Film

Jim Hemphill spotlights a director whose standout talents show she's clearly ready to make the leap to the big screen.

Director Lou Pepe on the phenomenon of cinematic narcolepsy and why the very best films lull us into a dream state.

Sophie Brooks, writer-director of The Boy Downstairs, on dealing with a particular kind of negative criticism, and the lesson she took from it.

Actress Nadia Alexander on the violent reactions some viewers have had to the complex antiheroes she's played – and what she's done in response.

Recovering sex and love addict Charlene deGuzman on the transformative effect her SXSW-premiering film Unlovable had on her.

The writer-director-star of Mr. Roosevelt on the current state of comedy, and the redemptive awesomeness of Netflix's true-crime mockumentary.

LaBruce on Frank Perry’s unsettling cat-and-mouse neo-noir, and its parallels with another underseen gem, Séance on a Wet Afternoon.

Shannon Plumb on the world now, and the world that can be glimpsed in Ryan Coogler's paradigm-shifting box-office behemoth.

The filmmakers behind Beach Rats, Cameraperson, Savage Grace and Monsters and Men dive deep into the Academy Awards.

Ted Geoghegan on his new film Mohawk, a thriller about America's ugly past and the proto-Trump supporters who shaped the country.

Jim Hemphill on the grizzled performer's newly released book, and the qualities that make him exceptional.

Or a few impolite thoughts on The Young Karl Marx, by the director of that film and I Am Not Your Negro.