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TOP GUN (1986): A 40th Anniversary Retrospective

Introduction Top Gun (1986) was a film that defined the military and action genres from the 1980’s on. Combining a high-octane story with an amazing...

The Making of POINT BLANK (1967)

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...

POWER BALLAD Review: Second Chances And Missed Opportunities

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...

SNOW WHITE (2025) Review: Still Including All Your Favorite Dwarves

Introduction If you saw a preview of Snow White, you were probably as nervous as I was about seeing it. I saw what the CGI...

A CURSED MAN: Filmmaker Liam Le Guillou Discusses His New Documentary

Introduction Is magic real? Can a practitioner of magic cast a spell on a person that has a very real effect That's what documentarian Liam...

BLACK BAG Review: If I Tell You…I Don’t Have To Kill You

Introduction Who is going to be the next James Bond? It’s been four years since Daniel Craig’s Bond died in No Time to Die and...

MEANWHILE: An Interview With Director CATHERINE GUND About Her New Docu-Poem

Synopsis Meanwhile is a docu-poem in six verses about artists breathing through chaos. In dynamic collaboration, Jacqueline Woodson (text), Meshell Ndegeocello (soundscape), Erika Dilday (support),...

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...