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Austin Film Festival: Tyler Savage On ODDITIES, Genre Mashups, And Working With Adrienne Barbeau

Cinema Scholars interviews Tyler Savage, writer/director of the horror film Oddities, which celebrated its Texas Premiere at the Austin Film Festival. Oddities stars Lilimar,...

WICKER Review: The Most Human Man In Town Isn’t Human

Introduction I recently reviewed the first two episodes of Mike Flanagan’s new production of Carrie. One of the central themes of Carrie is the cruelty...

Austin Film Festival: A Chat With PETUNIA Director Alec C. Cohen And Star Charlie McDermott

Cinema Scholars interviews Petunia writer/director Alec C. Cohen and star Charlie McDermott at the Austin Film Festival. The film celebrated its world premiere at...

THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU Review: Just Like Old Times

Introduction Did you know it's been seven years since the last Star Wars movie (The Rise of Skywalker) was released? It's hard to believe, but...

SACCHARINE Review: A Mixed Message Among the Horror

Introduction Despite a commitment to gross-out horror included with food, Natalie Erika James' Saccharine eventually falls victim to its own ideas. While it tries to...

DOCTOR WHO: THE MOVIE (1996): A 30 Year Reflection On The Doctor’s Attempted Revival

Introduction Thirty years ago, on May 14, 1996, a blue box materialized in a place it had rarely frequented: the gleaming, high-budget landscape of American...

SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959): A Critical Analysis

Introduction Some Like It Hot (1959) is a comedy film by famed director Billy Wilder, who also directed titles such as Double Indemnity (1944) and...

THE ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH: The Latest On QT and Fincher’s New Sequel!

Introduction The buzz around The Adventures of Cliff Booth is real. This standalone sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood (2019) brings back...