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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...

APPOFENIACS: A Review Of The New Mind Bending Horror Film!

Introduction Apophenia - the erroneous perception of patterns or correlations in random or unconnected phenomena, events, and data. When it comes to horror, the most...

FANTASTIC FEST 2025: Highlights From The World’s Largest Genre Festival

Cinema Scholars highlights some of our favorite films from Fantastic Fest 2025. The week-long film festival takes place annually at the flagship Alamo Drafthouse...

JOLT (2021) – A Cinema Scholars Review of Beckinsales’ Latest

Introduction Despite the seemingly endless array of action/thriller titles that have filled marquees for decades, most of these films can generally be broken down into...

JOE BELL (2021) – A Review Of The New Mark Wahlberg Drama

Introduction Hindsight can be a double-edged sword. On one side, knowledge gained from life events teaches people how to make better decisions going forward. On...

Richard Pryor And Gene Wilder: An Illusion Of Friendship

Introduction From the mid-1970s through the 1980s, Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor teamed up four times (Silver Streak (1976), Stir Crazy (1980), See No Evil,...