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David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) Talks Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth

By David Lowery | December 3, 2015

David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) Talks Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth

The latest cinematic version of The Scottish Play is a slowed-down, amped-up overpowering tapestry that wields much power beyond the Bard's language.

Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Charles Poekel’s Christmas, Again

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By Randy Russell | December 2, 2015

Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Charles Poekel’s Christmas, Again

A holiday movie about a heartbroken Christmas tree salesman finds beauty and even hope in the melancholy.

Nathan Silver (Stinking Heaven) Talks Bertrand Bonello’s On War

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By Nathan Silver | December 1, 2015

Nathan Silver (Stinking Heaven) Talks Bertrand Bonello’s On War

Preparing to embark on two new projects, a filmmaker looks to a new movie by a great French director for ideas he can steal for his own work.

Eugene Kotlyarenko (A Wonderful Cloud) Talks Peter Sohn’s The Good Dinosaur

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By Eugene Kotlyarenko | November 30, 2015

Eugene Kotlyarenko (A Wonderful Cloud) Talks Peter Sohn’s The Good Dinosaur

When ISIS is all over the news and it's been a bad year for dinosaur movies and you need a sentimental reminder to call your mother...

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Wim Wenders’ The End of Violence

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By Jim Hemphill | November 25, 2015

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Wim Wenders’ The End of Violence

A film that was a critical and financial disappointment two decades ago now appears a startlingly prescient commentary on the U.S and Hollywood.

Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) Talks Todd Haynes’ Carol

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By Stuart Gordon | November 24, 2015

Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) Talks Todd Haynes’ Carol

A recent convert to the fiction of Patricia Highsmith is transported back to his past by a spot-on adaptation of her once-scandalous second novel.

Clay Liford (Wuss) Talks Ryan Wise’s I Am Thor

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By Clay Liford | November 23, 2015

Clay Liford (Wuss) Talks Ryan Wise’s I Am Thor

Sometimes you laugh at the documentary about the aging rocker attempting a comeback. And sometimes you also relate. A lot.

Stephen Cone (Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party) Talks His Favorite Thanksgiving Movie, Home for the Holidays

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By Stephen Cone | November 21, 2015

Stephen Cone (Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party) Talks His Favorite Thanksgiving Movie, Home for the Holidays

Two decades after its theatrical release, a filmmaker looks back on a movie that changed how he saw cinema, and himself.

Nelson George (A Ballerina’s Tale) Talks Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman’s Sembene!

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By Nelson George | November 20, 2015

Nelson George (A Ballerina’s Tale) Talks Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman’s Sembene!

A documentary on the revolutionary African director prompts a longtime champion to look back on his work.

Shannon Plumb (Towheads) Talks Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s Mustang

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By Shannon Plumb | November 19, 2015

Shannon Plumb (Towheads) Talks Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s Mustang

When and why did we start treating children like adults? And when did men get so scared of women?