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Fantastic Fest 2026: The Director Of THE SQUIRREL Talks About His Sweet Sci-Fi Charmer

Cinema Scholars is back with more coverage of Fantastic Fest 2026 and an interview with Markus Lehmusruusu, director of The Squirrel. The Squirrel, a...

Fantastic Fest 2026 Coverage: Two Days Full Of Horror!

Introduction I love Fantastic Fest! It is my favorite eight days of the year. Every year, I walk into the festival carrying this massive amount...

RESIDENT EVIL (2026) Review: Never Thought I Would See The Day

Introduction My first memory of the Resident Evil video game franchise goes all the way back to my college years. I was in a friend's...

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...

THE RUNNING MAN (2025) Review: That’s THIS Year!

Introduction The Running Man is one of the most appropriately timed movies I’ve ever seen, as my son is currently studying dystopian novels in his...

PREDATOR 2: A 35th Anniversary Celebration

Introduction  November 21, 1990, was the day Predator 2 stalked into theaters. It feels, at once, like yesterday and another era. Join Cinema Scholars as...