Cinemaguys.com was founded by Jean-Pierre Salazar & Greg Coppola back in the spring of 2006, but their friendship began much earlier, during their college days in the year 2000.

They met at Gibbs College where Jean-Pierre worked as a teacher assistant and Greg was a student. Jean-Pierre helped Greg with his graphic design classes for that whole semester—they became very good friends. Suddenly they noticed that they shared a hobby; both of them were movie lovers. Fortunately, Greg knew a manager at a local theater so they could go as much as they like. They didn’t miss that opportunity and watched many movies that year.

Going to the movies, hanging out at a diner and discussing the shows became a tradition that hasn’t been broken for seven years—not even weather would stop them. During those years, they have visited more than ten theaters and watch hundreds of movies. Movies was just a hobby until an opportunity came up.

In April of 2006, Greg came up with an idea of creating a movie website. A place where they could give their honest, neutral and professional opinions of the movies they’ve seen—they’ve been doing it for years, but this time those reviews will be published on their website for everyone to read. Besides being critics, Jean-Pierre had a web design background, and Greg had an eye for art. Both of them combined their skills and the website began to take shape. The Cinemaguys.com website was finally finished and released in early 2007. "Cinemaguys DinerTalk Podcast Show" was created in 2008.

Our Rating System:

Enter at your own risk (1 to 3):
This is a film you must avoid. Almost nothing works: no entertainment value, bad story, terrible visuals and sometimes, not even for a rental.

Proceed with caution (4 to 6):
A mediocre film that might entertain some moviegoers or a specific audience. Often we like some of these films, but they are not good enough to be on the next level.

Permission Granted (7 to 10):
A great film that you cannot miss. It contains all the right ingredients to entertain you.

Jean-Pierre Salazar - Co-Founder

Jean-Pierre Salazar is the lead designer, film critic, Podcast producer and webmaster of Cinemaguys.com. He is a Peruvian who came to the States at the age of 17. He’s been working in the web design field for 7 years. He's been also a movie guy since childhood, but became more interested in movie criticism when he met Greg back in the summer of 2000. Since that year, Jean-Pierre has written dozens of reviews before the DinerTalk show. Together, they have seen hundreds of movies in theaters. In 2003, both watched almost 90 movies (a movie record he is trying to break again). Greg and Jean-Pierre go to movies weekly, a ritual that has become a tradition. Jean-Pierre is always checking every aspect, every detail of everything he sees on screen.

“Movies are a great part of my life, they are works of art, there is a lot of thinking, hard work and dedication in them,” he says “I love to appreciate every aspect in a movie like plot, acting, cinematography and so forth, and I always give my honest opinion when I write my reviews.” He believes a good balance between all those aspects creates a better film. “Movies are meant to entertain and inform, whether is an action flick or a documentary, they make us escape from our everyday lives, and that’s a cool thing,” he added.

Jean-Pierre enjoys (besides movies) exercising, boxing, photography, writing, spending time in book stores, designing and European cars.

Click here to send Jean-Pierre an e-mail.

Greg Coppola - Co-Founder

Or as his friends call him, “Godzilla Greg” is a film critic and a podcaster who has an absolute love for cinema. Greg has watched over 550 movies since the year 2000 and counting. He grew up in Bridgeport CT. As a child, he constantly was in front of the TV set whether at home, or his Grandparents which back in the 70’s was basically the only thing to do. He loved to watch anything that was on the tube—especially horror, fantasy, and Godzilla movies. Today, Greg still lives in Bridgeport, where he reviews movies and has a podcast show called "Cinemaguys DinerTalk" for Cinemaguys.com. When not reviewing movies, he works for the YMCA (primarily with children and swimming instruction), as a freelance caricature artist and Sunday school teacher.

“I love movies and they are a big part of my life. Movies are great because they give us everything from drama action, and so much more—they simply entertain us. When writing about movies it gives me the opportunity to express my personal thoughts about the movie, and not just a simply summary and opinions like some critics—being honest is an important attribute in our profession."

He continues, "Cinemaguys.com satisfies my need to express myself because movies nowadays are just not what they used to be. However, there are those few exceptions. I need to tell the movie fans from across the world which movies are worth spending their hard earned money on, or not.”

Click here to send Greg an e-mail.

Read what others are saying about Cinemaguys.com!

An engaging online resource consisting of film reviews and related content for web surfers seeking the latest info about films local theaters.
The Norwalk Citizen News

Need an objective review of a movie? Tired of the same old critics? Check out Cinemaguys.com.
The Hour staff writer

They always patronize the same theaters. They never chow down on the popcorn or slurp any frozen drinks. And they always arrive with a tape recorder.
The Connecticut Post