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Fantastic Fest 2026: The Director Of THE SQUIRREL Talks About His Sweet Sci-Fi Charmer

Cinema Scholars is back with more coverage of Fantastic Fest 2026 and an interview with Markus Lehmusruusu, director of The Squirrel. The Squirrel, a...

Fantastic Fest 2026 Coverage: Two Days Full Of Horror!

Introduction I love Fantastic Fest! It is my favorite eight days of the year. Every year, I walk into the festival carrying this massive amount...

RESIDENT EVIL (2026) Review: Never Thought I Would See The Day

Introduction My first memory of the Resident Evil video game franchise goes all the way back to my college years. I was in a friend's...

SILO Season One Review: Another Winner For Apple TV+

Introduction The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG AFTRA) are both on...

BABYLON 5: A Thirtieth Anniversary Retrospective

Introduction It was the year 1987 and writer/producer J. Michael Straczynski came up with a concept for a television story that had not been tried...

James Bond on Horseback: The Making of THE WILD WILD WEST (1965-69)

Two of the most popular genres in television in the mid-1960s were spies and Westerns. So it made perfect sense to combine the pair...

A Dress For Flying: The Glamour And Tragedy Of Marilyn Monroe

Introduction Dr. Marcus Morris, a practicing clinical psychologist in the UK, writes a Substack blog about the psychology of celebrity and stardom. He uses the...

COBWEB: An Interview With The Director And Star Of The New Horror/Thriller

Cinema Scholars interviews the director and star of Cobweb, Samuel Bodin and Woody Norman. Cobweb will be in theaters on July 21. Introduction By their very...