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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

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…

Confirmation of my Press accreditation for the 70th BFI London Film Festival.

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

RIP Sam Neill. Will obviously be remembered for Jurassic Park, but he was also so good in The Piano and Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Could do chilling horrors as well as warm comedies. A stately presence that will be greatly missed.

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Big news! The Cinematic Sense website has a new look, which you can check out on the site now. Also, if you are interested in writing for Cinematic Sense, I will hopefully finally get your messages. So click the link below to find out how to get involved... cinematicsense.home.blog/pitch-guidel...

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

LUCKY LU: Operates like a modern version of Bicycle Thieves in a just-as-uncaring gig economy world. However, there is a point where the grim inevitability of the film's events becomes unrelenting misery. Doesn't grab me as it should, even with Chang Chen's noteworthy performance. #LFF #LFF2025

Image from LUCKY LU featuring Yaya (Carabelle Manna Wei) (left) and Lu Jia (Chang Chen) (right).

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Delighted to announce I’ll be covering #LFF once again this year. If you’re a publication that needs coverage from the festival, I will be available. See the pinned post for my portfolio and contact details. Thanks! 👍

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

The latest Cinematic Sense Monthly is out, and it has taken on a Lynchian feel. I write about museum exhibitions, AI and the recently announced #BFI season on the great auteur (also, rice cookers - trust me, it makes sense when you read about it...) t.co/BEuyhBxBlB

Gordon Cole (David Lynch), Shelly Johnson (Mädchen Amick) and some delicious pies in TWIN PEAKS

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Well, ahead of its re-imagining’s premiere tomorrow, I’m ticking a big one off my watchlist. #NowWatching

Poster for Akira Kurosawa’s HIGH AND LOW (1963)

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Hello, it's been a while. I've been reviewing some of the films shown at #BFIFlare for Cinematic Sense and @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social. THREAD INCOMING:

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Finally ticking a big one off the watchlist. #NowWatching

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Now (in the midst of) watching:

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Tonight’s film, in honour of the late great Jim Abrahams… #NowWatching #HotShots

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

After finally completing the Nolan filmography last week, now it is time to see the only Wes Anderson that I haven’t seen. #NowWatching #BottleRocket #filmsky

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

And here’s my Christopher Nolan ranking. #filmsky #Nolan #ranked

Christopher Nolan Ranking:

1) OPPENHEIMER
2) INTERSTELLAR
3) THE DARK KNIGHT
4) INCEPTION
5) THE PRESTIGE
6) MEMENTO
7) TENET
8) INSOMNIA
9) DUNKIRK
10) BATMAN BEGINS
11) THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
12) FOLLOWING

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Finally getting round to the only Nolan I’ve never seen. #NowWatching #filmsky

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

EEPHUS: The more I think about Carson Lund's baseball hangout movie, the more I adore it. A profound and elegiac film about the end of an era. For Cinematic Sense. #LFF #LFF2024 #filmsky cinematicsense.home.blog/2024/10/24/l...

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

ANORA: Mikey Madison is superb and Sean Baker's screwball/tragicomic film is easily one of the best of the year. My review for Cinematic Sense #LFF #LFF2024 cinematicsense.home.blog/2024/10/17/l...

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 26/08/2024

Christopher Nolan's MEMENTO is a masterpiece with a unique narrative structure. So for this review for Cinematic Sense, I decided on a similiarly unique structure... t.co/5vJX5TNDuU

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 10/06/2024

P.S. Wanted to shout out two great films I haven’t reviewed yet, but will write about in the future. DÌDI and MY OLD ASS, two crowd-pleasing coming-of-age films about being more appreciative of the family around you. #SundanceLondon

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 10/06/2024

Had the absolute pleasure of attending this year’s #SundanceLondon and reviewing some films for both Loud and Clear and Cinematic Sense. Thread incoming!

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 20/04/2024

Tonight’s rewatch is Cronenbergian… #filmsky

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 17/02/2024

Tonight’s rewatch is… Tenet (filmsky)

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 09/02/2024

If you were lucky enough to see (or are looking forward to seeing) Sean Wang’s Dìdi, his Oscar-nominated short NǍI NAI & WÀI PÓ is now on Disney+ and is a must-watch. Inventive and rather beautiful.

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 03/02/2024

Tonight’s film is in honour of the late, great Carl Weathers…

Poster for ACTION JACKSON (1988).

RIP Carl Weathers

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

A scary first watch for a scary night:

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 23/10/2023

Hello there. My LFF coverage for Cinematic Sense went up over the weekend. You can check them out by clicking the link below. Includes my reviews of Killers of the Flower Moon, The Holdovers, Poor Things and more... cinematicsense.home.blog/tag/lff-2023/

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

FOE (at LFF): Not a disaster but considering the cast (who are all fine) and intriguing sci-fi plot, nothing ever feels right with it. Underdeveloped and overwrought, the film fails to spin its paranoia and marriage tension into anything engaging. 2/5.

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

THE KILLER (at LFF): David Fincher’s latest is a jolty action thriller with a regimented narrative. It’s fine – methodical but lacking. Michael Fassbender's performance is suitably cold and angular. Great cameos from Charles Parnell and Tilda Swinton. Cycles through The Smiths’ greatest hits. 3/5

Michael Fassbender in David Fincher's THE KILLER (at London Film Festival)

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 12/09/2023

What a night! Just watched STOP MAKING SENSE in IMAX at the BFI IMAX. It was heaven.

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Daniel Allen @danielallen.bsky.social · 31/08/2023

As the London Film Festival lineup is announced, this is just to let you know I will be available to cover anything and everything at the festival. Portfolio is in my bio. Contact details can be found here: cinematicsense.home.blog/contact/

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