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Fantastic Fest 2026: Horror Round Up Part Deux!

Let’s Talk About Death I had not planned on writing a second look at the horror films I watched at Fantastic Fest. Then I watched...

Fantastic Fest 2026: The Director Of THE SQUIRREL Talks About His Sweet Sci-Fi Charmer

Cinema Scholars is back with more coverage of Fantastic Fest 2026 and an interview with Markus Lehmusruusu, director of The Squirrel. The Squirrel, a...

Fantastic Fest 2026 Coverage: Two Days Full Of Horror!

Introduction I love Fantastic Fest! It is my favorite eight days of the year. Every year, I walk into the festival carrying this massive amount...

Matt Helm: A Movie Retrospective

Introduction In the mid-1960s everybody in Hollywood wanted in on the spy game. This was thanks to the runaway success of the Broccoli/Salzman-produced James Bond...

TWISTERS Review: You Put An “S” At The End

Introduction There seems to be a misconception about the kind of movie that Twisters is. On the surface, it looks and sounds like a sequel...

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...