Welcome to The Prodigal Cinephile, an Ithaca, New York-based movie blog by Andy Horbal established in 2018! To search this site, scroll down to the bottom of this page. To browse by category, click on the links below:
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For responses to specific films, follow me on Letterboxd. For miscellaneous thoughts on movies and a variety of other topics such as the latest bonehead move that one of my favorite sports teams (Everton, Knicks, Mets, and Steelers) made, follow me on X. You can access my Film Blogs, Etc. 2.0 Google Custom Search Engine here. For anyone interested in knowing more about my work as a librarian, here’s a copy of my CV (last updated: 12/5/25). You can contact me via email at andyhorbal@gmail.com. Thanks for reading!
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