film essay

Filmmaker Julia Marchese celebrates the 40th anniversary of, well, a lot of really cool movies, actually!

Terence Nance looks back at his experiences at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and has much to ponder on ...

Doin’ It director Sara Zandieh on how comedy has been crucial to her as a coping mechanism, a lifeline, a source of deep connection.

Scott Cummings, whose film Realm of Satan is out now, looks back on his unlikely roots in adult entertainment.

Writer-director Sierra Falconer takes an avian perspective on her debut feature, a Sundance hit which is now playing in theaters.

Shannon Plumb on her debut feature Towheads, now streaming on the Criterion Channel, and what it takes for filmmakers to keep going.

Serena Dykman on the unlikely genesis of her Humanitas Award nominee Babka ... and no less than three other films!

Siyou Tan, whose debut feature Amoeba premieres next week at TIFF, on the disappearing Singapore of her teenage years.

Miki Magasiva, the writer-director of the new heartwarming drama Tinā, on how Cinema Paradiso changed the course of his life and career.

Filmmaker Lily Lady gets incarcerated writer John J. Lennon's take on our unhealthy obsession with The Jinx, My Favorite Murder and more.

Filmmaker Deborah Goodwin explores the parallels between Zach Cregger's new box-office hit and what's happening politically in the U.S.

Mary Neely on putting herself and her opinions on screen in the new film Or Something, which she co-wrote and co-stars in with Kareem Rahma.