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Cinephile is the University of British Columbia’s film journal, published with the continued support of the Centre for Cinema Studies. Previous issues have featured original essays by such noted scholars as Lee Edelman, Slavoj Žižek, Paul Wells, Murray Pomerance, Ivone Marguiles, Matt Hills, Barry Keith Grant, K.J. Donnelly, and Sarah Kozloff. Since 2009, the journal has adopted a blind review process and has moved to annual publication. It is available both online and in print via subscription and selected retailers.

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Current Issue

Volume 19, No. 1Love, Sex, and Other Drugs: Addiction and Obsession

Published July 22, 2025

Issue description

CINEPHILE 19.1 ponders the question of cinema's affinity for addiction and obsession. From cinematic representation of addiction to film spectatorship as addiction, this issue brings together a wide range of essays that examine these entangled themes from diverse crit ... See the full issue

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