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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...

THE ODYSSEY: A Review Of Christopher Nolan’s Latest Epic!

Introduction Christopher Nolan has become a generational storyteller and filmmaker. His films have explored superheroes through The Dark Knight Trilogy, science fiction through Interstellar (2014)...

TROLLS BAND TOGETHER Review – Road Trip

Introduction In Hollywood’s never-ending quest to milk every franchise into a desiccated husk, they present to us Trolls Band Together. While being the third film...

THE JOB OF SONGS: An Interview With Director Lila Schmitz

Introduction On the west coast of Ireland, a community of musicians seeks joy and connection through music as they face a modernizing world. Synopsis The Job of...

NAPOLEON Review: An Abject Failure From Top-To-Bottom

Introduction Boring, pointless, and uninspired, Ridley Scott’s Napoleon attempts to side-step the traditional biopic pratfalls but forgets to do anything remotely interesting or captivating. Scott, and...

The Secrets of Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO

Introduction In many ways, Psycho (1960) is the perfect film school movie. In addition to containing what is perhaps the most studied sequence in all...

SALTBURN: A Review Of Emerald Fennell’s Provocative Thriller At The Austin Film Festival

Cinema Scholars reviews Emerald Fennell’s provocative thriller, Saltburn. The film screened as the opening night selection for this year's Austin Film Festival, with Fennell...