Film
Aaron Stewart-Ahn Talks Ryan Coogler’s Creed
This miraculous continuation and reimagining of one of the great cinematic sagas marks a significant moment in American filmmaking.
David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) Talks Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth
The latest cinematic version of The Scottish Play is a slowed-down, amped-up overpowering tapestry that wields much power beyond the Bard's language.
Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Charles Poekel’s Christmas, Again
A holiday movie about a heartbroken Christmas tree salesman finds beauty and even hope in the melancholy.
Nathan Silver (Stinking Heaven) Talks Bertrand Bonello’s On War
Preparing to embark on two new projects, a filmmaker looks to a new movie by a great French director for ideas he can steal for his own work.
Eugene Kotlyarenko (A Wonderful Cloud) Talks Peter Sohn’s The Good Dinosaur
When ISIS is all over the news and it's been a bad year for dinosaur movies and you need a sentimental reminder to call your mother...
Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Wim Wenders’ The End of Violence
A film that was a critical and financial disappointment two decades ago now appears a startlingly prescient commentary on the U.S and Hollywood.
Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) Talks Todd Haynes’ Carol
A recent convert to the fiction of Patricia Highsmith is transported back to his past by a spot-on adaptation of her once-scandalous second novel.
Clay Liford (Wuss) Talks Ryan Wise’s I Am Thor
Sometimes you laugh at the documentary about the aging rocker attempting a comeback. And sometimes you also relate. A lot.
Stephen Cone (Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party) Talks His Favorite Thanksgiving Movie, Home for the Holidays
Two decades after its theatrical release, a filmmaker looks back on a movie that changed how he saw cinema, and himself.
Nelson George (A Ballerina’s Tale) Talks Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman’s Sembene!
A documentary on the revolutionary African director prompts a longtime champion to look back on his work.
Shannon Plumb (Towheads) Talks Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s Mustang
When and why did we start treating children like adults? And when did men get so scared of women?
Richard Shepard (The Matador) Talks Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight
Moving to a bigger canvas for the first time, McCarthy has made a film that's a reminder of why we love movies.












