John Gilpatrick

John Gilpatrick first fell for the artistic medium that is film when the whale jumped over the kid in Free Willy [he's happy his tastes have evolved since then]. He works in university communications in addition to being a freelance writer and member of the Online Film Critics Society. He graduated in 2010 with a degree in journalism from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, where he resides today.

Essays written by John:

• Lost in Translation – Filmography: Sofia Coppola, December 8, 2017
• Malcolm X – Related Review: Selma, November 20, 2017
• Malcolm X – Opening Statement, November 13, 2017
• Blade Runner – First Viewing: Easy to Admire, Tough to Love, October 12, 2017
• There Will Be Blood – Related Review: Syriana, September 29, 2017
• Reds – In Context: Ten Days of Revolution, September 13, 2017
• Reds – Opening Statement, September 11, 2017
• The Host – First Viewing: Piercing the Monster Movie, August 24, 2017
• The Hurt Locker – Related Review: Detroit, August 6, 2017
• The Hurt Locker – Re-thinking the 82nd Academy Awards, August 1, 2017
• The Hurt Locker – Opening Statement, July 31, 2017
• The Fifth Element – First Viewing: Epic Expectations, July 19, 2017
• A Serious Man and How I Got Started, July 12, 2017
• Mon Oncle – First Viewing: Futuristically Dated, June 15, 2017
• Jeanne Dielman – Scenessential: Hypnotic Rhythm, May 11, 2017
• Children of Men – Scenessential: The Long Takes, April 11, 2017
• Close-Up – In Context: Iran and The Cyclist, April 5, 2017
• Close-Up – Opening Statement, April 3, 2017
• The Great Dictator – Scenessential: The Whole World in His Hands, March 16, 2017
• All About Eve – And the True Villain Goes To..., February 28, 2017
• Gangs of New York – Opening Statement, January 23, 2017
• La La Land – Generational Lenses, January 3, 2017
• Dog Day Afternoon – Related Review: The Dog, December 16, 2016
• The Poseidon Adventure – Rules for Surviving a Disaster Movie, November 30, 2016
• The Poseidon Adventure – Opening Statement, November 28, 2016
• Network – Re-thinking the 49th Academy Awards, November 3, 2016
• All That Heaven Allows – Related Review: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, October 14, 2016
• The Departed – First Viewing, October 4, 2016
• The River – Filmography: Jean Renoir, September 29, 2016
• The River – Opening Statement, September 26, 2016
• The Magnificent Seven – Further Streaming: Top-Notch Remakes, September 22, 2016
• Intolerance – Related Review: Destiny, September 9, 2016
• Southland Tales – The Weird Predictive Power of Southland Tales, August 30, 2016
• Local Hero – Related Review: I Know Where I'm Going!, August 25, 2016
• Harlan County U.S.A. – Related Review: American Dream, August 4, 2016
• Harlan County U.S.A. – Opening Statement, August 1, 2016
• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Related Review: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, July 21, 2016
• Aliens / Terminator 2: Judgment Day – The Futurist and the Future, July 13, 2016

The Cinessential Podcasts:

• Episode 25: Malcolm X, December 6, 2017
• Episode 23: Blade Runner, October 20, 2017
• Episode 22: There Will Be Blood, September 28, 2017
• Episode 21: Reds, September 15, 2017
• Episode 20: Fitzcarraldo, September 1, 2017
• Episode 19: Bonnie and Clyde, August 18, 2017
• Episode 18: The Hurt Locker, August 4, 2017
• Episode 16: Picnic at Hanging Rock, June 26, 2917
• Episode 15: Jeanne Dielman, May 12, 2017
• Episode 14: Children of Men, April 17, 2017
• Episode 13: Trainspotting, April 6, 2017
• Episode 12: Beauty and the Beast, March 27, 2017
• Episode 11: M, February 27. 2017
• Episode 10: 2017 Oscar Preview Special, February 24, 2017
• Episode 8: Gangs of New York, January 27, 2017
• Episode 7: La La Land & The Best of 2016, January 13, 2017
• Episode 5: No Country for Old Men, December 12, 2016
• Episode 4: The Poseidon Adventure, December 3, 2016
• Episode 3: Election, November 14, 2016
• Episode 2: Halloween, October 28, 2016
• Episode 1: The Departed, October 7, 2016