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Modern Reviews

SXSW Film & TV: Three Rom-Coms, Three Very Different Results

Greg Trosclair -
Cinema Scholars offers the final installment of our coverage from the SXSW Film & TV Festival 2026, taking a look at three very different...
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Movies 1970 - Current

The Performance of a Lifetime: Celebrating 30 Years of THE BIRDCAGE

Glen Dower -
Introduction In the spring of 1996, a vibrant, pastel-hued whirlwind touched down in South Beach, Miami, and changed the landscape of mainstream American comedy forever....
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Actors and Directors

MERMAID Is Giving Major Florida Vibes – Interview With Star Johnny Pemberton

Eric McClanahan -
As anyone who's watched the 2015 Polish horror/musical masterpiece The Lure can attest, mermaids are supposed to be scary. They're not humans with fish...
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Modern Reviews

THE HOUSEMAID Review: At Least One Of Them Had A Plan…Sort Of

Kevin Jordan -
Introduction I’m guessing that The Housemaid is a case of the book being better than the movie. I’m guessing this because I haven’t read the...
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Movies 1970 - Current

DIE HARD – A John McClane Xmas Celebration

Hugh Feinberg -
Introduction The debate has raged since its release in the summer of 1988. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Cinema Scholars takes a look back at the...
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Modern Reviews

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH Review: I Thought They Already Saved The Whales?

Kevin Jordan -
Introduction Avatar: Fire and Ash is going to make a ton of money. Not because it’s a great movie (spoiler: it isn’t), but because it’s...
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Modern Reviews

Review: Welcome MARTY SUPREME To The Film-Bro Canon

Ben Miller -
Introduction If you haven't heard of Josh Safdie's latest film, Marty Supreme, then you'd better mentally prepare yourself. For the next few weeks, months, and...
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Actors Spotlight

Scholars’ Spotlight: Edie Sedgwick

Benjamin McVay -
Early Years and Family Edie Sedgwick (Edith Minturn Sedgwick) was born on April 20, 1943, in Santa Barbara, California, with blue blood coursing through her...
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