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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...

Scholars Spotlight: Harry Cohn, The Meanest Man In Hollywood

Introduction As the head of Columbia Pictures, Harry Cohn earned a reputation as "the meanest man in Hollywood." The stories around his conduct are the...

THE GODFATHER PART II (1974): The Making Of A Masterpiece

Introduction The number of sequel films that are considered superior to their original counterparts can likely be counted on one hand. Very often it's also...

WONKA (2023) Review: Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates

Introduction It’s the holidays and you know what that means...mystery chocolates. I suppose it’s also a time for family and gifts and arguments. But nothing...

POSSESSION (1981): A Retro Review

Over forty years later, Andrzej Żuławski's Possession (1981) provides a genre mashup to remember. Part psychological drama and part slasher movie, stars Isabelle Adjani...

MONOLITH: An Interview With Star Lily Sullivan And Director Matt Vesely!

Synopsis In the new sci-fi/horror film Monolith, while trying to salvage her career, a disgraced journalist (played by Evil Dead Rise’s new Scream Queen, Lily...