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Albert Birney on Reclaiming the Mantle of Techno-Optimism with ‘OBEX’

Interview: Albert Birney on Reclaiming the Mantle of Techno-Optimism with ‘OBEX’

Birney discusses where he sees connective tissue between cinema and video games.

by Marshall Shaffer
January 8, 2026
Interview: Lav Diaz on Revising His Processes for the Acid Trip of ‘Magellan’

Interview: Lav Diaz on Poking Holes in Mythology with His “Acid Trip” Version of ‘Magellan’

by Marshall Shaffer
Charlie Polinger, Everett Blunck, and Kayo Martin on 'The Plague'

Interview: Charlie Polinger, Everett Blunck, and Kayo Martin on ‘The Plague’ and Bullying

by Marshall Shaffer
Mona Fastvold on Modeling the Mission of 'The Testament of Ann Lee'

Interview: Mona Fastvold on Modeling the Mission of ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’

by Marshall Shaffer
Wagner Moura and Kleber Mendonça Filho on The Secret Agent as Resistance

Interview: Wagner Moura and Kleber Mendonça Filho on ‘The Secret Agent’ as Resistance

by Marshall Shaffer
November 24, 2025

Mendonça Filho and Moura discuss the role of cinema in making social change.

Mascha Schilinski on Tracking Trauma Across Generations in Sound of Falling

Interview: Mascha Schilinski on Tracking Trauma Across Generations in ‘Sound of Falling’

by Marshall Shaffer
November 20, 2025

Schilinski discusses the film’s sound and her research into the reverberations of trauma.

Jalmari Helander on the Mayhem-Filled Fever Dream of Sisu: Road to Revenge

Interview: Jalmari Helander on the Mayhem-Filled Fever Dream of ‘Sisu: Road to Revenge’

by Rocco T. Thompson
November 16, 2025

The filmmaker discusses his influences and inventing weird ways to kill people.

Elle Fanning and Stellan Skarsgård on Sentimental Value and Acting Within Acting

Interview: Elle Fanning and Stellan Skarsgård on ‘Sentimental Value’ and Acting Within Acting

by Marshall Shaffer
November 14, 2025

The actors discuss how they approached the lightly satirical elements of Joachim Trier’s film.

Oliver Laxe and Sergi López on Sirât and the Memory of the Body

Interview: Óliver Laxe and Sergi López on the Trance-Inducing ‘Sirât’ and Body Memory

by Marshall Shaffer
November 9, 2025

Laxe and López discuss what they took away from grappling with the imminence of death.

Ira Sachs and Linda Rosenkrantz on Reconstructing Peter Hujar’s Day

Interview: Ira Sachs and Linda Rosenkrantz on Reconstructing ‘Peter Hujar’s Day’

by Marshall Shaffer
November 5, 2025

Sachs and Rosenkrantz discuss what attracts them to the everyday lives of artists.

Radu Jude on His Meta Dracula and Weaponizing Artificial Intelligence

Interview: Radu Jude on His Meta ‘Dracula’ and Weaponizing Artificial Intelligence

by Marshall Shaffer
October 30, 2025

Jude discusses why cinema being in a state of constant crisis exhilarates him.

The 100 Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century

The 100 Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century

by Slant Staff
October 26, 2025

These films shocked us by plumbing our deepest primordial terrors.

Josh O’Connor on The Mastermind and Calibrating a Character’s Chaos

Interview: Josh O’Connor on ‘The Mastermind’ and Calibrating a Character’s Chaos

by Marshall Shaffer
October 16, 2025

O’Connor discusses how he came to understand America by immersing himself in an era.

Kelly Reichardt on The Mastermind and the Art of the Aftermath

Interview: Kelly Reichardt on ‘The Mastermind’ and the Art of the Aftermath

by Marshall Shaffer
October 16, 2025

Reichardt discusses the political climate of an era, collaborating with Josh O’Connor, and more.

Jafar Panahi on It Was Just an Accident and the Sound of Violence

Interview: Jafar Panahi on ‘It Was Just an Accident’ and the Sound of Violence

by Marshall Shaffer
October 15, 2025

Panahi discusses the meaning of “accident” and how nothing can stop him from making movies.

Every Cannes Palme d’Or Winner of the 21st Century Ranked

Every Cannes Palme d’Or Winner of the 21st Century Ranked

by Slant Staff
October 12, 2025

Check out our ranking of all the Palme d’Or winners since 2001.

Rose Byrne on If I Had Legs I’d Kick You and Building Her Mother of All Roles

Interview: Rose Byrne on ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ and Building Her Mother of All Roles

by Marshall Shaffer
October 9, 2025

Byrne discusses where she sees similarities between performing comedy and horror.

Mary Bronstein on If I Had Legs I’d Kick You and the Anxieties of Parenthood

Interview: Mary Bronstein on ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ and the Anxieties of Parenthood

by Rocco T. Thompson
October 8, 2025

Bronstein discusses her approach to telling stories drawn from her own pain and anxiety.

Taylor Swift

Every Taylor Swift Album Ranked

by Slant Staff
October 8, 2025

From her self-titled debut to ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ we ranked all of the singer’s studio albums.

Paul Thomas Anderson Films Ranked

Every Paul Thomas Anderson Movie, Ranked

by Slant Staff
October 1, 2025

PTA is a portraitist who specializes in characters with longings that they can barely understand.

Scarlett Johansson and June Squibb on Eleanor the Great and Forgiveness

Interview: Scarlett Johansson and June Squibb on ‘Eleanor the Great’ and Forgiveness

by Justin Clark
September 25, 2025

Johansson and Squibb discuss the process of endowing Eleanor with a sense of humanity.

New York Film Festival 2025

New York Film Festival 2025

by Slant Staff
September 25, 2025

This year’s slate provides a lucid window on a world in a state of turmoil and reinvention.

David Osit on Predators

Interview: David Osit on ‘Predators’ and Turning Law Enforcement into Entertainment

by Marshall Shaffer
September 18, 2025

Osit discusses To Catch a Predator, Chris Hansen’s thoughts on the documentary, and more.

Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey on Plainclothes

Interview: Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey on the Authenticity of Carmen Emmi’s ‘Plainclothes’

by Rocco T. Thompson
September 12, 2025

The actors discuss the film’s richly fragmentary style, its frank sex scenes, and more.

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