Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor on Restraint, Music, and Personifying Love in ‘The History of Sound’ [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
Some epic love stories are remembered for the ages. Others are restrained by the age in which they unfold. In The History of Sound, Oliver Hermanus’s... Read More
Interviews (Film)
Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Being a TIFF Platform Jury Member: “I’ll Be Open”
“But he’s so good!” That was Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s reaction to the news that Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair’s chief film critic, had been let go from... Read More
It Takes Two: James Sweeney and Dylan O’Brien Talk ‘Twinless’ [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
“You’re gonna make me cry, I’m not even kidding,” says Dylan O’Brien through a laugh. He’s responding to my congratulations over his performance award at... Read More
Interview: Jay Roach and Tony McNamara on Going to Darkly Comedic Places in ‘The Roses’ and the Viability of the Theatrical Comedy
Director Jay Roach (Meet the Parents) and Oscar-nominated writer Tony McNamara (Poor Things) had never met before collaborating on a remake of the dark comedy... Read More
Interview: Ari Aster on America’s Need For a Reckoning and Creating a Political Rorschach Test with ‘Eddington’
Over the last decade, there are very few writer/directors creating as many unique cinematic experiences within their filmographies as Ari Aster. Known mostly more making... Read More
Victor/Victorious: How Eva Victor Challenged Trauma Tropes to Create Beauty in ‘Sorry, Baby’ [Interview]
It’s a rather sublime morning in San Francisco, a crisp, clear blue sky looking over the bay as I walk down the Embarcadero to the... Read More
Interview: ‘Elio’ Directors Domee Shi and Madeline Sharafin and Producer Mary Alice Drumm Expand the Pixar Universe [VIDEO]
Three years after her first feature, Turning Red, was nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature, Domee Shi returns with Elio, a sci fi story about... Read More
Interview: Young Star Yonas Kibreab Takes Center Stage in Pixar’s ‘Elio’ [VIDEO]
At just 14, Yonas Kibreab has already built an impressive filmography that includes Better Things, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Sweet Tooth, and several animated Disney shows. Now Kibreab is the... Read More
Interview: Brad Garrett Joins the Pixar Animated Villain Universe with ‘Elio’ [VIDEO]
Long before he became everybody’s favorite TV brother, Brad Garrett got his first taste of screen stardom when he became the first grand prize winner... Read More
‘Materialists’ Director Celine Song on How the Past Informs Her Modern Rom-Dramedy and Her Filmmaking Ambitions [VIDEO]
It may have come as a surprise to film lovers when Celine Song announced that her sophomore feature would be a romantic comedy. After all,... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 136 – ‘Rules Don’t Apply’ (Warren Beatty, 2016) 
2026 Oscar Nomination Reactions from Timothée Chalamet, Rose Byrne, Wagner Moura and More 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 329 – 98th Oscar Nominations Reactions: For Good 
Oscar Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Breaks All Time Record with 16, Sets Several Places in Academy Awards History