Articles

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...

An Interview With The Legendary Lance Henriksen!

Introduction With today being his 83rd birthday, Cinema Scholars celebrates the career of Lance Henriksen. With 260-plus roles to his name, an online business selling...

Our Q&A With Old Hollywood Biographer Lara Gabrielle

Introduction We had the pleasure of sitting down recently with acclaimed Old Hollywood biographer Lara Gabrielle (Captain of Her Soul: The Life of Marion Davies)...

CRIES AND WHISPERS (1973): A 50th Anniversary Retro Review

Introduction Intense, contained, expertly performed, and haunting, Ingmar Bergman's Cries and Whispers (1972) goes many levels deep to show the selfishness of humanity while monstrosities happen...

THE ARTIFICE GIRL: An Interview With Writer/Director Franklin Ritch

Introduction The Artifice Girl is directed and written by Franklin Ritch in his feature film debut. The film stars Tatum Matthews (The Waltons: Homecoming),...

ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET Finally Hits The Big Screen

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret finally hits the big screen, and Cinema Scholars is ready with our review of the long-awaited adaptation...