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SXSW Film & TV: Three Rom-Coms, Three Very Different Results

Cinema Scholars offers the final installment of our coverage from the SXSW Film & TV Festival 2026, taking a look at three very different...

The Performance of a Lifetime: Celebrating 30 Years of THE BIRDCAGE

Introduction In the spring of 1996, a vibrant, pastel-hued whirlwind touched down in South Beach, Miami, and changed the landscape of mainstream American comedy forever....

MERMAID Is Giving Major Florida Vibes – Interview With Star Johnny Pemberton

As anyone who's watched the 2015 Polish horror/musical masterpiece The Lure can attest, mermaids are supposed to be scary. They're not humans with fish...

SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE Review — Or Is It A Road to Nowhere?

Introduction When Sisu debuted in 2022, it felt like a blast of fresh air for the action genre. It explored a part of World War...

FRONTIER CRUCIBLE: Thomas Jane On The Enduring Power of Westerns And Shooting In John Ford’s Desert!

Introduction Hollywood mainstay Thomas Jane has carved out a rare career—one that moves effortlessly between noir, action, prestige television, and, increasingly, the American Western. With...

HAMNET Review: To See Or Not To See?

Introduction How does a director bounce back after being widely considered the wrong fit for a Marvel movie? If you’re Chloé Zhao, the answer is...

ZOOTOPIA 2 Review: I’m A S-s-s-Snake

Introduction Here’s my biggest issue with the world in which Zootopia takes place. If all of the animals have evolved to higher intelligence and become...

Scholars’ Spotlight: Lon Chaney

Early Years Leonidas Frank Chaney was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on April Fool's Day in 1883. Both of Chaney's parents were deaf, and they...