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ASSASSIN Review: When Good Action Meets Bad Balance

Introduction I really dislike a movie that does not know what it is. Is it an action film, a comedy, a drama? Sometimes a film...

NORMAL Review: It’s All Over Our Faces

Introduction In a movie like Normal, you can't help but smile some of the time. Not because it's a well-written movie. Not because of stand-out...

Art House New York: An Interview With Allason Leitz, Co-Founder Of The “People’s Film Festival”

Introduction There’s a familiar story doing the rounds: cinemas are dying, audiences have moved on, and the magic of the big screen is fading into...

THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER: An Interview With Star Denzel Whitaker

Introduction Death is ever present in Vicaria's world - violence, police brutality, substance abuse and after watching her mother and brother succumb, she's had enough....

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN: A 25th Anniversary Oral History

Introduction In a decade that saw him direct Jurassic Park (1993), Schindler's List (1993), and Amistad (1997), Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan (1998) may be...

THE BOOGEYMAN (2023) Review: Reliving Childhood Fears

Introduction My first scary movie was the original Poltergeist (1982). I was around eight years old at the time and my dad thought it would...

Cinema Scholars’ Fifty Favorite Performers Poll Results!

Cinema Scholars recently conducted a poll on social media where we asked people to provide their ten favorite performers (actors and actresses in one...

THE WRATH OF BECKY: An Interview With The Directors And Star Lulu Wilson

Cinema Scholars interviews The Wrath Of Becky star Lulu Wilson and directors Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. Quiver Distribution is releasing the film exclusively...