A Leaning Tower of Camp: John Early on “Maddie’s Secret”
The comedian and filmmaker talks about reference, melodrama, and straddling the lines between comedy and sincerity.
Interviews
You Have to Commit: Robert Richardson on “Robert Richardson: The White Devil”
An interview with one of the best cinematographers of all time.
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Alice Winocour on “Couture”
An interview with the filmmaker behind Angelina Jolie’s emotive cancer drama.
The Honor of an Absolute Lifetime: Rod Lurie on “Lucky Strike”
An interview with writer/director Rod Lurie about his newest WWII drama.
The Element of Risk: Olivia Wilde on “The Invite”
An interview with the star and director of The Invite.
Golf is a Great Metaphor: Edward Burns and Brian d’Arcy James on “Finnegan’s Foursome”
The filmmaker and stars talk about golf, family, and independent filmmaking.
Out of the Mouths of Cutlery: Tony Hale on “Toy Story 5”
The actor talks about sporks, technology, and what it’s like to channel anxiety through comically anxious characters.
J. Christopher Hamilton on Culture, Capital, and Creative Leverage
An interview about culture, capital, and power with someone who understands all three.
To Make People Aware of Something is Great: A Conversation with Maya Cade
An interview with the brilliant Maya Cade, the pioneer behind the Black Film Archive.
Humor Is a Weapon: A Conversation with John Waters
The Pope of Trash talks about Roger Ebert, the breadth of his film references, and two of his classics coming to Criterion.
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Milagros Mumenthaler on “The Currents”
The Argentinian filmmaker talks about the intimacy and interiority of women’s lives in her latest film.
Hearing a Movie: Daniel Roher on “Tuner”
An interview with the director of “Tuner,” now in limited release and going wider this Friday.
I’m Trying to Create Visceral Things: Boots Riley on “I Love Boosters”
The director talks about capturing “magic parts,” deploying unique textures, and the role of art and the artist in a capitalist world.
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Lucrecia Martel on “Nuestra Tierra (Our Land)”
The director talks about finding ways to center Indigenous voices and unpacking the racist colonial history of Argentina in her new doc.
You Can’t Stay Here: Adam Scott and Damian McCarthy on “Hokum”
The writer-director and star talk about crafting the many haunting visual and auditory nightmares of Neon’s latest chiller.
An Act of Translation: David Lowery on “Mother Mary”
An interview with the director of A24’s latest about friendship, location, and how the T-1000 influenced its strangest element.
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Sophy Romvari on “Blue Heron”
The debut filmmaker talks about how images and image-making impact our experience of time and memory, and more.
The Best Version of the Thing: Steven Soderbergh on “The Christophers”
An interview with the legendary director about his newest film.
“Jury Duty: Company Retreat”‘s Unsuspecting Hero On Life After Rockin’ Grandmas
The everyman at the center of “Jury Duty”‘s latest season talks about hot sauce, captain’s hats, and being an unwitting hero.
