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THE DOG STARS: Another Take On Ridley Scott’s Latest Film

Introduction By and large, the apocalypse feels a little played out as a subject. Between the zompocalypse, plagues, and war, it has been a subject...

James Bond In Space! The Making of MOONRAKER (1979)

Good Intentions When James Bond's The Spy Who Loved Me was released in July of 1977, the plan was for Eon Productions, which made the...

Director Adam Wingard Returns To His Horror Roots With ONSLAUGHT

Cinema Scholars reviews Adam Wingard's new sci-fi horror film Onslaught. The film stars Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Reginald VelJohnson. A24 is releasing...

SILENT NIGHT Review : Christmas Comedy Gets Dark

Featuring a wonderful ensemble and the darkest of pitch-black comedy, Camille Griffin's Silent Night will satisfy the Christmas scrooges and turn off those looking...

The Making of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925)

Introduction Universal Studios has been synonymous with high-quality horror movies for almost its entire existence. Although 1923's The Hunchback of Notre Dame could be considered...

Fantastic Fest 2021: Director Eric McEver Talks IKÉ BOYS

Introduction Fantastic Fest has become one of the most renowned genre film festivals in the exhibition game. Even with scaled-back scheduling due to the pandemic,...

Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy In Horror

Introduction Back in 2009 Michael Mallory's book Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror was released. The picture-filled book covered the history of the monster...

SEANCE (2021): A Review of Simon Barrett’s Boarding School Mystery.

Cinema Scholars' presents a reviews of Séance, the 2021 supernatural slasher by Simon Barrett. This is Barrett's feature length directorial debut. Introduction: Simon Barrett became a...