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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...

HOWLING VILLAGE – A Review Of Shimizu’s Latest Horror Film

Cinema Scholars reviews Takashi Shimizu's (The Grudge movies) latest horror film Howling Village, starring Ryôta Bandô, Rinka Ôtani, Ayaka Miyoshi, Megumi Okina, and Renji...

SLAMDANCE FESTIVAL: Director Agnieszka Zwiefka Talks About Her Documentary SILENT TREES

Synopsis Silent Trees introduces us to Runa, a 16-year-old Kurdish refugee and her family who have been stranded in an icy forest in the Belarusian-Polish...

THE COEN BROTHERS: Together Again And Making A Horror Movie!

Introduction Hitchcock, Kubrick, Scorsese, PTA, and The Coen Brothers. Names synonymous with not just filmmaking, but GREAT filmmaking. Joel Daniel and Ethan Jesse Coen, for...

THE QUIET ONES: Director Frederik Louis Hviid Talks About His New Danish Heist Film

Introduction The Quiet Ones is a suspenseful action thriller about a team of ambitious and uncompromising criminals who share the same goal: to achieve the impossible...

CLEANER Review: Exactly The Action Film You Expect It Is (In A Good Way)

Introduction On paper, Martin Campbell's Cleaner looks like another Die Hard incarnation with Daisy Ridley substituted for Bruce Willis. Once you see the film, you'll...