Articles

Movies Pre-1970

The Making of POINT BLANK (1967)

Benjamin McVay -
Introduction Point Blank, released in 1967, is widely considered to be one of the best and most influential movies of the 1960s. Filmmakers such as...
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Modern Reviews

POWER BALLAD Review: Second Chances And Missed Opportunities

Greg Trosclair -
Introduction I have been trying to find a way to start this review of Power Ballad ever since I saw it at SXSW. It has...
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TV Pre-1990

THE AVENGERS: The Emma Peel Years (1965-1968)

Benjamin McVay -
Introduction The first three seasons of the ITV spy series The Avengers aired from 1961 to 1964. It was very popular in the UK, but...
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Reviews

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951) – A Retro Review

Rebecca Elliott -
Cinema Scholars presents a retro review for the 1951 science-fiction classic film The Day The Earth Stood Still. Directed by Robert Wise and starring...
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Modern Reviews

THE SHEEP DETECTIVES- Wait, Did You Say Sheep?

Kevin Jordan -
Introduction The Sheep Detectives isn't a story about human detectives investigating sheep. It's about sheep investigating the murder of their human shepherd, George (Hugh Jackman)....
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Movies 1970 - Current

Retro Review: TWILIGHT (1998)- The Last Case Of A Tired Man

Greg Trosclair -
Cinema Scholars goes back to the '90s with a retro review of Paul Newman's Twilight (1998). The neo noir features a star-studded cast including...
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Modern Reviews

ASSASSIN Review: When Good Action Meets Bad Balance

Greg Trosclair -
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...
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Modern Reviews

NORMAL Review: It’s All Over Our Faces

Kevin Jordan -
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...
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