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.
Interviews
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.
Hope-Core: Daniel Pemberton on Composing “Project Hail Mary”
The composer talks about scoring for Earth and the stars, collaborating with Lord and Miller, and what exactly a cristal baschet is.
“It Became a Dark Place”: Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear on “Killers of the Flower Moon”
The Osage chief talks about the impact of Scorsese’s film on the Reign of Terror and its Oscar campaign attention, in time for its Criterion release.
Shuffling and Whittling and Experimenting: Austin Keeling and Lam T. Nguyen on Editing the Told-on-Screens Film “Mercy”
The editors of the sci-fi thriller talk about the logistics of handling an entire story told on VFX screens.
A Screenwriter’s Dream—and Nightmare: Drew Goddard on “Project Hail Mary”
The screenwriter talks about adapting Andy Weir’s novel for the screen, and the challenge of writing dialogue for smart characters.
We Broke the Loop: Ian Tuason and Nina Kiri on “undertone”
The director and star of A24’s atmospheric horror film talk fear, faith, and turning the filmmaker’s family home into a haunted house.
“The Bronze” at 10: How a Washed-Up Gymnast Became a Cult Antihero
An ode to the Sundance comedy on its 10th anniversary and conversation with its star.
Willing Participants: Harry Lighton and Harry Melling on “Pillion”
The writer-director and star talk about the psychological intricacies of A24’s unconventional queer romance.
It All Starts With the Meditation App: Bart Layton on “Crime 101”
The filmmaker talks about bringing his documentary skills and early interest in visual art to his LA-set crime thriller.
I Will See You In Dreams: Akinola Davies Jr. on “My Father’s Shadow”
The filmmaker discusses the visual language of dreams, collaborating with his brother, and the difficulty of transporting film in and out of Lagos.
For You, It’s Always the Past: Kogonada and Benjamin Loeb on “zi”
An interview with the writer/director of Columbus, After Yang, and the Sundance film zi, along with his cinematographer.
