Interviews

Jia Zhangke on Cinema in the Time of Coronavirus and the Undeniable Truths of Documentary Filmmaking

For more than two and a half decades, the films of Jia Zhangke have given the world a poetic and deeply personal account of the shifting social plains of moder...

Ken Loach on the Stresses of the Gig Economy and Why He Believes in Bernie Sanders

More than Ken Loach’s Palme d'Or for I, Daniel Blake, the film’s Prize of the Ecumenical Jury–Special Mention indicates the nature of Loach and Paul Laverty’s ...

The Ross Brothers on Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets and Breaking Documentary Boundaries

In 2007, the Ross brothers left a life in Hollywood (Bill was an editor of blockbuster trailers; Turner worked in set design) to make a movie in their hometown...

Tsai Ming-liang on His New Approach to Filmmaking and Why Days Doesn’t Need Subtitles

We have had the privilege of speaking with Taiwan-based filmmaker/master of slow cinema Tsai Ming-liang three times over the last four years (see here, here, a...

Benh Zeitlin on Myths, Grassroots Casting, and Why Wendy is His Dream Project

Beasts of the Southern Wild was the indie darling of 2012 having racked up prestigious festival wins en route to four Oscar nominations. Despite being credited...

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 ...

News

John David Washington and Zendaya Secretly Shot a New Film During the Pandemic

Oscar Isaac and Michelle Williams are Remaking Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes From a Marriage

Jonathan Glazer and Mica Levi Reteam for Strasbourg 1518, Reimagining a Peculiar Slice of History

Trailers

Tesla Trailer: Ethan Hawke Invents in Michael Almereyda’s Unconventional Biopic

First Trailer for Kirill Serebrennikov’s Petrov’s Flu

The Go-Go’s Trailer Tells the Rollicking Story of the All-Female New Wave Band

Reviews

The Beach House Review: A Visceral Horror Debut Out of Step with Reality

John Lewis: Good Trouble Review: Finding Hope In Political Persistence

Relic Review: Three Generations of Women Face Familial Terror

Features

New to Streaming: First Cow, Palm Springs, Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets, Relic & More

A Letter to Walter Mercado, Who Lived a Life of Love and Acceptance

Ennio Morricone’s 20 Greatest Scores

Interviews

Kelly Reichardt on Creating the World of First Cow and Surviving in the Wilderness

Hirokazu Kore-eda on Being Starstruck by Catherine Deneuve and the Movies Ingrained in His Memory

Da 5 Bloods Cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel on Spike Lee’s Epic Scope, Multiple Aspect Ratios & More

Podcasts

The Film Stage Show Classic – House of Games (with Eric Marsh)

The B-Side – Robert Pattinson

The Film Stage Show Classic – Starship Troopers (with Beatrice Loayza)

Interviews

Jia Zhangke on Cinema in the Time of Coronavirus and the Undeniable Truths of Documentary Filmmaking

Ken Loach on the Stresses of the Gig Economy and Why He Believes in Bernie Sanders

The Ross Brothers on Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets and Breaking Documentary Boundaries

Tsai Ming-liang on His New Approach to Filmmaking and Why Days Doesn’t Need Subtitles

Benh Zeitlin on Myths, Grassroots Casting, and Why Wendy is His Dream Project

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