I know I may be asking for much since it's such a subjective topic but can we have a civil discussion on what exactly makes film images look different than digital?

And how could one replicate it with digital cameras in post?

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Obviously film records images differently than a digital sensor. But the images we see on the computer were converted to digital with a scanner. So how does the film look carry over to the digital version?

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Small format film tends to look blurry/fuzzy and have visible grain but even medium and large format film with no visible grain, even with realistic colors, has the distinct film look for me. I want to find out what exactly it is. I would say dynamic range but digital has a similar if not bigger dynamic range. Slide film has a low dynamic range yet it still has the film look. It's something about the tones. Film seems to have higher microcontrast for me. Like even in a low contrast the textures and everything stand out and feel more 3D. I think with portraits film stands out the clearest. Is this all maybe just bias? What do you think?