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A Hotel Room and a Movie – The Magical Discovery of Being Italian

Miki Magasiva, the writer-director of the new heartwarming drama Tinā, on how Cinema Paradiso changed the course of his life and career.

September 3, 2025

Murder Porn and the American Imaginary: The Rise of the True Crime Industrial Complex

Filmmaker Lily Lady gets incarcerated writer John J. Lennon's take on our unhealthy obsession with The Jinx, My Favorite Murder and more.

August 29, 2025

On Weapons and Trumpism

Filmmaker Deborah Goodwin explores the parallels between Zach Cregger's new box-office hit and what's happening politically in the U.S.

August 26, 2025

The Anxiety of Digital Permanence and Independent Filmmaking

Mary Neely on putting herself and her opinions on screen in the new film Or Something, which she co-wrote and co-stars in with Kareem Rahma.

August 22, 2025

Three Great Things: Sharon Horgan

The brilliant multihyphenate, who is currently starrring in The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, shares a trio of absolute essentials.

August 21, 2025

The Yellowing Wallpaper of the 1990s

Director Megan Griffiths on '90s nostalgia, normalized predatory behavior and her new coming-of-age film, Year of the Fox.

August 19, 2025

On Nature and Creativity

The award-winning international actress, whose new film Went Up the Hill hits theaters today, on her connection to the wilds.

August 15, 2025

Music in the Key of Blue: How Making a Film About a Teen With Synesthesia Helped Me Discover My Own Neurodivergence

Writer-director Nicola Rose on the way in which her new film, Magnetosphere, suddenly became very personally resonant for her.

August 13, 2025

Hair Hopper For Life

Filmmaker Julia Marchese on two crowd-pleasers from 1988 that make an irresistible double bill: The In Crowd and Hairspray.

August 6, 2025

Please Don’t Ask Me That: Kelsey Taylor Interviews Herself

As her debut feature To Kill a Wolf hits theaters, writer-director Kelsey Taylor comes face to face with her harshest critic ...

August 1, 2025

Revisited: The Summer I Wanted to Be American

Canadian writer-director Philippe Lesage, whose new film Who By Fire came out earlier this year, looks back on a simpler time.

August 1, 2025

Revisited: Corvette Summer, A Hidden Gem of New Hollywood

Jim Hemphill celebrates the Blu-ray release of the 1978 film from the unheralded partnership of Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins.

July 30, 2025