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...

Review: Danielle Deadwyler Stuns in TILL

Introduction Director Chinonye Ckukwu's Till is not only a poignant and delicate telling of one of the darkest crimes in American history, it puts Danielle...

THE BAT: Special Edition (1959): A Blu-Ray Review

Introduction Much like its contemporary Night of the Living Dead (1968), The Bat (1959) has been readily available via the public domain for decades. Crane...

SLAYERS: Lydia Hearst Chats About Her Latest Horror/Comedy

  Cinema Scholars interviews Lydia Hearst, star of the upcoming horror/comedy Slayers. The Avenue will release Slayers in theaters, On Demand, and Digital on October...

THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN Review: Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson Beautifully Clash

Introduction Entertainingly complex, Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin utilizes a whip-smart script and a dynamite cast to present the dissolution of a friendship as...

DEAD FOR A DOLLAR: A Review Of The New Walter Hill Directed Western

Introduction For fifty years, writer/director Walter Hill has been telling exciting genre stories. Whether behind the camera or on the printed page, he has written...