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Austin Film Festival: Tyler Savage On ODDITIES, Genre Mashups, And Working With Adrienne Barbeau

Cinema Scholars interviews Tyler Savage, writer/director of the horror film Oddities, which celebrated its Texas Premiere at the Austin Film Festival. Oddities stars Lilimar,...

WICKER Review: The Most Human Man In Town Isn’t Human

Introduction I recently reviewed the first two episodes of Mike Flanagan’s new production of Carrie. One of the central themes of Carrie is the cruelty...

Austin Film Festival: A Chat With PETUNIA Director Alec C. Cohen And Star Charlie McDermott

Cinema Scholars interviews Petunia writer/director Alec C. Cohen and star Charlie McDermott at the Austin Film Festival. The film celebrated its world premiere at...

PETULIA: Why Richard Lester’s 1968 Masterpiece Is So Underrated

Introduction Imagine a film set in the late 1960s. You can hear the psychedelic rock and roll and see the acid-laced colors and the paisley-printed...

WEAPONS (2025) Review: Lessons Learned

Introduction How did you feel about the 2022 movie Barbarian? You can read what I thought of Barbarian in detail, but to summarize, I was...

The Rise And Fall Of The Hollywood Studio System – Part 3: The Unmaking Of A Dream Machine: 1946–1950

Introduction As the smoke cleared over Europe and the Pacific in 1945, American soldiers came home to parades, prosperity—and to a Hollywood that was suddenly...

THE NAKED GUN (2025) Review: Put Your Zeitgeist Where Your Mouth Is

Introduction The main attraction of spoofs and parodies is that they make fun of something popular or familiar. Think about the most famous spoofs. Every...

THE BAD GUYS 2 Review: Everything An Animated Sequel Should Be…And More

Introduction I was struck while watching Pierre Perifel's The Bad Guys 2. Frankly, I was surprised to find that I was enjoying it as much...