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BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA At 40: The Porkchop Express Rolls On

Introduction Grab your six-demon bag and buckle up in the Porkchop Express, because it’s time to join Cinema Scholars to celebrate the cinematic miracle that...

SUPERGIRL Review: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly…Or Is It?

Introduction When DC Comics introduced Supergirl in 1959, she wasn't simply conceived as a female version of Superman. She was created during a period when...

THE EXORCIST: MARTYRS Aims To Continue One Of Horror’s Most Enduring Legacies

Introduction Few horror films have left a mark on popular culture quite like The Exorcist (1973). The film redefined what audiences expected from the genre....

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...

THE LITTLE MERMAID (2023) Review – The Voice

Introduction With the release of the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, Disney will almost assuredly see its last billion-dollar box office remake of a...