film essay

Or a few impolite thoughts on The Young Karl Marx, by the director of that film and I Am Not Your Negro.

Writer-director Xander Robin introduces us to the disparate men he found to play father figures in his decidedly unconventional debut feature.

Mark Pellington, whose new movie Nostalgia opens today, on the driving force behind his work in film, TV, music videos and beyond.

Jim Hemphill pays tribute to the director whose aptitude at portraying potent sexuality made him the ideal fit for the Fifty Shades franchise.

French cinema's enfant terrible on his provocative new film Double Lover, #MeToo, the feminism of Deneuve and Bardot, and more.

The award-winning VFX facial artist turned documentary director explains how he used microexpressions as a storytelling tool in his debut feature.

Jennifer Reeder and a group of her cinematic peers share where their audacity comes from, and the path forward to a better filmmaking future.

Jade Porter filmed Mario Saenz for her documentary Concrete Futuro. But now the skate star is in the spotlight for very different reasons.

Adam Rifkin looks back on the golden age of revival palaces, a time when he discovered the magic of cinema as a teenager in Chicago.

Writer-director Dito Montiel shares the real-life inspiration for his latest movie, The Clapper.

Steven Sheil on the new movie Mom & Dad, his own film of the same name, and why horror movies about parents are so effective.

The writer-director and one of the stars of American Folk share stories about life on the road and the kindness of strangers.