Film
My Beloved Teachers
The Iranian director of Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness looks back on his cinematic journey, and the attempt to find closure with his new film.
Best of 2020: John Patrick Shanley on The Queen’s Gambit and Portrait of a Woman on Fire
The writer-director of Wild Mountain Thyme, out now starring Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan, discusses his top TV show and film of the past year.
Anna Roisman Caps Off 2020 with Her Best Pandemic Parody So Far
Talkhouse's queen of the shot-for-shot parody gives David Fincher a run for his money with her riff on the classic final scene in Se7en.
Kikuchi, the Best Film I’ve Never Seen
Peter Strickland, whose new short Cold Meridian is out now, wants your help finding an obscure Japanese oddity he’s been tracking for decades.
What Happened When I Came Back Home to Staten Island to Make My First Movie
Filmmaker Julio Vincent Gambuto on family, art, politics and what it was like to make Team Marco in New York City's "red" borough.
The Year Stories Brought Us Together
Filmmaker Shannon Plumb looks back on what she watched and how she observed the world during the trauma and upheaval of 2020.
Industry Secrets: John Wilson in Conversation with Caveh Zahedi
The breakthrough creator-star of How To With John Wilson has a socially distanced chat with his friend and fellow documentary innovator.
Home Alone is the Greatest Christmas Movie of All, Especially During a Pandemic
Anna Roisman digs into a large pizza as she pays tribute to the Macaulay Culkin classic, which oddly feels even more relevant on its 30th anniversary.
Coming to Term: A Tale of Loss and Sisterhood
La Leyenda Negra's writer-director Patricia Vidal Delgado on the poignant bond that brought her and her film's lead actress together.
Best of 2020: Chris Gethard on The Mandalorian
The comedian, actor and podcaster on the show that has "saved his childhood" and brought him joy in these darkest of times.
On the Road with House of Homeland
Seamus Murphy, director of the new doc A Dog Called Money, on traveling the world with PJ Harvey – and his favorite binge-worthy TV shows.
Best of 2020: Maggie Grace on First Cow
The actress, currently starring in Love, Weddings and Other Disasters, on Kelly Reichardt's highly acclaimed revisionist Western.












