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THE LEGEND OF OCHI Review: Bringing The Kid Out In All Of Us

Introduction Humans have a history of trying to eradicate perceived pests. Bacteria, insects, wolves, other humans who have been living there for centuries. In The...

DICK TRACY (1990): A 35th Anniversary Celebration!

Introduction Released in 1990, Dick Tracy, from Walt Disney Pictures (yes it was!) was more than just another comic book adaptation. It was a vibrant...

HEAT (1995): A Cinema Scholars Oral History

Introduction Heat was released on December 15, 1995. As director Michael Mann's fifth feature film, it carried quite a sizable amount of heat with it,...

My Year In Movies – 2023 Edition: This Never Gets Old

Introduction As we approach the end of 2023, I debated on which topic to discuss at length here. The biggest story was the dual strikes...

The Past and Future of Hollywood’s CINERAMA DOME

Introduction In April 2021, Pacific Theaters and ArcLight Cinemas announced that they were ceasing all operations. Thus, effectively closing all of their approximately three hundred...

Scholars’ Spotlight: Brad Pitt

Introduction Forever labeled as the world's "best-looking" actor, and one of the "sexiest" men alive, William Bradley Pitt has spent the last four decades in...

Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983) – A 40th Anniversary Review

Introduction Mickey's Christmas Carol is the Academy Award-nominated, animated classic from 1983. Directed and produced by Burny Mattinson, it is, of course, the adaptation of...

THE BOYS IN THE BOAT Review: A Harmless 90s Sports-Movie Throwback

Introduction Disney had a solid run of harmless always-on-cable sports movies in the 90s and early 2000s. They followed a formula and delivered some entertainment. George...
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