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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...

M3GAN Review: So You Think You Can Dance!

Introduction As with Violent Night (2022), I went into director Gerard Johnstone's M3GAN expecting exactly what the movie ended up delivering. A doll committing murders....

Scholars’ Spotlight: Ann Sothern – The Classic Hollywood Comedienne

    Introduction In Hollywood’s Golden Age, there were many comediennes who avoided the perils of typecasting. This was mainly due to their diverse array of talents....

HUMAN RESOURCES: An Interview With Lead Actor Hugh McCrae, Jr.

  Cinema Scholars interviews Hugh McCrae Jr., star of the horror thriller, Human Resources. Written and directed by Bradon Swope in his feature directorial debut,...

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...