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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...

The Stork Club: Old Hollywood’s New York Hangout

Introduction From 1929 until 1965, the famed New York City establishment, The Stork Club, was one of the world's premier nightclubs. Here, movie stars mingled...

CHARLIE THE WONDERDOG: A Review Of Owen Wilson’s New Animated Feature

Introduction To start on the right paw, I know I'm not the target demographic for Charlie the Wonderdog. Frankly, I thought it was an existing...

NIGHT PATROL Review: Nighty Night

Introduction Night Patrol is a lot of things, but most of all, it is not a very good movie. That’s the most frustrating part, because...

28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE Review: Two Become One

Introduction There were three red flags for me going into 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. The first is that the entire franchise is decidedly...

Scholars’ Spotlight: Stella Stevens

Early Years Estelle Eggleston was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi, on October 1, 1938. Her family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, when she was four years...

FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF: A 40th Anniversary Retrospective

Introduction Released in June 1986, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off marked a pivotal moment in the cycle of American teen comedies that defined the decade. Written...