Film
Onur Tukel (Summer of Blood) Talks Joss Whedon’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron
A puny indie filmmaker comes up against the might of a comic-book franchise movie, but ends up being transfixed by the film's sublime quieter moments.
Kris Swanberg (Unexpected) Talks Shira Piven’s Welcome to Me
This portrait of a mentally ill lottery winner who creates a TV show all about herself is among the smartest and funniest films of 2015 so far.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Bruce LaBruce’s Gerontophilia
A master provocateur, whose work revolves around porn, camp and gore, creates shock value in his new film... by not featuring any hardcore sex.
Lexi Alexander (Punisher: War Zone) Talks Teddy Chen’s Kung Fu Killer
A former World Kickboxing Champion who now makes movies gives her expert take on the latest Hong Kong kung fu extravaganza.
TV Writer Chris Goodwin (Major Lazer) Talks Francesco Munzi’s Black Souls
A fan of American Mafia movies discovers that the cinematic depiction of the Cosa Nostra in the organization's mother country is decidedly different.
Brian Trenchard-Smith (Drive Hard) Talks Turkey Shoot, a Good B-Movie Deed, Finally Rewarded
The journeyman director looks back on one of his most controversial films, and how it caused a (literal) stink among journalists in the U.K.
Jeff Reichert (Remote Area Medical) Talks Christophe Cognet’s Because I Was a Painter
This documentary looks at the Holocaust in a new way by examining the art works made in the camps, and the artists who created them.
Adam Bhala Lough (The Carter) Talks Maxime Giroux’s Félix & Meira
A director who abandoned the church as a teenager finds resonance in a film about a woman struggling with her religion and her community.
Megan Griffiths (Lucky Them) Talks Chris Messina’s Alex of Venice
At a time when dramas are no longer in vogue in Hollywood, indie film is where the great movies are being made about the complexities of human life.
Lloyd Kaufman (The Toxic Avenger) Talks Toa Fraser’s The Dead Lands
The cult filmmaker finds much to like in an adventure that offers classical storytelling, high production values and, um, actual shit-eating.
Riley Stearns (Faults) Talks Noel Marshall’s Roar
A previously hard-to-find cult movie gets a second lease on life. The reason? Lions, motherfucker.
Stephane Gauger (Owl and the Sparrow) Talks Shooting Guerilla-Style on the Streets of Paris
After running and gunning in both Saigon and Los Angeles, a filmmaker pays stylistic homage to Truffaut in the City of Lights.











