Interviews

Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne on Young Ahmed, Arabic Teachings, and Taking Religion Seriously

It may have taken nearly 25 years, but the typically admired Dardenne brothers have turned controversial and divisive--which, history tells us, is a common con...

Inside the Revolutionary Visual Effects Process of The Irishman

Martin Scorsese gave ILM special effects supervisor Pablo Helman the script for The Irishman in 2015 on the set of Silence, and he was hooked. It took the visu...

Angela Schanelec on I Was at Home, But…, the Kindness of Ozu, and Her Filmmaking Philosophies

Angela Schanelec’s films make extensive use of ellipses, and narratives often branch out to new characters without warning, but far from being challenging or c...

Opening the Crazy Drawer: Michael Almereyda, Eve Hewson & Jim Gaffigan on the Making of Tesla

It’s the morning after the premiere of Tesla, the new film from Michael Almereyda starring his frequent collaborator Ethan Hawke as the titular inventor. I’m s...

Eliza Hittman on the Subjectivity and Empathy of Never Rarely Sometimes Always

In just three films, writer-director Eliza Hittman has crafted some of the most vivid, intimate coming-of-age dramas of the century thus far. Following 2013's ...

Ariane Labed on Her Directing Debut Olla, Learning from Joanna Hogg, and the Dynamics of Acting

After making her acting debut at the beginning of the previous decade with Tsangari’s Attenberg, Ariane Labed has carved out an impressive career. The Greek-bo...

Sergei Loznitsa on His Reaction to The Death of Stalin, Finding the Truth in Propaganda, and a Robot Revolution

Over the course of more than two decades Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa has quietly established himself amongst the great political filmmakers of the 21st...

Color Out of Space Director Richard Stanley on Staying True to Lovecraft and Homaging The Thing

After directing two of the most genuinely idiosyncratic genre movies of the 1990s: Hardware and Dust Devil—the former is a frenzied cyberpunk dy...

Bombshell Director Jay Roach on the Cult-Like Environment of Fox News and How Men Can Support MeToo

When a filmmaker decides to tackle a story like Bombshell—which is set in the right-wing environs of Fox News—it helps to have a director who grew up in a cons...

Andrei Konchalovsky on Sin, Michelangelo, Tarkovsky, and Andrei Rublev

Midway through our chat, Andrei Konchalovsky squints at his coffee and takes a brief pause. We’re in the restaurant of a cozy boutique hotel in Tallinn, Estoni...

News

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Trailers

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Reviews

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Saint Frances Review: A Warm-Hearted Look at the Awkwardness of Adulthood

Blood on Her Name Review: An Accidental Killing Leads to a Convoluted Thriller

Features

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Interviews

Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne on Young Ahmed, Arabic Teachings, and Taking Religion Seriously

Inside the Revolutionary Visual Effects Process of The Irishman

Angela Schanelec on I Was at Home, But…, the Kindness of Ozu, and Her Filmmaking Philosophies

Podcasts

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The Film Stage Show Ep. 385 – Birds of Prey

Interviews

Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne on Young Ahmed, Arabic Teachings, and Taking Religion Seriously

Inside the Revolutionary Visual Effects Process of The Irishman

Angela Schanelec on I Was at Home, But…, the Kindness of Ozu, and Her Filmmaking Philosophies

Opening the Crazy Drawer: Michael Almereyda, Eve Hewson & Jim Gaffigan on the Making of Tesla

Eliza Hittman on the Subjectivity and Empathy of Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Ariane Labed on Her Directing Debut Olla, Learning from Joanna Hogg, and the Dynamics of Acting

Sergei Loznitsa on His Reaction to The Death of Stalin, Finding the Truth in Propaganda, and a Robot Revolution

Color Out of Space Director Richard Stanley on Staying True to Lovecraft and Homaging The Thing

Bombshell Director Jay Roach on the Cult-Like Environment of Fox News and How Men Can Support MeToo

Andrei Konchalovsky on Sin, Michelangelo, Tarkovsky, and Andrei Rublev