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ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM Review: A Joyous Look At Self-History

Introduction William and David Greaves' Once Upon a Time in Harlem is more than just a document of a once-in-a-lifetime party. Not only is it...

WHALEFALL Review: Inner Space

Introduction Whalefall is probably the best movie one can make about a human being trying to survive being swallowed by a whale. That's not a...

FOLLOWING HARRY: Director Susanne Rostock On Harry Belafonte, Activism, And The Power Of Legacy

Introduction Harry Belafonte is almost impossible to introduce without mentioning Day-O. The legendary performer became a global superstar through music, film, and television, but his...

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...

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...