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Chad Kennerk

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As seen in: Boxoffice Pro, Film Review Daily, LinkedIn, MSN, MSN Australia, MSN New Zealand, Flipboard, NewsBreak, Man of Many, Boxoffice Podcast, Classic Movie Club
Covers:  Film, Cinema, Entertainment
Actor , Staff Writer @BoxOffice , Digital Editor @Film_Rev_Daily , Film Correspondent @ManofMany , MFA — The Actors Studio Drama School @PaceUniversity

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Chad Kennerk’s Biography

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I am a storyteller, entertainment writer, film critic, and cinephile. I'm currently an Editor of the historic Film Review, which has been celebrating cinema since 1944. I'm also an analyst and staff writer for Boxoffice Pro magazine, another historic publication, which started in 1920 as The Reel Journal, before taking on the Boxoffice moniker in 1931. Additionally, I'm a film correspondent for the award-winning Australian men's publication Man of Many and a contributing writer for the f…

Chad Kennerk’s Journalist Portfolio

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Exhuming Terror: Writer/Director Lee Cronin Unwraps THE MUMMY

Exhuming Terror: Writer/Director Lee Cronin Unwraps THE MUMMY

This spring, Warner Bros. brings audiences new twists on undead horror icons with Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bri…

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Run and Hide: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett Unveil READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME

Run and Hide: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett Unveil READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME

This weekend another bride enters the box office arena. Released in 2019, the scrappy genre breakout Ready or…

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Even as a Shadow, Even as a Dream : 'Hamnet' Photographer Agata Grzybowska - FILM REVIEW

Even as a Shadow, Even as a Dream : 'Hamnet' Photographer Agata Grzybowska - FILM REVIEW

The transcendent alchemy of Chloé Zhao's Hamnet now fills the pages of a distinctive new companion volume. Lo…

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Reflections On Cinematography: Sir Roger Deakins and James Deakins - FILM REVIEW

Reflections On Cinematography: Sir Roger Deakins and James Deakins - FILM REVIEW

For nearly fifty years, Academy Award-winning cinematographer Sir Roger Deakins has shaped the emotional lang…

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Silver Screens: Author and Journalist Jane Crowther - FILM REVIEW

Silver Screens: Author and Journalist Jane Crowther - FILM REVIEW

Available now from Pavilion Books, Silver Screens: Spectacular Cinemas from Hollywood to Hong Kong is a celeb…

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The Beauty of Transformation: WICKED: FOR GOOD Hair and Makeup Designer Frances Hannon

The Beauty of Transformation: WICKED: FOR GOOD Hair and Makeup Designer Frances Hannon

In the long lineage of Oz on screen, makeup and hair have carried as much mythology as the characters themsel…

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‘The Odyssey’ Review : Does Christopher Nolan’s Epic Live Up To The Hype?

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By Chad Kennerk - Review Updated: 16 July, 2026 Readtime: 5 min Every product is carefully selected by our editors and experts. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more. For more information on how we test products, click here. What would Homer think of his epic poem, The Odyssey, writ large on the cinema screen, the world’s biggest canvas?
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‘Toy Story 5’ Review : A Dad-Approved Take on Tech in the Modern Age

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By Chad Kennerk - Review Updated: 20 June, 2026 Readtime: 4 min Every product is carefully selected by our editors and experts. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more. For more information on how we test products, click here. More than 30 years after the original Pixar classic, the toys are back in town with Toy Story 5.
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‘Disclosure Day’ Review : A Return to Classic Sci-Fi Form For Spielberg?

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By Chad Kennerk - Review Updated: 19 June, 2026 Readtime: 4 min Every product is carefully selected by our editors and experts. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more. For more information on how we test products, click here. From Jaws to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Raiders of the Lost Ark to Jurassic Park, you likely grew up ingrained with images crafted from the lens of director Steven Spielberg.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

UK film critic and broadcaster James Cameron-Wilson mentored me and offered me my first role. The man once had tea with Bette Davis!

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Please inquire at chadakennerk@gmail.com

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Mac Book Pro, iPhone, Zoom, RØDE PodMic