Benjamin Franz

Benjamin Franz is a research librarian and film scholar with the University of Houston Clear Lake. He greatly enjoys the strange, deranged, and depraved in Cinema. Also the screwball; can't forget screwball. Comedy is life.

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The Death of the Centurion – A Mystery Story of the Past

The latest short film from filmmaker Octavian Repede, The Death of the...

By Benjamin Franz in Featured Reviews • Oct 17, 2024

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Alien: Romulus

NOW IN THEATERS! At its heart, the Alien series is powered by the blue-collar...

By Benjamin Franz in Featured Reviews • Aug 16, 2024

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My Penguin Friend

Legendary action actor Jean Reno has apparently decided he needs a change. This...

By Benjamin Franz in Featured Reviews • Aug 15, 2024

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