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SUPERGIRL Review: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly…Or Is It?

Introduction When DC Comics introduced Supergirl in 1959, she wasn't simply conceived as a female version of Superman. She was created during a period when...

THE EXORCIST: MARTYRS Aims To Continue One Of Horror’s Most Enduring Legacies

Introduction Few horror films have left a mark on popular culture quite like The Exorcist (1973). The film redefined what audiences expected from the genre....

John Carpenter: The Early Years – Part Two

Introduction In part one of this retrospective, we looked back at the early years of John Carpenter's career (you can read it here!). This included...

JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH Review – More Like Afterbirth

Introduction Does anyone get excited for the birth of their fourth child? Or seventh? Or is it more like that feeling you get when you...

Scholars’ Spotlight: Rudolph Valentino

Early Years Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla, who would be known professionally as Rudolph Valentino, was born on May 6, 1895,...

The Rise And Fall Of The Hollywood Studio System – Part 1: The Golden Machine 1927–1939

Introduction The curtain rose on a new age of Hollywood cinema in 1927, when The Jazz Singer shattered the silence of motion pictures with Al...

F1: The Movie Review – Wonderboy

Introduction You’re probably going to see a bunch of reviews describing F1: The Movie as predictable and formulaic. Many will call it predictable, but that’s...

The Wilhelm Scream: Hollywood’s Legendary Sound Effect

Introduction Have you ever heard of The Wilhelm Scream? It might just be the most famous sound effect in the history of Hollywood. Sound effects...