All Is Lost
By Andrew Matthews | April 10, 2024
By Andrew Matthews | April 10, 2024
All Is Lost
Writer-director Andrew Matthews on how ABC's 2004 sci-fi drama reshaped modern television for the worse.
Tag: film essay
Tendaberry: A Places Album
By Haley Elizabeth Anderson | March 26, 2024
By Haley Elizabeth Anderson | March 26, 2024
Tendaberry: A Places Album
Writer-director Haley Elizabeth Anderson shares images, audio and video that coalesce to tell the making of her Sundance hit.
SXSW ’24 Showcases an Industry in Flux
By Cosmo Salovaara | March 21, 2024
By Cosmo Salovaara | March 21, 2024
SXSW ’24 Showcases an Industry in Flux
Filmmaker Cosmo Salovaara visits the Austin festival and tries to make sense of all that he sees there ...
Unconscious Possibilities: Dream-state Movies
By Graham Swon | March 14, 2024
By Graham Swon | March 14, 2024
Unconscious Possibilities: Dream-state Movies
Graham Swon, whose new film, An Evening Song (for three voices), plays First Look in NYC this week, on his history with “cinematic hypnagogia.”
I’m Coming, or, I Am on My Way
By Lío Mehiel | March 13, 2024
By Lío Mehiel | March 13, 2024
I’m Coming, or, I Am on My Way
Lío Mehiel, star of Mutt and Sundance winner In the Summers, on testosterone, transition and finding their true voice.
Sundance and Pistachio Soup
By Noora Niasari | February 29, 2024
By Noora Niasari | February 29, 2024
Sundance and Pistachio Soup
Writer-director Noora Niasari on family, food and the journey of her Sundance-winning debut feature, Shayda, which is in theaters this week.
Paying The Price of Truth in Putin’s Russia
By Patrick Forbes | February 28, 2024
By Patrick Forbes | February 28, 2024
Paying The Price of Truth in Putin’s Russia
In the wake of Alexei Navalny's death, Patrick Forbes spotlights the subject of his new documentary, a bold voice speaking out for justice.
New York City in the ’70s was a Wonderland
By Greta Schiller | February 19, 2024
By Greta Schiller | February 19, 2024
New York City in the ’70s was a Wonderland
From the Talkhouse Reader, documentary filmmaker Greta Schiller charts her lengthy personal history with NYC.
The Polar Bear and the Giraffe, or How We Collaborate
By Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. | February 6, 2024
By Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. | February 6, 2024
The Polar Bear and the Giraffe, or How We Collaborate
The directors of Mean Girls, who are partners in both art and life, share how they have learned to bring out the best in each other.
What Dreams Are Made Of: On Lizzie McGuire and the Sexual Innocence of Early 2000s Cinema
By Phoebe Nir | January 29, 2024
By Phoebe Nir | January 29, 2024
What Dreams Are Made Of: On Lizzie McGuire and the Sexual Innocence of Early 2000s Cinema
Phoebe Nir on the impact of Disney summer movies on her debut feature film, Eco Village, which world premieres at Rotterdam this week.