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ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM Review: A Joyous Look At Self-History

Introduction William and David Greaves' Once Upon a Time in Harlem is more than just a document of a once-in-a-lifetime party. Not only is it...

WHALEFALL Review: Inner Space

Introduction Whalefall is probably the best movie one can make about a human being trying to survive being swallowed by a whale. That's not a...

FOLLOWING HARRY: Director Susanne Rostock On Harry Belafonte, Activism, And The Power Of Legacy

Introduction Harry Belafonte is almost impossible to introduce without mentioning Day-O. The legendary performer became a global superstar through music, film, and television, but his...

An Interview With THE APOLOGY Writer/Director Alison Star Locke

Cinema Scholars interviews Alison Star Locke, writer/director of the new thriller The Apology. The film stars Anna Gunn, Linus Roache, and Janeane Garofalo. The...

PREDATOR: A 35th Anniversary Oral History

Introduction Forever immortalized as the film that gave the world the "epic handshake meme," Predator (1987) is, perhaps, the zenith of the oft cocaine-fueled science-fiction/action...

THE FABELMANS: It’s Not Fabelman. It’s Fabel-Man. He’s A Fable…Man

Introduction Similar to James Gray’s Armageddon Time (2022), The Fabelmans, directed and co-written by Steven Spielberg, is a fictionalized depiction of parts of Spielberg’s childhood....

CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: A Review Of The New Guillermo del Toro Anthology Series

Introduction The Halloween season is over. However, there is still plenty of creepy and horrific content available to stream on any of the numerous platforms....

SPEAK NO EVIL (2024) Review: Awkward Encounters Of The First Kind

Introduction The major reason I ignore previews is that I want to be completely surprised by what I am about to see in a film....