Interview: Director David Lowery on How ‘The Red Shoes,’ Taylor Swift, and Artistic Internal Struggles Were Forged to Conjure Up ‘Mother Mary’ [AUDIO]
Back in 2021 I proclaimed in my review of The Green Knight that writer-director David Lowery was “the great American director of his generation;” a... Read More
Interviews
Alana Haim and Mamoudou Athie on Supporting Each Other Through ‘The Drama’
How does one confront the drama behind The Drama? For the uninitiated, “the drama” in question involves the film’s main character, Emma (played by Zendaya),... Read More
How Danielle Deadwyler Found the Rhythm and Intellectualism in the College Comedy Chaos of ‘Rooster’
How Danielle Deadwyler Found the Rhythm and Intellectualism in the College Comedy Chaos of ‘Rooster’
“I love a bitch with some chaos!” That was Danielle Deadwyler’s enthusiastic response to my question about what drew her to Dylan, the poetry professor... Read More
Interview: Shawn Hatosy on Directing ‘The Pitt,’ Camera Choreography, and Being Online
Since its first season premiered last January, The Pitt has been on a steep climb to being the best drama on television. Acting as a... Read More
Interview: Stellan Skarsgård on Navigating the Ever-Changing Film Industry and the Cathartic Ending of ‘Sentimental Value’
“Oh, that was the one with the food.” This is how my conversation with the great Stellan Skarsgård began as we sat down to discuss... Read More
Interview: ‘Pillion’ Director Harry Lighton and Star Harry Melling Bring Kink to the Mainstream
“I’ve had dreams about the Castro and having a film here. It’s a proper ‘pinch me’ moment.” Harry Lighton is beaming, just hours before his... Read More
Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol on the Unlikely, Legally-Challenged Journey of Getting ‘Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie’ to the Big Screen [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol desperately want to play the Rivoli in Toronto. That’s been the ongoing premise for the two creatives’ web series-turned-TV show-turned-movie... Read More
Oscar-Nominated Director Sam Davis on Creating ‘The Singers,’ Finding His Stars, and His Own Path to Filmmaking [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
“I graduated with like, 45 kids. I wasn’t steeped in arts growing up.” Sam Davis didn’t begin in Hollywood, like most before him, he came... Read More
How Writer-director Emilie Blichfeldt and the Oscar-nominated Hair and Makeup Team Behind ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Twisted Cinderella Into a Gruesome Cautionary Tale [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
The story of Cinderella is a tale nearly as old as time, with hundreds of interpretations dating back to Ancient Greece and found around the... Read More
Interview: ‘A Poet’ filmmaker Simón Mesa Soto on How His Literary Madcap Comedy Came to Be
You probably know someone in your life who you wish would just get it together. You might love them and they might have an incredible... Read More
2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 149 – ‘Killer of Sheep’ (Charles Burnett, 1978) 
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Careful the Spell You Cast, Children Will Listen (and Sometimes Kill) [C]