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...

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI – The Five Key Character Conceits

Introduction When it first came out five years ago, Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) polarized audiences – and continues to polarize audiences to this...

GOODNIGHT MOMMY: A Review Of The Naomi Watts-Starring Remake

Introduction Effectively creepy, but ultimately lacking in anything to distinguish from its 2014 Australian predecessor, Matt Sobel's Goodnight Mommy is slight. Though it might pique...

THE OLD MAN: A Review Of The New Jeff Bridges Series

Introduction The Old Man, which airs on Thursdays on the FX network, halted production back in 2020. At the time, its star, Oscar-winning actor Jeff...

The STAR WARS Conundrum: A Retrospective Analysis

Introduction Star Wars was once a pop culture deity with fans falling to their knees in reverence. However, that's changing. The franchise is being proven...

Bond Girls: A Scholars’ Spotlight (Part 5)

Cinema Scholars presents this fifth installment of our Bond Girls series (Click Here for Part 1). This time we take a look at three...