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Modern Reviews

Review: MOTHER MARY Is A Stylized Rock Opera Thriller With Horror Sensibilities

Rebecca Elliott -
Cinema Scholars reviews David Lowery's new music thriller Mother Mary, starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel. The film co-stars FKA Twigs, Kaia Gerber, and...
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Non-Actors Spotlight

Scholars Spotlight: The Sherman Brothers – Part II

Glen Dower -
Introduction If Part I of our series was the story of an ascent, then Part II is the story of orbit. Join us as we...
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Modern Reviews

SXSW Film & TV: Three Rom-Coms, Three Very Different Results

Greg Trosclair -
Cinema Scholars offers the final installment of our coverage from the SXSW Film & TV Festival 2026, taking a look at three very different...
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Modern Reviews

NO SUDDEN MOVE (2021) – Soderbergh’s Latest

Hugh Feinberg -
Steven Soderbergh One of the many things you can say about award-winning director Steven Soderbergh is that he's stayed remarkably busy. Over the last 30+...
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Places and Things

The Rise and Fall of the Brown Derby: A Pictorial Feature

Benjamin McVay -
The Brown Derby was a Los Angeles-based restaurant chain with 4 locations around town. It was also associated with a wide array of Hollywood...
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Retro Reviews

ALIENS (1986): A 35th Anniversary Retrospective

Diana De La Torre -
Aliens, blasted into theaters in 1986, just over 35 years ago. The film was directed by James Cameron (Titanic, True Lies) and starred the...
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Movies

Christmas In July! THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993)

Rebecca Elliott -
Whether you love or despise them, holiday movies have been an institution in cinema. This was long before Bing Crosby crooned about his love...
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Modern Reviews

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Review: A Modern American Classic

Ben Miller -
Introduction Director Paul Thomas Anderson has nothing more to prove, but that doesn't stop him from making another bona fide masterpiece. With One Battle After...
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