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Modern Reviews

ASSASSIN Review: When Good Action Meets Bad Balance

Greg Trosclair -
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...
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Modern Reviews

NORMAL Review: It’s All Over Our Faces

Kevin Jordan -
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...
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Interviews

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

Glen Dower -
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...
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Actors Spotlight

Scholars’ Spotlight: The Pickford Family (Part 2)

Benjamin McVay -
This is the second part of our series on Mary, Jack, and Lottie Pickford. If you missed part one (Click Here) to read it. Jack...
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Movies 1970 - Current

SXSW 2023: Four Of Our Festival Favorites

Rebecca Elliott -
Cinema Scholars concludes its coverage of SXSW 2023 by taking a look at four of our favorite films from this year's festival. Problemista It wouldn’t be...
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Movies 1970 - Current

THE BIG LEBOWSKI: The Dude Celebrates His 25th Anniversary

Hugh Feinberg -
Introduction Directors and brothers Joel and Ethan Coen were riding on the coattails of the wildly successful and Oscar-winning masterpiece that was Fargo (1994). As...
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Modern Reviews

SXSW 2023 Review: The New Horror Film TALK TO ME

Diana De La Torre -
Introduction Creepy with crackling suspense, Talk To Me is a fantastic, supernatural horror film from co-directors Michael and Danny Philippou. Originally a short story by...
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Modern Reviews

INSIDE Review: Willem Dafoe Is Exceptionally Alone And On A Mission

Ben Miller -
INTRODUCTION Intentionally claustrophobic and tightly wound, Vasilis Katsoupis' Inside places an exceptional Willem Dafoe in the middle of a unique situation and lets him do...
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