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From Marlowe To Rockford: A Progression To An Iconic Character

Introduction When I was a boy, my family moved to Los Angeles in 1972. Those were idyllic years. I loved living in Southern California. I...

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...

Austin Film Festival 2025: CHRISTY Follows The Knockout Formula

Cinema Scholars reviews the new boxer biopic Christy out of the 2025 Austin Film Festival. The film is directed by David Michôd and stars...

FRANKENSTEIN (2025) Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Gothic Resurrection

Introduction I remember watching the Universal Monster movies Frankenstein (1931), Dracula (1931), The Mummy (1932), and the rest with my dad when we lived in...

REGRETTING YOU Review: Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth

Introduction Regretting You is now the second Colleen Hoover novel adaptation I’ve seen, after last year’s It Ends With Us. I hope there isn’t a...

Austin Film Festival 2025: Writer Nora Garrett Talks AFTER THE HUNT

Cinema Scholars interviews After The Hunt writer Nora Garrett at the Austin Film Festival 2025. The new drama, directed by Luca Guadagnino, stars Julia...

SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE Review: Bruce Is Sad And Tedious

Introduction Bruce Springsteen is sad, you guys. Just in case you weren't sure of it, director Scott Cooper plays the most obvious filmmaking hits to...