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LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE: Pushing The Yellow Bus 20 Years Later

Introduction It’s hard to overstate the enormous impact that Little Miss Sunshine had when the film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006. It...

THE END OF OAK STREET Review: A Summer Movie From Another Time

Introduction From the moment the soundtrack starts in David Robert Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street, I felt a certain sense of nostalgia. This movie...

QUENTIN TARANTINO: What’s Next For One Of Hollywood’s Greatest Directors?

Introduction Almost 35 years into his career, Quentin Tarantino remains one of the most distinctive and influential filmmakers of the modern era. Emerging from the...

HELLBENDER (2022) Review: New Horror Movie Offers Thrills and Chills

Under the Wonder Wheel Productions moniker, one family continuously redefines the idea of a home movie. Toby Poser, John Adams, and their daughters Zelda...

OSCAR PETERSON: BLACK+WHITE – A Review Of The New Hulu Documentary

Introduction A native of Montreal and long-time resident of New Orleans, the late Oscar Peterson remains one of the greatest jazz pianists the world has...

BIG GOLD BRICK: An Interview With Writer/Director Brian Petsos

Cinema Scholars interviews writer/director Brian Petsos about his new comedy/fantasy Big Gold Brick, starring Emory Cohen, Andy Garcia, and Oscar Issac. Samuel Goldwyn Films...

FAMILY SQUARES Review: Comedy and Drama Unravel Over Zoom

Introduction The COVID-19 global pandemic has forced filmmakers to adjust styles. Director Stephanie Laing uses the lockdown as a backdrop for her (mostly) Zoom setting...

FRESH Review: Hulu Film Reveals The “Horrors” Of Modern Dating

Messed up and memorable, Mimi Cave's FRESH combines the horrors of modern dating with actual horrors, featuring a pair of memorable performances from Sebastian...