film essay

As a Quad retrospective and a new documentary celebrate Buster Keaton, fellow screen clown Shannon Plumb also pays tribute to the silent master.

Jim Hosking's new film An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn is out later this month, but that's not what's on his mind at the moment.

Siblings Elan and Jonathan Bogarín explain (and show!) how they made sense of their grandmother's passing in the film 306 Hollywood.

The writer-director of Gemini harkens back to a time before "content" and infinite streaming options, when watching TV was a social act.

Colette's screenwriter traces the roots of her affection for the iconic French writer to a past defined by poetry and unreturned library books.

A whole world opened up for Lisa D'Apolito when she made Love, Gilda, her documentary about the beloved late comedian.

Sasha Waters Freyer, director of Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable, has some thoughts on being a so-called "late-bloomer."

The writer-director-star of Armed writes about his unconventional upbringing and becoming the filmmaker — and man — he is today.

The writer-director of Don't Leave Home tells the frustrating, improbable story of how his fifth feature (finally) came to be.

Documentary filmmaker Jesse Sweet on the recent rush of movies about Hasidic Jews, and his own upcoming film, City of Joel.

For MDMA writer-director Angie Wang, The Affair and Sharp Objects have helped her see and discuss difficult topics in a new way.

Amy Scott talks accidentally getting stoned in Italy, Roger Ebert, La Dolce Vita, Trump, editing, and her debut feature, Hal.