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Big Sonia and the Big 100

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Leah Warshawski on her grandmother, Holocaust survivor Big Sonia, and her 100th birthday.

January 27, 2026

Can the “Post-Modern” Whore Era Finally Begin?

Filmmaker and sex worker Lily Lady weighs up the virtues of two new festival titles, the film Modern Whore and web series Bulldozer.

January 23, 2026

Sing, Dance and Be Yourself: How Two Films Helped Heal One Hurt

Nicola Rose on her favorite short of recent years, the Oscar-winning Sing, and how it inspired her own film Gabrielle.

January 22, 2026

Three Great Things: Joe Carnahan

The veteran action director, whose new star-studded thriller The Rip is out now on Netflix, picks a trio of personal essentials.

January 20, 2026

Photo Diary: The Making of Zodiac Killer Project

Through images, Charlie Shackleton tells the story of how his hit Sundance documentary — which is now out on digital — came into existence.

January 14, 2026

Best of 2025: Cinematographer Darius Khondji is Always Absorbing Images

The brilliant cinematographer of Marty Supreme and Eddington on the movies and art he’s loved this past year.

January 13, 2026

Silence Isn’t An Option

Cherien Dabis, whose Oscar-shortlisted All That's Left of You opens tomorrow, on the imperative nature of telling Palestinian stories.

January 8, 2026

Best of 2025: Actor Hunter Doohan on Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet

The buzzed-about young actor, who can currently be seen in The Wilderness and Wednesday, on his favorite movie of the past 12 months.

January 6, 2026

Revisited: The Impossibility of Promoting a Movie During a Genocide

Palestinian-German writer-director Lexi Alexander on the difficulties of releasing her new feature Absolute Dominion at this moment in time.

January 1, 2026

Revisited: On Nature and Creativity

The award-winning international actress, whose new film Went Up the Hill came out earlier this year, on her connection to the wilds.

December 31, 2025

Revisited: Becoming the Green Door, or How Working in Porn Shaped Me as a Filmmaker

Scott Cummings, whose film Realm of Satan is out now, looks back on his unlikely roots in adult entertainment.

December 30, 2025

Revisited: Hound & I: How Growing Up the Daughter of Actor Kevin Corrigan Shaped Me as an Artist and Person

Sadie Bones, whose debut feature If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing is out now, on the joy of watching movies with her dad.

December 30, 2025