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GROUNDSWELL: A Review Of The New Environmental Documentary

Introduction Groundswell is the final installment of a trilogy designed to give the audience hope that we can save the environment, and the answer is...

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...

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...