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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
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.

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.

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.

Hal Hartley on Where to Land

Interview: Hal Hartley on ‘Where to Land’ and Making Movies His Own Way

by Brad Hanford
September 11, 2025

Hartley discusses Where to Land’s origins, fundraising, and drawing from his own life.

Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney on Twinless and Living in Liminal Spaces

Interview: Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney on ‘Twinless’ and Living in Liminal Spaces

by Marshall Shaffer
August 31, 2025

The duo provide fascinating insight into how they understand the relationship between twins.

Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin on the Visual Comedy Gold of Splitsville

Interview: Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin on the Visual Comedy Gold of ‘Splitsville’

by Marshall Shaffer
August 21, 2025

Covino and Marvin discuss balancing visual and verbal humor, shooting on film, and more.

Ron Howard on Eden and the Perilous Search for Paradise

Interview: Ron Howard on ‘Eden,’ the Galápagos Affair, and the Perilous Search for Paradise

by Gary Kramer
August 19, 2025

Howard discusses his approach to the story and the need that his characters seek to fulfill.

Alex Russell on Lurker and Its Journey of Fandom and Friendship

Interview: Alex Russell on ‘Lurker’ and Its Portrait of Fandom and Friendship

by Marshall Shaffer
August 17, 2025

Russell discusses how he updated The King of Comedy for today’s world of fans and stans.

Michael Shanks on Together and the Horrors of Codependency

Interview: Michael Shanks on ‘Together’ and the Horrors of Codependency

by Marshall Shaffer
July 29, 2025

Shanks discusses Together’s bodily contortions and what the ending means to him.

Ramon Zürcher on The Spider in the Chimney

Interview: Ramon Zürcher on ‘The Sparrow in the Chimney’ and the Secrets of a Family

by Zach Lewis
July 28, 2025

Zürcher discusses his production approach and how houses can aid and abet voyeurism.

Charles Burnett on the Legacy of Killer of Sheep

Interview: Charles Burnett on the Long and Complicated History of ‘Killer of Sheep’

by Marshall Shaffer
July 25, 2025

Burnett discusses why it remains so important to show Black life as it is.

Ari Aster on Eddington

Interview: Ari Aster on ‘Eddington’ and the Experience (and Absurdity) of Alienation

by Rocco T. Thompson
July 14, 2025

Aster discusses what his pandemic-era dark comedy has to say to audiences in 2025.

Elizabeth McGovern on Playing Ava Gardner in Ava: The Secret Conversations

Interview: Elizabeth McGovern on Embodying a Screen Legend in ‘Ava: The Secret Conversations’

by Gerard Raymond
July 9, 2025

McGovern discusses revealing the vulnerability behind Gardner’s glamorous public facade.

Albert Serra on Being the True Torero in Afternoons of Solitude

Interview: Albert Serra on Being the True Torero in ‘Afternoons of Solitude’

by Marshall Shaffer
July 4, 2025

Serra discusses how being close to a torero taught him to take risks in his work.

Eva Victor on Sorry, Baby

Interview: Eva Victor on Finding Joy in Control While Making ‘Sorry, Baby’

by Marshall Shaffer
June 20, 2025

The writer-director-actor discusses how the film is in conversation with other depictions of sexual assault.

Sarah Friedland and Kathleen Chalfant on Creating an Eternal Present in Familiar Touch

Interview: Sarah Friedland and Kathleen Chalfant on Creating an Eternal Present in ‘Familiar Touch’

by Marshall Shaffer
June 18, 2025

Friedland and Chalfant discuss aesthetics adding empathy to the recreation of dementia.

Cosmo Jarvis in Inside

Interview: Cosmo Jarvis on ‘Inside’ and His Character’s Uncertain Path to Redemption

by Gary Kramer
June 15, 2025

Jarvis discusses the at once tender and menacing shape he gave to his role in the film.

Wes Anderson and Michael Cera on Bringing The Phoenician Scheme to Life

Interview: Wes Anderson and Michael Cera on Bringing ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ to Life

by Marshall Shaffer
May 30, 2025

Anderson and Cera discuss why they reject the film being classified as “deadpan.”

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