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FOLLOWING HARRY: Director Susanne Rostock On Harry Belafonte, Activism, And The Power Of Legacy

Introduction Harry Belafonte is almost impossible to introduce without mentioning Day-O. The legendary performer became a global superstar through music, film, and television, but his...

TOO MANY BEASTS Review: Never Boaring But A Little Hammy

Introduction Sometimes at a film festival, you just have to watch a movie because that's what you can get to see at the time. This...

THE SOCIAL RECKONING Review: Like And Share

Sorkin My favorite thing about writer/director Aaron Sorkin is his ability to frame complicated topics in ways that are easily understood. Whether it's A Few...

Black Phone 2: A Chilling Second Volume In Derrickson’s Modern Horror Chronicle

Introduction I’ve always appreciated when filmmakers love a genre so deeply that they create an homage in its honor. That’s exactly what Scott Derrickson and...

Rodgers And Hammerstein: A Cinematic Celebration – Part II

Introduction Join Cinema Scholars for Part II of our celebration of one of the great cinematic partnerships. When Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II joined...

NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959): An Appreciation

"A Hitchcock Picture to End All Hitchcock Pictures" Alfred Hitchcock made a total of fifty-three films. And it's amazing to consider just how many managed...

TRON: ARES Review – We Used Smaller Words This Time

Introduction It's been fifteen years since Tron: Legacy (2010) was released, and about a hundred years since the original Tron (1982), based on how much...

ROOFMAN Review: A Light-Hearted Fantasy, Tinged With Reality

Introduction No one could ever accuse director Derek Cianfrance of being un-serious. With a filmography that includes Blue Valentine (2010), The Place Beyond the Pines...