Articles

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...

SWAN SONG Review: Sci-Fi Gets Sad With Mahershala Ali

Introduction Delicate and sentimental, Benjamin Cleary's Swan Song gives two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali a showcase performance in this adult drama.  Featuring strong supporting performances...

THE TENDER BAR – A Review Of George Clooney’s Latest Film

Cinema Scholars takes a look at the coming-of-age memoir adaptation, The Tender Bar. Directed by George Clooney, the film stars Ben Affleck, Lily Rabe,...

AMERICAN UNDERDOG – A Review Of The Inspirational Sports Drama

Cinema Scholars reviews the new inspirational sports drama American Underdog, starring Zachary Levi, Anna Paquin, and Dennis Quaid. Lionsgate will release American Underdog in...

Scholars’ Spotlight: Photographer George Hurrell

Introduction George Hurrell is the definitive photographer of Hollywood’s Golden Age. A master of black and white photography whose expertise in contrast and shadows was...

JOCKEY: A Review Of The Soulful Horse Racing Drama

Like The Wrestler, only with horseracing, Clint Bentley's Jockey gives the life of jockeys insight and soul, while also showcasing longtime character actor Clifton...