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WHALEFALL Review: Inner Space

Introduction Whalefall is probably the best movie one can make about a human being trying to survive being swallowed by a whale. That's not a...

FOLLOWING HARRY: Director Susanne Rostock On Harry Belafonte, Activism, And The Power Of Legacy

Introduction Harry Belafonte is almost impossible to introduce without mentioning Day-O. The legendary performer became a global superstar through music, film, and television, but his...

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 Strange Relationship Of Candice And Edgar Bergen

Introduction Before Candice Bergen had a career in Hollywood, she was essentially a prop in a home-based ventriloquist act in a town called Beverly Hills....

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 – One Thousand Assassins Dead, A Zillion More To Go

Introduction  “Once you kill him, then what?” This is what a friend asks John Wick (Keanu Reeves). Great question. In the never-ending kill-box that is...

Scholars’ Spotlight: The Pickford Family (Part 2)

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...

SXSW 2023: Four Of Our Festival Favorites

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...

THE BIG LEBOWSKI: The Dude Celebrates His 25th Anniversary

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...