film commentary
Jeff Reichert (Remote Area Medical) Talks Miguel Gomes’ Arabian Nights: Volume 1 – The Restless One
A fan of overlapping narratives and blurring fact and fiction, Gomes injects himself into his latest feat of cinematic storytelling.
David Wilson (We Always Lie to Strangers) Talks Pierre Deschamps’ Noma: My Perfect Storm
A documentary filmmaker and foodie who's eaten at Noma tucks into a film about the world's best restaurant and its visionary head chef.
Bruce LaBruce (Gerontophilia) Talks Michael Winterbottom’s The Emperor’s New Clothes
Russell Brand teams up with an intuitive filmmaking partner to showcase his particular blend of popular performance art and political activism.
Screenwriter Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) Talks Sofia Coppola’s A Very Murray Christmas
Someone who would watch Bill Murray read the phone book ends up feeling a little short-changed by his seasonal special.
Aaron Katz (Land Ho!) Talks Ron Howard’s In the Heart of the Sea
What might have been a thrillingly old-fashioned seagoing adventure yarn is curiously lacking in both zest and restraint.
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...
Jim Strouse (People, Places, Things) Talks Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang’s Master of None
The latest binge-watching sensation is great television exactly because it doesn't conform to the medium's conventions.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Mike Dougherty’s Krampus
The holidays are a perfect setting for a horror film, but is this piece of seasonal cinema a turkey or a cracker?
Rick Alverson (Entertainment) Talks Nathan Silver’s Stinking Heaven
Shot on an old broadcast camera and featuring addicts' recreations, Silver's film occupies an alive, unsettling space between the false and the real.
Aaron Stewart-Ahn Talks Ryan Coogler’s Creed
This miraculous continuation and reimagining of one of the great cinematic sagas marks a significant moment in American filmmaking.
David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) Talks Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth
The latest cinematic version of The Scottish Play is a slowed-down, amped-up overpowering tapestry that wields much power beyond the Bard's language.
Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Charles Poekel’s Christmas, Again
A holiday movie about a heartbroken Christmas tree salesman finds beauty and even hope in the melancholy.











