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THE DOG STARS: Another Take On Ridley Scott’s Latest Film

Introduction By and large, the apocalypse feels a little played out as a subject. Between the zompocalypse, plagues, and war, it has been a subject...

James Bond In Space! The Making of MOONRAKER (1979)

Good Intentions When James Bond's The Spy Who Loved Me was released in July of 1977, the plan was for Eon Productions, which made the...

Director Adam Wingard Returns To His Horror Roots With ONSLAUGHT

Cinema Scholars reviews Adam Wingard's new sci-fi horror film Onslaught. The film stars Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Reginald VelJohnson. A24 is releasing...

PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES: A Thanksgiving Retro Review

Few films have endured better than John Hughes' 1987 classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles. The film features two pitch-perfect performances from its stars Steve...

IT FOLLOWS: The Making Of An Indie Horror Classic

Introduction With the success of the Smile franchise which is poised to haunt our dreams for many years to come, we thought we would celebrate...

HIGHLANDER II: THE QUICKENING – A Retrospective Review

Introduction Highlander II: The Quickening (1991), directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Christopher Lambert is generally seen by many as one of the worst mainstream...

WICKED Review: A Discovery Of Witches

Introduction I’m not a big fan of origin stories featuring villains. They always start out with the villain being good and, later, either being misunderstood...

The Making Of E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL

If it weren't for a pair of decisions by Steven Spielberg in the late 1970s/early 1980s E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) would have never made...