Articles

Scholars’ Spotlight: Paul Thomas Anderson

Introduction Since his first feature hit theaters in 1996, Paul Thomas Anderson has built a body of work that stands apart from most of what...

Scholars’ Spotlight: Robert Shaw

Robert Archibald Shaw was born on August 9, 1927, in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, which was once a center for coal, cotton-spinning, and textile manufacturing....

From Marlowe To Rockford: A Progression To An Iconic Character

Introduction When I was a boy, my family moved to Los Angeles in 1972. Those were idyllic years. I loved living in Southern California. I...

PLANE Review: A Better Movie Than January Deserves

Introduction After the disappointing but perfect-for-January M3GAN, I fully expected Jean-François Richet's Plane to be perfectly January as well. Plane stars Gerard Butler. We don’t...

KIDS VS. ALIENS: Part Two Of Our Interview With Director Jason Eisener

  Back in September at the annual Fantastic Fest genre film festival, writer/director Jason Eisener sat down with Cinema Scholars to chat about his latest...

Bond Girls: A Scholars’ Spotlight (Part 7)

Introduction In part seven of our ongoing Bond Girl series, we head back to the Sean Connery era. This installment features biographies on Karin Dor...

ROCKY V (1990): A Retrospective Review

Introduction In the pantheon of Rocky movies, Rocky V (1990) is the unwanted stepchild. Even its writer/star Sylvester Stallone isn’t a fan of the way...

A LOT OF NOTHING: An Interview With Writer/Director Mo McRae

Introduction In A Lot of Nothing, James (Y'lan Noel) and Vanessa (Cleopatra Coleman) seem to be the perfect couple - happily married, successful, and comfortable....