was a fan of COOKIE QUEENS, the sweet documentary about the uber-competitive Girl Scout cookie season.
Review for @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social …
Review for @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social …
Cookie Queens Film Review: Sweet Documentary
Alysa Nahmias’ Cookie Queens is a sweet, immediately charming documentary about Girl Scout cookies, growing up and entrepreneurship.
loudandclearreviews.com
August 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I was a fan of COOKIE QUEENS, the sweet documentary about the uber-competitive Girl Scout cookie season.
Review for @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social …
Review for @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social …
The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherfield is now on MUBI UK, and it is definitely worth watching. My review from earlier in the year for @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social...
The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford: Film Review
Peter Mullan is brilliant in The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford, an enjoyable character study of a man struggling to find his place in the modern world.
loudandclearreviews.com
July 31, 2026 at 10:39 AM
The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherfield is now on MUBI UK, and it is definitely worth watching. My review from earlier in the year for @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social...
For this month's Cinematic Sense newsletter, I paid tribute to both the influential Tony Rayns and, for Film of the Month, Sam Neill...
July 2026: A Tribute To Tony Rayns
This month, we pay tribute to both Tony Rayns and, with the Film of the Month, Sam Neill…
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July 31, 2026 at 10:02 AM
For this month's Cinematic Sense newsletter, I paid tribute to both the influential Tony Rayns and, for Film of the Month, Sam Neill...
For my Letterboxd, a review of Barry Levinson’s THE NATURAL, where I compare Robert Redford to Odysseus and call cinema a myth-maker.
‘How can you not be romantic about baseball?’ and so on…
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‘How can you not be romantic about baseball?’ and so on…
boxd.it/fuYYQB
A ★★★★ review of The Natural (1984)
This review may contain spoilers. Visit the page to bypass this warning and read the review.
boxd.it
July 28, 2026 at 9:53 PM
For my Letterboxd, a review of Barry Levinson’s THE NATURAL, where I compare Robert Redford to Odysseus and call cinema a myth-maker.
‘How can you not be romantic about baseball?’ and so on…
boxd.it/fuYYQB
‘How can you not be romantic about baseball?’ and so on…
boxd.it/fuYYQB
Reposted by Daniel Allen
Repurposed a Letterboxd essay I wrote last year about David Lynch’s THE STRAIGHT STORY, the passing of my father, and seeing American through its highways. Enjoy.
"I just hope I'm not too late."
On David Lynch's "The Straight Story"
oldfilmsflicker.substack.com
July 27, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Repurposed a Letterboxd essay I wrote last year about David Lynch’s THE STRAIGHT STORY, the passing of my father, and seeing American through its highways. Enjoy.