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Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair (High Maintenance) Talk Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland

The creators of the best damn web series out there get a glimpse of Disney's fantastical (and rather dark) vision of the future.

William Dickerson (Detour) Talks Collin Schiffli’s Animals

Drawing on his own dark past, an actor fashions a portrait of two drug-addicted lovers who are prisoners of their primal urges but yearn to be free.

May 21, 2015

Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Cédric Jimenez’s The Connection

This French crime procedural moves at a slower pace than super-charged modern action movies, but still fetishizes its setting, violence, and drug use.

May 20, 2015

Joe Lynch (Everly) Talks George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road

In a piece as epic as the film itself, a die-hard fan of the original movies looks at how Miller's stunning franchise reboot makes the old new again.

May 19, 2015

Scott Cummings (Buffalo Juggalos) Talks Whitney Horn and Lev Kalman’s L for Leisure

A group of graduate students getting high on distressed jeans is just one of the surprising, giddy pleasures this excitingly original movie offers.

May 18, 2015

Daniel Schechter (Life of Crime) Talks David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’ Game of Thrones

A filmmaker travels to the Seven Kingdoms to assess the first half of Season 5 of HBO's epic series as it diverges from George R. R. Martin's books.

May 15, 2015

Ti West (The Sacrament) Talks John Maclean’s Slow West

Modern audiences seem to want movies with high-concept, fast-paced plots, however this Western bucks the trend by proving you can do more with less.

May 14, 2015

Brea Grant (Best Friends Forever) Talks Anne Fletcher’s Hot Pursuit

A Mother's Day trip to the movies provides the spur for a discussion of money, acting and shaping your own career as a Hollywood actress.

May 13, 2015

Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Felix Herngren’s The 100-Year-Old-Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

This poignant comedy drama takes a sideways look at 20th century history and one man's remarkable journey through it.

May 12, 2015

Tom Kalin (Savage Grace) Talks Bertrand Bonello’s Saint Laurent

The second of two recent biopics of the French fashion icon takes an unconventional approach in order to reveal the man behind designs.

May 11, 2015

Calvin Lee Reeder (The Rambler) Talks Henry Hobson’s Maggie

Humans have always hated zombies, but Hollywood just loves zombie movies. Does a low-key genre entry starring Arnold deserve its existence?

Kate Lyn Sheil and Zachary Treitz (Men Go to Battle) Talk Thomas Vinterberg’s Far From the Madding Crowd

The filmmakers behind a recent award-winning indie period drama discuss this new sweeping literary adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel.