Drama
Intimate Spaces, Brutal Landscapes
Aharon Keshales on how Sam Peckinpah influenced his new action drama, South of Heaven, starring Jason Sudeikis and Evangeline Lilly.
I Wasn’t Hired to Direct Into the Forest – Here’s What I Thought of the Film
Writer-director Megan Griffiths shares a unique perspective on the experience of watching a film you were considered for, but did not get.
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore: Looking for Comedy’s Place in the Modern World
Filmmaker and actor Shannon Plumb struggles with what direction to take in her work when nothing in the world now seems funny.
“Spotlight Left Me Heady with Love of What Great Movies Can Do”
Richard Shepard, writer-director of 'The Matador,' shares his appreciation for Tom McCarthy's Oscar frontrunner.
Bruce LaBruce (Gerontophilia) Talks Philippe Garrel’s In the Shadow of Women
Though less internationally well-known than his peers, Garrel is one of the great French auteurs and his new film finds him at the peak of his powers.
Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) Talks Lenny Abrahamson’s Room
The horror directing great is shaken by a troubling (but horribly familiar) premise and two phenomenal central performances.
Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq
Sometimes what you really want to say about Spike Lee and his new movie only comes out when you're killing time on Gchat...
James Marsh (The Theory of Everything) Talks Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years
One of the great emerging English directors constructs a heart-rending tragedy from small, quiet moments in this impeccably controlled marital drama.
Shannon Plumb (Towheads) Talks Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth
Being inside the new Sorrentino movie is guaranteed to make you ponder both your past and your present...
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.
Brea Grant (Best Friends Forever) Talks Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland’s Still Alice
A deeply personal look at this moving portrait of an Alzheimer's patient featuring an Oscar-nominated performance from Julianne Moore.
Calvin Lee Reeder (The Rambler) Talks Peter Strickland’s The Duke of Burgundy
This festival favorite about the twisted relationship between two lesbian lovers — and also the study of insects — has many pleasures to offer.











