film reviews
Eliza Hittman (It Felt Like Love) Talks Kelly Reichardt’s Night Moves
I had a rather funny Kelly Reichardt experience at the time of Meek’s Cutoff’s screening at Sundance 2011. I had just arrived at the filmmaker
Josephine Decker (Butter on the Latch) Talks Robert Stromberg’s Maleficent
I argued with my boyfriend about Maleficent and my feelings about it all weekend. The best way I found of expressing my take on it is this...
Riley Stearns (Faults) Talks Alex van Warmerdam’s Borgman
I’m a predictable person. Last April, I saw an unsubtitled trailer for a film called Borgman and even though I didn’t understand...
Michael Mohan (Save the Date) Talks Lukas Moodysson’s We Are the Best!
In spring 2005, after learning that Lukas Moodysson’s new film, A Hole in My Heart, was opening only on one screen in NYC...
Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talks Jon S. Baird’s Filth
What is the point of a vaguely “extreme” British crime and corrupt cops import if not to inspire the awe...
Daniel Schechter (Life of Crime) on Seth MacFarlane’s A Million Ways to Die in the West
Seth MacFarlane is funny. He's also good-looking (I mean, the guy can wear a tuxedo). He's got a great speaking voice and he can sing as well.
Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze) Talks Sebastian Junger’s Korengal
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to make a film following the opium trade from seed to drug addict.
Sean Baker (Starlet) Talks William Friedkin’s Sorcerer
William Friedkin's Sorcerer, a film that for almost 40 years has been criminally underrated, underseen, and underappreciated...
Michael Tully (Ping Pong Summer) Talks Jim Mickle’s Cold in July
As editor of the website Hammer to Nail, I’ve been concerned for many years with the gazillion-dollar question...
Calvin Lee Reeder (The Rambler) Talks Alejandro Jodorowsky’s The Dance of Reality
Alejandro Jodorowsky makes odyssey pictures – people remember a Jodorowsky trip. It's like an involuntary timestamp...
Lou Howe (Gabriel) Talks Sam Fleischner’s Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
Watching Sam Fleischner's Stand Clear of the Closing Doors reminded me of why I think Michelangelo is full of shit.
Anthony C. Ferrante (Sharknado) Talks Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla
If there’s one thing this new age of movie blockbusters have spawned, it is an increasing trust studios have taken...











