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ASSASSIN Review: When Good Action Meets Bad Balance

Introduction I really dislike a movie that does not know what it is. Is it an action film, a comedy, a drama? Sometimes a film...

NORMAL Review: It’s All Over Our Faces

Introduction In a movie like Normal, you can't help but smile some of the time. Not because it's a well-written movie. Not because of stand-out...

Art House New York: An Interview With Allason Leitz, Co-Founder Of The “People’s Film Festival”

Introduction There’s a familiar story doing the rounds: cinemas are dying, audiences have moved on, and the magic of the big screen is fading into...

SXSW 2025 Wrap Up: Our Takeaways From The Annual Film & TV Fest

With another festival in the books, Cinema Scholars looks back at some of the hits and misses in our SXSW 2025 Wrap Up. From...

NOVOCAINE Review – About A Boy (Or Pain And Gain)

Introduction If you’ve ever wondered what typecasting is, I present to you, Jack Quaid. Quaid is one of the stars of Amazon Prime’s series The...

EEPHUS Review: A Loving Ode To Pointless Athletics

Opening Pointless athleticism can range from an excuse to hang out with your buddies or a reason to get away from your wife. Whatever the...

SXSW 2025: O’DESSA Director Geremy Jasper On His Dystopian Rock Opera

Cinema Scholars' Rebecca Elliott interviews Geremy Jasper, director of the new dystopian rock opera O'Dessa, at SXSW 2025. The film stars Sadie Sink, Kelvin Harrison...

SXSW 2025: Director Ari Gold Tell Us About One-Shot Musical BROTHER VERSES BROTHER

Cinema Scholars interviews Brother Verses Brother director and star Ari Gold at SXSW 2025. The one-shot musical, executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola, premiered...