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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...

THE EXCHANGE (2021): A Review Of The 80s Coming-Of-Age Comedy

Introduction Period pieces in film represent a good chunk of current offerings. People love telling stories from the past. A big part of an honest...

RIDE THE EAGLE (2021): A Review Of The New Jake Johnson Comedy

Introduction Sometimes when a reviewer says that an actor “carries the film,” they mean that the performer’s talent and sheer charisma are the glue that...

THE EVIL DEAD – A 40th Anniversary Retrospective

Fathom Events and Grindhouse Releasing are getting ready to bring writer/director Sam Raimi's original 1981 horror film, The Evil Dead, back to cinemas across...

THE MONKEES (1965-68) – A Cultural Phenomenon

Raybert Productions The genesis of The Monkees started when Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider formed Raybert Productions in 1965. Their plan was to produce feature...

Five Films That We’re Looking Forward To In 2021

Even with the cinemas largely closed for much of 2020 and part of 2021, we were still able to take in, and enjoy a...