Film
David Barker (Daylight) Talks Jean-Luc Godard’s Goodbye to Language
The contrarian of the Nouvelle Vague at age 83 has made a dense, mostly non-narrative film about communication and relationships. In 3D, obviously.
David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) Talks Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure
A dramatic pretext is brilliantly played to comic effect in this dry and very funny Swedish film that took Cannes by storm earlier this year.
Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Chad Stahelski’s John Wick
The surprise box-office hit harks back to classic vigilante movies of the past, with tough, clean action sequences and genuine, unflashy style.
Jeff Preiss (Low Down) Talks the Supreme Importance of Chance in Filmmaking
The cinematographer-turned-director looks back on a life and career in film through the prism of serendipitous coincidence.
Tom Kalin (Savage Grace) Talks Alain Resnais’ Life of Riley
After a career of playful invention and bending (and even shattering) cinematic time, the French master's swan song paints a picture of an absent man.
Craig Zobel (Compliance) Talks Laura Poitras’ CITIZENFOUR
By necessity not even announced until just a month ago, this documentary about Edward Snowden is as gripping and brilliant as you'd imagine.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Gregg Araki’s White Bird in a Blizzard
The indie favorite's latest features plenty of suburban ennui, candy-colored sets and costumes, and attractive young people taking their clothes off.
Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Onur Tukel’s Summer of Blood
It's all blood and fear and a lot of laughs as a schlubby Brooklyn loser gets his teeth into life after an encounter with a vampire.
Kerthy Fix (Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields) Talks Paul Dugdale’s One Direction: Where We Are — The Concert Film
A trip to see the boy band's latest movie prompts discussion of straight queerness, Japanese crossdressers and masturbation as performance art.
Brian Trenchard-Smith (Drive Hard) Talks Making a War Movie in a War Zone
The veteran director recalls making a movie about the Vietnam War in the Philippines — where a real conflict was taking place at the very same time.
Barry Jenkins (Medicine for Melancholy) Talks Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Birdman
Blending fantasy and reality, this soaring, star-studded success reveals a different side to the virtuosic Mexican master.
Screenwriter Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) Talks Alex Ross Perry’s Listen Up Philip
This dry, witty portrait of a manipulative young New York novelist provokes not only laughter, but also a sense of unease in its audience.











