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Shannon Plumb (Towheads) Talks Nancy Meyers’ The Intern

By Shannon Plumb | September 30, 2015

Shannon Plumb (Towheads) Talks Nancy Meyers’ The Intern

Some thoughts on Meyers' latest comedy, the elderly, the pleasure of the old school, this generation's hyperactive multi-tasking, and Robert De Niro.

Jeff Reichert (Remote Area Medical) Talks Jafar Panahi’s Taxi

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By Jeff Reichert | September 29, 2015

Jeff Reichert (Remote Area Medical) Talks Jafar Panahi’s Taxi

In the concluding part of his trilogy made since being banned from filmmaking, the Iranian director continues to show invention and spirited defiance.

TV Writer Chris Goodwin (China, IL) Talks Scott Cooper’s Black Mass

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By Chris Goodwin | September 28, 2015

TV Writer Chris Goodwin (China, IL) Talks Scott Cooper’s Black Mass

A Boston native who grew up during the time of Whitey Bulger's reign sizes up this movie about the mobster's legend.

Julia Pott (Belly) Talks Tony McNamara’s Ashby

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By Julia Pott | September 25, 2015

Julia Pott (Belly) Talks Tony McNamara’s Ashby

Is it a retired hitman movie or an upbeat teen romcom? Either way, it's Emma Roberts' Eloise who gets the fan art.

Milcho Manchevski (Before the Rain) Talks Daniel Barber’s The Keeping Room

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By Milcho Manchevski | September 24, 2015

Milcho Manchevski (Before the Rain) Talks Daniel Barber’s The Keeping Room

This feminist revisionist Western has a compelling and brilliantly constructed opening sequence, but can the rest of the film build on that promise?

Alex Ross Perry (Queen of Earth) Talks Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno

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By Alex Ross Perry | September 23, 2015

Alex Ross Perry (Queen of Earth) Talks Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno

After more than half a decade away, the Splat Pack director returns with a disgusting, vile, morally dubious cannibal movie. Yes, it's that good.

Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Robert Cohen’s Being Canadian

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By Randy Russell | September 22, 2015

Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Robert Cohen’s Being Canadian

A potential future Canadian resident scopes out the country through this doc by an L.A.-living Canuck comedy writer.

Actor and Screenwriter Pat Healy Talks Baltasar Kormákur’s Everest

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By Pat Healy | September 21, 2015

Actor and Screenwriter Pat Healy Talks Baltasar Kormákur’s Everest

A nature-phobic filmmaker is awed by this fully immersive 3D movie about an ill-fated ascent of the world's tallest peak.

Negin Farsad (The Muslims are Coming!) Talks Leslye Headland’s Sleeping With Other People

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By Negin Farsad | September 17, 2015

Negin Farsad (The Muslims are Coming!) Talks Leslye Headland’s Sleeping With Other People

Can this New York City-set post-hipster romantic comedy succeed in giving us that gooey high we want?

Farihah Zaman (Remote Area Medical) Talks Ravi V. Patel and Geeta V. Patel’s Meet the Patels

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By Farihah Zaman | September 16, 2015

Farihah Zaman (Remote Area Medical) Talks Ravi V. Patel and Geeta V. Patel’s Meet the Patels

Not just about arranged marriage, this crowdpleasing documentary is also a very honest meditation on the diaspora experience.