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THE DOG STARS: Another Take On Ridley Scott’s Latest Film

Introduction By and large, the apocalypse feels a little played out as a subject. Between the zompocalypse, plagues, and war, it has been a subject...

James Bond In Space! The Making of MOONRAKER (1979)

Good Intentions When James Bond's The Spy Who Loved Me was released in July of 1977, the plan was for Eon Productions, which made the...

Director Adam Wingard Returns To His Horror Roots With ONSLAUGHT

Cinema Scholars reviews Adam Wingard's new sci-fi horror film Onslaught. The film stars Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Reginald VelJohnson. A24 is releasing...

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA – “The Thinking Man’s Spectacle”

Introduction An unassailable "classic" in cinema history, Lawrence of Arabia has been called a masterpiece, epic, majestic, awesome, and "The Thinking Man's Spectacle." These are...

HIPPO: Actor Lilla Kizlinger Tells Us About Her New Quirky Coming-Of-Age Comedy!

Synopsis Hippo examines the coming of age of two step-siblings: Hippo, a video game-addicted teenager, and Buttercup, a Hungarian Catholic immigrant with a love of...

HEIGHTENED: Writer, Director And Star SARA FRIEDMAN Discusses Her Anxiety-Riddled Comedy

Synopsis In Heightened, following a mental breakdown, social anxiety and OCD-riddled Nora (Sara Friedman) returns to Maine to live with her emotionally distant parents (Sarah...

Director Eugenio Mira Discusses THE BIRTHDAY Comeback 20 Years Later

Cinema Scholars interviews director Eugenio Mira about the comeback of his debut The Birthday, an overlooked cult favorite starring Corey Feldman in a tour...

CONCLAVE Review: Thoughts And Prayers

Introduction When I was a kid, my understanding of how the Catholic Church chose a new pope was they lit a fire for each cardinal....