By Jack Hanley Ten years ago, Black Independent Cinema icon Pam Grier visited the University of Colorado-Boulder with the Miramax College Tour. …

5 Questions With Filmmaker Prashant Bhargava on the 10th Anniversary Of PATANG (THE KITE) Kinophilia remembers Chicago filmmaker Prashant Bhargava on the ten year anniversary of his feature-length debut, PATANG (The Kite). This interview was originally conducted in 2012 with critic Jack Hanley- Mr. Bhargava passed away in 2015.

Though our Cinematic Lit column, Kinophilia revisits great and notable entries into the cinematic literary canon. For this installment, critic Jack Hanley sat down with Cleveland freelance writer and film/music historian Matthew Chojnacki to talk about his groundbreaking work of 2013, Alternative Movie Posters: Film Art From the Underground. As…

By Jack Hanley Film critics Shay Wescott and Jack Hanley of the Superlatives Film Podcast have released their combined Top 30 Films of the 2010s. Some notable selections include THE TRIBE (2014, Ukraine), THE FITS (2015, USA), UNDER THE SKIN (2013, USA), WHITE GOD (2014, Hungary), FISH TANK (2009, UK)…

by Jack Hanley of Kinophilia and the Blindspotting Film Podcast Actress In A Supporting Role

Enjoy this replay of an earlier interview with the legendary animator Bill Plympton as he takes on “The 11” with Jack Hanley as he talks his greatest influences, the next wave of great animators, and the eternal genius of Jacques Tati. Special thanks to Chris Leising (Video/editing) and Bryan Bonner (photography).

The Academy Nominations That COULD HAVE BEEN- by critic Jack Hanley. Each year, Kinophilia and Superlatives Film Podcast critic Jack Hanley crafts an alternate nominee list in eight categories comprised ENTIRELY of those films and performances ignored, snubbed, and neglected by the Academy Awards nomination committee. He selects the year’s…

High Life and Booksmart Close Out Top Three July 2nd, 2019 / Jack Hanley Kinophilia’s second annual “Critics, Filmmakers, and Cinephile’s Best of the Year (So Far) Poll solidified Jordan Peele’s satirical-horror sophomore effort as the year’s best thus far- topping 36% of the “best of” lists of over 100…

The Academy Nominations That Could Have Been. Each year, Alone in the Dark Film Blog and The Gaze film critic Jack Hanley crafts an alternate nominee list in eight categories comprised ENTIRELY of those films and performances ignored, snubbed, and neglected by the Academy Awards nomination committee. We select the…