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TV Writer Chris Goodwin (Major Lazer) Talks Francesco Munzi’s Black Souls

By Chris Goodwin | April 27, 2015

TV Writer Chris Goodwin (Major Lazer) Talks Francesco Munzi’s Black Souls

A fan of American Mafia movies discovers that the cinematic depiction of the Cosa Nostra in the organization's mother country is decidedly different.

Kid Millions Talks the Jazz Film Whiplash, Drumming and Keepin’ It Real

Music

By John Colpitts | April 25, 2015

Kid Millions Talks the Jazz Film Whiplash, Drumming and Keepin’ It Real

The celebrated drummer and composer on what the much-ballyhooed film gets very wrong about its central topic: music.

Jeff Reichert (Remote Area Medical) Talks Christophe Cognet’s Because I Was a Painter

Film

By Jeff Reichert | April 24, 2015

Jeff Reichert (Remote Area Medical) Talks Christophe Cognet’s Because I Was a Painter

This documentary looks at the Holocaust in a new way by examining the art works made in the camps, and the artists who created them.

Adam Bhala Lough (The Carter) Talks Maxime Giroux’s Félix & Meira

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By Adam Bhala Lough | April 23, 2015

Adam Bhala Lough (The Carter) Talks Maxime Giroux’s Félix & Meira

A director who abandoned the church as a teenager finds resonance in a film about a woman struggling with her religion and her community.

Megan Griffiths (Lucky Them) Talks Chris Messina’s Alex of Venice

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By Megan Griffiths | April 22, 2015

Megan Griffiths (Lucky Them) Talks Chris Messina’s Alex of Venice

At a time when dramas are no longer in vogue in Hollywood, indie film is where the great movies are being made about the complexities of human life.

Lloyd Kaufman (The Toxic Avenger) Talks Toa Fraser’s The Dead Lands

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By Lloyd Kaufman | April 21, 2015

Lloyd Kaufman (The Toxic Avenger) Talks Toa Fraser’s The Dead Lands

The cult filmmaker finds much to like in an adventure that offers classical storytelling, high production values and, um, actual shit-eating.

Riley Stearns (Faults) Talks Noel Marshall’s Roar

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By Riley Stearns | April 20, 2015

Riley Stearns (Faults) Talks Noel Marshall’s Roar

A previously hard-to-find cult movie gets a second lease on life. The reason? Lions, motherfucker.

Tom Kalin (Savage Grace) Talks Rupert Goold’s True Story

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By Tom Kalin | April 17, 2015

Tom Kalin (Savage Grace) Talks Rupert Goold’s True Story

An acclaimed theatre director makes his big screen debut with a film based on a chilling real-life case, but is the true story itself more compelling?

Josh Safdie (Heaven Knows What) Talks Tsai Ming-liang’s Rebels of the Neon God

Film

By Josh Safdie | April 16, 2015

Josh Safdie (Heaven Knows What) Talks Tsai Ming-liang’s Rebels of the Neon God

A masterful debut film from the '90s, now finally getting a U.S. theatrical release, will change the way you feel about cinema.

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Ryan Gosling’s Lost River

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By Terence Nance | April 15, 2015

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Ryan Gosling’s Lost River

From the email archives of the auteur Terence Nance, a few constructive notes on a cut of a movie prior to its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival...