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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...

THE TIGER RISING: A Review of Giarratana’s New Film

Introduction Ray Giarratana’s second directorial project, The Tiger Rising is a story about two young children learning to overcome the emotional barriers of past trauma....

The 2022 Sundance Film Festival: Opening Coverage

The 2022 Sundance Film Festival is well underway. This year, despite the festival taking place in a completely virtual environment, there are a number...

A TASTE OF HUNGER: A Review Of Christoffer Boe’s Culinary Drama

Cinema Scholars reviews Christoffer Boe's culinary drama A Taste Of Hunger, starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Katrine Greis-Rosenthal. Magnolia Pictures will release A Taste Of Hunger...

The 2022 Sundance Film Festival: Continuing Coverage

Cinema Scholars presents a brief review and synopsis of eight more of the films currently showing at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. If you...

SUNDOWN: A Review Of The Mysterious Tim Roth Drama

Cinema Scholars reviews Sundown, Michel Franco's mysterious drama starring Tim Roth and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Bleecker Street will release Sundown in select theaters starting January 28th, 2022. Introduction When...