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/

@danielallen.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 7:05 PM

For Cinematic Sense, a double review of two #LFF comedies that, weirdly enough, both revolve around jealousy.

WICKER (weird but a little satisfying) and HA-CHAN SHAKE YOUR BOOTY (overly quirky but with a great central performance by Rinko Kikuchi).

@danielallen.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 6:55 AM

GENTLE MONSTER: A thorny drama about confronting something unimaginable about the one you love.

Marie Kreutzer’s sparse style has its limits, but Léa Seydoux gives a powerhouse performance.

For @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social… #LFF

@danielallen.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 8:16 PM

Ken Russell’s THE DEVILS: Finally being shown as intended, after decades of censorship. And it is an extraordinary piece of filmmaking.

My first #LFF2026 review for Cinematic Sense…

#LFF

@danielallen.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 8:11 PM

Taking a moment out of #LFF to promote my review of James McAvoy’s CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN’ for In Review Online…

@peterbradshaw1.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 10:11 PMReposted by @danielallen.bsky.social

Some thoughts on the late Eva Marie Saint: www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc...

@danielallen.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 3:19 PM

A GIRL UNKNOWN: From China, a tender, restrained story of abandonment and struggling to find self-identity as a result. Really liked this one.

For @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social... #LFF

@danielallen.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 3:15 PM

First review of #LFF is THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE, a brilliant feature debut from John Wilson that is (ostensibly) about concrete and manages to be both hilarious and profound.

For @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social ...

@danielallen.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 3:13 PM

Time to begin my #LFF2026 coverage thread.

Will include reviews for Cinematic Sense, @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social and In Review Online, and maybe a few other short thoughts here and there.

Stay tuned throughout the festival... #LFF

Poster for the 2026 BFI London Film Festival

@danielallen.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 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...

@danielallen.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 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...

@danielallen.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 7:37 PM

For @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social, my review of Pulp’s new concert film, What Do You Do For An Encore?

@danielallen.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 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...

@danielallen.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 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...

@danielallen.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 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...

@danielallen.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 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...

@danielallen.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 7:06 PMReposted by @danielallen.bsky.social

#TIFF26 starts today, and I previewed the festival and the films to watch for Cinematic Sense…

#TIFF

@danielallen.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 7:06 PM

#TIFF26 starts today, and I previewed the festival and the films to watch for Cinematic Sense…

#TIFF

@danielallen.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 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...

@danielallen.bsky.social Sep 1, 2026, 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...

@danielallen.bsky.social Aug 28, 2026, 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...