Cinemania
Reel obsession
Reel obsession
Documentary
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2002
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This documentary about the culture of intense cinephilia in New York City reveals the impassioned world of five obsessed movie buffs. These human encyclopedias of cinema see two to five films a day, and from 600 to 2,000 films per year. This is the story of their lives, their memories, their unbending habits and the films they love.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
NOT RATED
Runtime:
79 min
Release date:
6 Jul 2002
Country:
US, DE
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
I know people like these, and I understand their desire to be absorbed in the darkness and fantasy.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
5 Sep 2003
rotten:
There's a certain smugness to the proceedings, like an episode of Cops where the camera lingers a bit too long on a police suspect's trailer-trash housekeeping.
– John Monaghan,
Detroit Free Press,
21 Aug 2003
fresh:
It's too short, and it doesn't delve deep enough. But it's thoroughly enjoyable.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
1 Aug 2003
fresh:
What Christlieb and Kijak do so well is keeping these folks from not seeming like loons.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
27 Jun 2003
fresh:
Are we expected to sympathize with this motley bunch? Admire them? Laugh at them? Or, perhaps, relate to them? Against all odds, we do a little of each.
– Elizabeth Weitzman,
New York Daily News,
10 Jun 2003