The Great and Magical Creation of This Reality: Mariana Treviño on “Stick”
The co-star of the Apple TV+ series talks about making unusual choices and the best advice she ever got about acting.
Interviews
Friendship Is Insane: Eva Victor on “Sorry, Baby”
An interview with the writer-director of A24’s latest dramedy.
Desire Never Goes Away: Sarah Friedland and Kathleen Chalfant on “Familiar Touch”
The writer-director and star discuss “the politics of embodiment,” the fine nuances of scripting movement, and disrupting old narratives of decline.
Myrin New’s Masterclass in Modern Black Tech Entrepreneurship
An interview with Myrin New, head of MyNew Technologies.
Gifts in the Impediment: Nina Conti and Shenoah Allen on “Sunlight”
An interview with the collaborators and stars of their quirky microbudget road movie.
Rescuing a Movie About Angels From the Devil Himself: Kevin Smith on “Dogma”
The filmmaker talks about his relationship with Roger and wresting the film back from Harvey Weinstein’s clutches.
Dancing With Death: Mike Flanagan on “The Life of Chuck”
An interview with writer/director Mike Flanagan.
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Marva Nabili on “The Sealed Soil”
An interview with the director of the earliest extant film directed by a woman from Iran.
Humanizing the Sharks: Sean Byrne on “Dangerous Animals”
An interview with the writer-director of IFC Films’ shark-themed serial killer thriller.
A Great Businessman in the Persona of a Wonderful Entertainer: Todd Purdum on Desi Arnaz
An interview with the author of a new memoir on the pioneering actor, producer, and husband of Lucille Ball.
We Relate: Andrew DeYoung on “Friendship”
The filmmaker talks about his longstanding friendship with Tim Robinson, building comedy out of male emptiness, and more.
Movies That Deal with the Peculiarities of Being a Teenager: Bruce Handy on His New Book about Teen Movies
An interview with the author of a new book about teen flicks, from Breakfast Club to Rebel Without a Cause.
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Dea Kulumbegashvili on April
An interview with Dea Kulumbegashvili, the director of the critically acclaimed “April.”
That’s What Disruption Does For Me: Gareth Evans on “Havoc”
The action director takes us blow-by-blow through his latest melee for Netflix.
Wonder Is Everything: Willem Dafoe on “The Legend of Ochi”
The actor discusses the importance of wonder in his creative process for A24’s latest.
Transformation and Rebirth: Constance Tsang on “Blue Sun Palace”
The Chinese-American director talks about the film’s many long takes, filmmaking as grief process, and more.
Defined In Isolation: Ryan Coogler on “Sinners”
An interview with the director about the soulful undertones of his genre-defying period thriller.
The Dream Within the Fairy Tale: Emilie Blichfeldt on “The Ugly Stepsister”
An interview with the director of Shudder’s latest fractured fairy tale.
There’s No Catharsis: David Cronenberg on “The Shrouds”
An interview with the legend about his latest film, The Shrouds.
Total Fidelity: Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza on “Warfare”
The writers and directors talk about bringing a Navy SEAL’s real-life story to screen without a shred of fictionalization.
