The Full Story

As the fresh, new and unscathed voice of film criticism, Night Film Reviews is on a ferocious journey to becoming a reliable source of intrepid film critiquing. 

Art is an incredible mediator of recollecting fantastic moments. Remembering past dates and memories surrounded by instances in the theatres is a wonderful feeling. Moments like remembering your first date with the love of your life, to hearing unexpected news when leaving a theatre, magical movie moments flood the memories of our lives.

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Here at Night Film Reviews, we can share how so many memorable movie moments shaped our lives; from watching Christopher Nolan’s Memento (2000) and how it changed our perception of art and film, to our first experience at the Toronto International Film Festival and meeting the director of the unexpected winner of the audience award in 2006, to fatefully meeting two of our greatest inspirations in the world of film criticism in the form of Scott Foundas of Variety and the humble Elvis Mitchell of the New York Times, film provides moments of unequivocal bliss.

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It seemed only fitting to name our website after one of the few consistencies film has maintained since its inception, and that is its darkness; the night. Whether you’re experiencing a film in a drive-in, in a theatre at the multiplex or in the basement of your parents home, those images on screen come vividly to life once engulfed by the night. A realm of so many different worlds, characters and stories, the night is the only true home to films greatest accomplishments. It is with great honour that, as readers, you may call Night Film Reviews your home; and allow, once again, for the night, to engulf your cinematic appetite. Our goal is not to dictate your cinematic choices, rather, our goal is to inform, educate and create awareness of the language of film, to the best of our abilities, and discover films that can continue to blossom the wonderful memories of your life.

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And for that…we thank you.

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Happy Readings.

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Founder/President: Lucas Nochez

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Lucas’ life changed and was molded for the world of cinema and the voice of criticism the moment the end credits rolled on Christopher Nolan’s 2000 breakout film Memento. Since then, Lucas has been a successful Honours graduate from York University in the field of Film Criticism and Theory and has written for a wide range of online and print publications. While juggling two independent businesses, Lucas spends his free time watching movies, writing about movies, and talking about movies. Never deterring from his lifelong goal, Lucas founded Night Film Reviews in 2013 and hopes to make the site a successful source of reliable film criticism, all-the-while dipping his toes in the world of cinema as a screenwriter, and feverishly undeniable cinephile.

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Writer: Riyan Bajric

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It was the exact moment when Henry Hill shut the trunk on the recently deceased Billy Batts, that Riyan Bajric realized he wanted to be involved in cinema forever. Riyan started out writing short films at the age of ten. He proudly lives and breathes cinema with a particular interest in classic foreign films. Riyan is a cinephile in the purest form, one who has not attended film school but will talk film theory until the sun comes up. While working a full-time job and training for a career in auto repair, Riyan watches films feverishly through the night. He is also currently writing and producing his own film which he hopes to produce soon.