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Delusion and the Artist

Shannon Plumb on her debut feature Towheads, now streaming on the Criterion Channel, and what it takes for filmmakers to keep going.

September 10, 2025

A Walk with My Dog and Falling (Back) in Love with the Journey

Serena Dykman on the unlikely genesis of her Humanitas Award nominee Babka ... and no less than three other films!

September 9, 2025

Three Great Things: Zoey Deutch

The talented actress and producer, whose new movie The Threesome opens today, chooses a trio of personal favorites.

September 8, 2025

2gether forever and frenz 4lyf

Siyou Tan, whose debut feature Amoeba premieres next week at TIFF, on the disappearing Singapore of her teenage years.

September 5, 2025

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