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James Bond In Space! The Making of MOONRAKER (1979)

Good Intentions When James Bond's The Spy Who Loved Me was released in July of 1977, the plan was for Eon Productions, which made the...

Director Adam Wingard Returns To His Horror Roots With ONSLAUGHT

Cinema Scholars reviews Adam Wingard's new sci-fi horror film Onslaught. The film stars Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Reginald VelJohnson. A24 is releasing...

PLURIBUS: The Best Show On TV Is Coming Back For Season Two!

Introduction When Apple TV premiered Vince Gilligan’s Pluribus on November 7, 2025, the streamer suddenly had a new calling card. The nine-episode first season became...

HAMNET Review: To See Or Not To See?

Introduction How does a director bounce back after being widely considered the wrong fit for a Marvel movie? If you’re Chloé Zhao, the answer is...

ZOOTOPIA 2 Review: I’m A S-s-s-Snake

Introduction Here’s my biggest issue with the world in which Zootopia takes place. If all of the animals have evolved to higher intelligence and become...

Scholars’ Spotlight: Lon Chaney

Early Years Leonidas Frank Chaney was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on April Fool's Day in 1883. Both of Chaney's parents were deaf, and they...

THE PLANET OF THE APES (1968) – Or How I Went Bananas Over Movies!

Introduction October 1973 in Los Angeles, California, that’s the moment I truly fell in love with movies. I was nine years old, sitting in front...

THE THING WITH FEATHERS Takes to Wing

Introduction Dylan Southern’s The Thing with Feathers is an adaptation of Max Porter’s 2015 novel Grief is the Thing with Feathers, so now that you...