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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...

An Interview With The Young Talent From SUMMERING

Cinema Scholars interviews Eden Grace Redfield, Sanai Victoria, and Lia Barnett from the new coming of age charmer Summering. Directed by James Ponsoldt (The...

BATTLE OF THE WORLDS (1961): A Blu-Ray Review

Introduction In the 1960s Hollywood legend, Claude Rains, appeared in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). Also, in the 1960s,...

HOWARD’S END (1992): A Retro Review

Richly layered and magnificently performed, James Ivory's Howard's End still stands as one of the peak examples of Edwardian film adaptations as well as...

BODIES BODIES BODIES: A Review Of The Gen Z Murder Mystery

Introduction In this latest entry in the A24 canon, a weekend of wild partying gives way to a night of hijinks and murder. Cinema Scholars...

LIGHT & MAGIC: A Review of the ILM Documentary

Recently Light & Magic, a six-part documentary on the legendary special effects company Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) premiered on the Disney+ streaming service....