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LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE: Pushing The Yellow Bus 20 Years Later

Introduction It’s hard to overstate the enormous impact that Little Miss Sunshine had when the film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006. It...

THE END OF OAK STREET Review: A Summer Movie From Another Time

Introduction From the moment the soundtrack starts in David Robert Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street, I felt a certain sense of nostalgia. This movie...

QUENTIN TARANTINO: What’s Next For One Of Hollywood’s Greatest Directors?

Introduction Almost 35 years into his career, Quentin Tarantino remains one of the most distinctive and influential filmmakers of the modern era. Emerging from the...

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...