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SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Review: The Heart Of Spider-Man

Introduction Spider-Man has been the everyman of the Marvel Universe since his first appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962. The Fantastic Four may be...

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....

THE RIGHTEOUS (2022): Henry Czerny Leads Black and White Chiller

Shot in sumptuous black and white, The Righteous (2022) offers a taut and horror-tinged character study. Anchored by a guilt-stricken and searing turn from...

CRIMES OF THE FUTURE: A Review Of David Cronenberg’s New Film

Introduction David Cronenberg is an acquired taste. He always has been, and not because of the often transgressive nature of his subject matter. The cold,...

Scholars’ Spotlight: Hedy Lamarr

Early Life Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary on November 9, 1914. Her father, Emil, was the director of the Austrian bank,...

ROCKY III: A 40th Anniversary Retrospective

A Million-to-One Shot Sylvester Stallone was a broke actor with no prospects when he wrote the screenplay for Rocky in 1975. The script soon became...

Director Alberto Belli Talks GATLOPP, His New Supernatural Comedy

Cinema Scholars interviews Alberto Belli, director of the new supernatural comedy Gatlopp. The film is written by and stars Jim Mahoney. Gatlopp also stars...