About me

A film writer and journalist who is available for any writing work. Founder of Cinematic Sense, the film review and industry analysis blog. Staff Writer at Loud and Clear Reviews. I also have bylines from The Quietus and Film Stories. Portfolio is linked below: https://danielallen.contently.com/?public_only=true

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Projects

• American Graffiti and the lasting impact of nostalgia on cinema (Little White Lies)Half a century on, George Lucas's seminal teen movie casts a long shadow across both the coming-of-age genre and filmmaker autofiction...
• How Cinema Never Stopped Worrying About the Bomb (Loud and Clear)From Dr. Strangelove to Oppenheimer, cinema never stopped worrying about the bomb, articulating our fears and worries of nuclear war - and warning us of destruction.
• Cinematic Sense @ LFF 2023All my reviews from this year's BFI London Film Festival 2023...
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  One From The Heart: Francis Ford Coppola’s Misunderstood Musical At 40 (The Quietus)The true end of the Hollywood Renaissance was arguably signalled by the failure of Francis Ford Coppola's earnest musical One From The Heart, but it was deeply misunderstood, finds Daniel Allen.
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  Nope and Spectacle Cinema (Cinematic Sense)How Jordan Peele's third film ties into a concept known as 'Spectacle Cinema'...
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  Aftersun Film Review (Loud and Clear)Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio are a riveting father-daughter duo in Aftersun, Charlotte Wells’ outstanding debut about memory and depression set in a Turkish resort (Cannes 2022).

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Work history

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Staff WriterLoud and Clear reviews
Dec 2021London, United KingdomFreelance
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Founder/WriterCinematic Sense
Jul 2019United KingdomFreelance

Skills

• Film Journalism
• Wordpress
• Content Writing

Education

BA Honours Film StudiesLondon South Bank University
Aug 2018 - Jun 2021103 Borough Rd, London SE1 0AA, UK