Interview: Lily Gladstone and Kelly Marie Tran Talk Found Families, Holding Space For Real-Life Pain Alongside Onscreen Representation and More in ‘The Wedding Banquet’
Remakes are forever a tricky proposition. Especially if you’re taking a beloved classic for a spin. Ang Lee’s 1993 film, The Wedding Banquet, might not... Read More
Interviews
Interview: ‘The Encampments’ Director Kei Pritsker on the Urgency of Speaking Up and Speaking Out Against Injustice
The Encampments broke records last weekend, managing to rake in the largest single-theater opening ever for a documentary. With its important timeliness, it’s a film... Read More
Interview: How Billy Bryk, Finn Wolfhard, and Fred Hechinger Found the Contemporary Sincerity of Their Coming-of-Age Slasher Comedy ‘Hell of a Summer’
Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk are nearly half as old as the first Friday the 13th movie, making them promising candidates to overhaul the iconic... Read More
Interviews: Nathan Lane and Matt Bomer On Their New Gay Comedy Series ‘Mid-Century Modern’ [VIDEO]
As the new gay comedy series Mid-Century Modern hits Hulu today (see my review here), I talked to stars Matt Bomer and Nathan Lane about... Read More
Director Petra Volpe and Actress Leonie Benesch on Maintaining Tension in Their Night Nurse Drama ‘Late Shift’
Petra Volpe’s third feature film Late Shift – after The Divine Order and Dreamland – covers a crisis. There is a shortage of nurses across... Read More
Interview: Todd Solondz on the 4K Restoration of ‘Palindromes,’ the State of Independent Filmmaking, and his Approach to Comedy
Todd Solondz has long embraced his persona as a cinematic agitator and provocateur. He seems to follow a pattern: as critics and audiences recoil from... Read More
Interview: ‘The Brutalist’ Director Brady Corbet on Examining the American Myth, Generational Power, and Using a Purposeful Intermission
“Brady is an exceptional talent and definitely someone to watch, no question.” Right at the start of his interview with AwardsWatch back in December 2024,... Read More
‘A Different Man’ Director Aaron Schimberg on Changing How Disability is Captured on Screen Through a Personal Lens
“All I can do is be true to my own experience and what I feel is ethical and right in the stories I want to... Read More
Sebastian Stan on How ‘The Apprentice’ and ‘A Different Man’ Tackle Comfort, Curiosity, and Confronting Our Fears
It’s an embarrassment of riches to have two transformative, awards-worthy roles in one career. But what does it mean when you have two in the... Read More
In ‘Hard Truths,’ Marianne Jean-Baptiste Reunites with Mike Leigh and Finds the Humanity in Pansy’s Misanthropy
It was the reunion that set the hearts of cinephiles aflutter. In September, British filmmaker Mike Leigh returned to the silver screen with Hard Truths,... Read More
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