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WANNABE: ALL WASHED UP: A Roundtable Interview With The Mockumentary Makers

Introduction Hollywood loves comeback stories. Few, however, are quite as gloriously awkward or as hilariously self-inflicted as Wannabe: All Washed Up. Twenty years after Richard...

GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS Review: This Is What They Mean By A Crime Against Film

Introduction The concept of the celebrity sex pass was popularized on an episode of Friends. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, a celebrity...

AUTONOMOUS: Kyle Valle And Erin Áine Talk About Their Groundbreaking ‘Micro Horror’

Introduction Independent filmmaking has always been about embracing limitations and transforming them into opportunities. Whether it's stretching a budget, building creatures from scratch, or experimenting...

BOILING POINT: Review Of The One-Shot Restaurant Drama

Filmed as one continuous tracking shot, Philip Barantini's Boiling Point uses this technique to enhance its story rather than using it as a niche. ...

Cinema Scholars Reviews GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE

Cinema Scholars reviews Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which opens exclusively in theaters nationwide on November 19, 2021 courtesy of Columbia Films. Introduction It’s no secret that...

An Interview With RED STONE Writer/Director Derek Presley

Cinema Scholars takes a look at the new indie crime thriller Red Stone, and sits down with director Derek Presley to talk cinematic inspirations,...

THE BEATLES: GET BACK – A Review of Peter Jackson’s Epic Documentary

Introduction January 1969 was a rough period for the world's four most famous musicians. Brian Epstein, manager and fixer for The Beatles, had died of...

THE SPINE OF NIGHT: A Review Of The New Animated Fantasy Epic

Cinema Scholars reviews the new animated fantasy The Spine Of Night, which opens in theaters, on demand and digital October 29, 2021. Introduction When telling an epic...