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TOO MANY BEASTS Review: Never Boaring But A Little Hammy

Introduction Sometimes at a film festival, you just have to watch a movie because that's what you can get to see at the time. This...

THE SOCIAL RECKONING Review: Like And Share

Sorkin My favorite thing about writer/director Aaron Sorkin is his ability to frame complicated topics in ways that are easily understood. Whether it's A Few...

GIRL IN THE NIGHT Review: How To Make A Superhero Movie Fun Again

Introduction  The superhero genre has kind of been played out over the last few years. Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) was a very good movie,...

TONY Offers Up A Perfect Slice From Anthony Bourdain’s Beginnings

Cinema Scholars reviews the new Anthony Bourdain biopic, Tony. The film is directed by Matt Johnson and stars Dominic Sessa, Antonio Banderas, and Emilia...

MOTOR CITY Review: Trying Something New, Which Sort Of Works

Introduction Sparkling dialogue is not the trademark of traditional action movies. Potsy Ponciroli's Motor City attempts to cultivate an action film nearly devoid of any...

ROCKY (1976): Still The Champ Fifty Years Later

Introduction Fifty years have passed since a modest, low-budget film about a down-and-out Philadelphia club fighter first flickered across screens. Rocky, released in 1976, remains...

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Review: The Heart Of Spider-Man

Introduction Spider-Man has been the everyman of the Marvel Universe since his first appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962. The Fantastic Four may be...

Scholars’ Spotlight: Paul Thomas Anderson

Introduction Since his first feature hit theaters in 1996, Paul Thomas Anderson has built a body of work that stands apart from most of what...