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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...

THE EXORCIST – The Story Of A Cursed Production

Introduction Throughout the history of the moving image, there have been a handful of films classified as a "phenomenon." Examples of this are The Godfather...

THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING Is Inspiring, Whimsical, And Surprisingly Dark

Cinema Scholars reviews Andrew Patterson's whimsical honey heist, The Rivals of Amziah King. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Angelina LookingGlass, and Kurt Russell. Black...

COYOTE VS. ACME Review: Finally A Successful Acme Product!

Introduction I fell in love with Looney Tunes as a boy. It was just part of growing up. I would come home from school, and...

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE: Pushing The Yellow Bus 20 Years Later

Introduction It’s hard to overstate the enormous impact that Little Miss Sunshine had when the film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006. It...

THE END OF OAK STREET Review: A Summer Movie From Another Time

Introduction From the moment the soundtrack starts in David Robert Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street, I felt a certain sense of nostalgia. This movie...