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Ask many cinephiles to pick the best American film ever made and many might pick The Godfather.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
5 July 2026 This year’s Cinema Paradiso lineup reflects the festival’s mix of cinephile nostalgia, contemporary auteurs, live music and Parisian spectacle.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
3 July 2026 That’s made Montreal the place for the world’s strangest cinephiles to meet every summer and toast genre storytelling’s wildest impulses.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
2 July 2026 No longer so scrappy, the gang of cinephiles that’s likely behind your latest fave is taking names and making deals.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cinephile