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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...

2026 Hot Springs International Documentary Film Festival Recap

Introduction James Whitmore said, "The documentary form is something we need more than almost anything else." Today, that statement is truer than ever. So it...

Fantastic Fest 2026: Part 1 Of Director Nick Simon On WHAT HAPPENED TO DORIS?

Cinema Scholars is back at Fantastic Fest with coverage from the 21st annual celebration of genre film in Austin, Texas. Up first, we chat...

A Shorthand to WISDOM OF HAPPINESS: We Review the New Documentary

Producers Richard Gere and Owen Moverman, in conjunction with the Walo Kamm Foundation, have joined together to bring us Wisdom of Happiness, a documentary...

PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 Review: An Embarrassment Of Witches

Practical Magic I very recently learned that Practical Magic (1998) might be a cult favorite. At first, I thought this was a preposterous notion. I...

SUNSET BOULEVARD: The Making Of The Billy Wilder Classic

Premise Before legendary director Billy Wilder moved to Los Angeles and began to direct iconic Hollywood movies, he was a big fan of them. While...

CASINO ROYALE (2006): Becoming Bond Twenty Years Later

Twenty years after it hit screens in November 2006, Casino Royale still feels like the moment that the James Bond series remembered what it...