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From Marlowe To Rockford: A Progression To An Iconic Character

Introduction When I was a boy, my family moved to Los Angeles in 1972. Those were idyllic years. I loved living in Southern California. I...

WANNABE: ALL WASHED UP: A Roundtable Interview With The Mockumentary Makers

Introduction Hollywood loves comeback stories. Few, however, are quite as gloriously awkward or as hilariously self-inflicted as Wannabe: All Washed Up. Twenty years after Richard...

GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS Review: This Is What They Mean By A Crime Against Film

Introduction The concept of the celebrity sex pass was popularized on an episode of Friends. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, a celebrity...

AMERICAN BABY: A Review Of The Teen Pregnancy Festival Darling

Cinema Scholars reviews the teenage pregnancy drama American Baby, directed by Ellen Rodnianski. The film won the Audience Award last fall at the Austin...

ASK E. JEAN: Director Ivy Meeropol On Her New Documentary, Silence, Survival, and Social Justice

Introduction There’s a moment early in Ask E. Jean where you completely forget where the story is heading. Before the lawsuits, before the deposition footage,...

THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU Review: Just Like Old Times

Introduction Did you know it's been seven years since the last Star Wars movie (The Rise of Skywalker) was released? It's hard to believe, but...

SACCHARINE Review: A Mixed Message Among the Horror

Introduction Despite a commitment to gross-out horror included with food, Natalie Erika James' Saccharine eventually falls victim to its own ideas. While it tries to...

DOCTOR WHO: THE MOVIE (1996): A 30 Year Reflection On The Doctor’s Attempted Revival

Introduction Thirty years ago, on May 14, 1996, a blue box materialized in a place it had rarely frequented: the gleaming, high-budget landscape of American...