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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...

BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE Review: Bringing the Summer Fun!

Introduction The Bad Boys are back for their fourth outing. Will Smith’s Mike Lowry is getting married while Martin Lawrence’s Marcus Burnett begins to live...

THE BIKERIDERS: A Review Of Jeff Nichols’ Nostalgic Drama

Cinema Scholars reviews Jeff Nichols' nostalgic drama, The Bikeriders. The film stars Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, and Jodie Comer. Focus Features will release The...

LATENCY: Actor Alexis Ren Talks About Her New Horror Film!

Introduction In Latency, a gamer with agoraphobia is asked to test new gaming equipment that uses A.I. to read her mind, and the line between...

FIREBRAND: Director Karim Aïnouz Talks About His New Historical Drama

Introduction In Tudor England, Katherine Parr reluctantly agrees to become the sixth wife of the tyrannical King Henry VIII. Her consent to marry him carries...

Scholars’ Spotlight: The Legacy of Irving Thalberg

Introduction Irving Thalberg might not be a household name. But when it comes to film history, he played a major role in shaping cinema as...