film essay

Writer-director Sabrina Jaglom on returning to her teenage years for her latest film, the high-school thriller JANE.

Shannon Plumb shares her experiences trying to find an audience for her new sketch comedy show, Chopped Liver.

Killian & the Comeback Kids writer-director-star Taylor A. Purdee on multiracial representation, both in front and behind the camera.

Vincent Grashaw, whose new film, What Josiah Saw, is streaming now on Shudder, on ’90s classics and his WWII epic, The Shortest Straw.

The Anarchists director Todd Schramke delves into his personal history with anarchy, and its roots in his first love: punk.

Melissa Navia, who plays Lt. Erica Ortegas on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, on returning for season two after a devastating, unthinkable loss.

Three decades after it first hit theaters, Anna Roisman pays tribute to Penny Marshall's classic female-centric baseball movie.

Paradise Highway writer-director Anna Gutto on making an audience-friendly film about a topic many people want to pretend doesn’t exist.

Jessica Oreck on why it’s essential her latest feature, One Man Dies a Million Times, is seen on the big screen, not on a streaming platform.

Director Jono McLeod, whose debut feature My Old School is out now, on the first film he fell in love with: Muriel’s Wedding.

Bobbi Jene director Elvira Lind on the documentary she shot but may never show about a tumultuous year in her and husband Oscar Isaac's life.

How Martin Brest's misunderstood masterpiece helped a goofball teenager find love, and his identity.