Cinemania

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Audience Member You couldn't make these people up. They take film loving to a whole new realm of obsession and completely entertain and humor the audience. Good thing that they are in New York as they would go nuts in suburbia. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member An examination of the most drastic example of cinephelia, Christlieb and Kijak follow the lives of five New York individual who also happen to be borderline psychotic obsessive movie buffs. Cinemania does show the side of suffering and the result of a life of withdrawal and marginalisation led by these people, as well as hinting at why they would want to escape to a world of darkness and fantasy. However, thankfully, it does not exploit these characters in spite of turning out to be quite funny and humorous as well as delightfully entertaining though undeniably brutally honest, in its extreme portrayal, to the point of seeming perhaps a little depressing to at least half of the audience that will have seen this film. Nevertheless, it is also because of the nature of the five characters whose lives are being portrayed that the film works, in fact after the credits stop rolling it is easy to wonder what might have happened to them after the cameras stopped following them. Interesting, original and very entertaining. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member these are my people. I no longer question whether I see too many movies. The philosophy these 5 cinephiles spew forth is sometimes crazed, sometimes insightful, but always obsessive. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member very interesting, some of the hooftyest people you've ever seen Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member As a film lover...this movie humbles me greatly. This movie made me realize I am not even close to be a true movie fan. I can watch this documentary over and over. These characters couldn't be written if you TRIED. I just love their honesty and how they weren't afraid that they would be made into "weirdos" for being so passionate about movies. It's probally the only documentary I would ever hope there was a sequal to. I think everyone should watch it, even if they don't give a crap about film. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Into the lives of film buffs, not deep enough though... Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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