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Richard Shepard (The Matador) Talks Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight

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By Richard Shepard | November 18, 2015

Richard Shepard (The Matador) Talks Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight

Moving to a bigger canvas for the first time, McCarthy has made a film that's a reminder of why we love movies.

Michael Mohan (Save the Date) Talks John S. Rad’s Dangerous Men

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By Michael Mohan | November 16, 2015

Michael Mohan (Save the Date) Talks John S. Rad’s Dangerous Men

After the death of its auteur, a mythic bad/good movie is getting a proper release. One of its early champions explains why it's so special.

Actor Noah Segan Talks Gabriel Clarke and John McKenna’s Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

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By Noah Segan | November 13, 2015

Actor Noah Segan Talks Gabriel Clarke and John McKenna’s Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

The story of an iconic actor, a watch, a 24-hour car race, the film that ties them all together, and the documentary on its making.

Trey Edward Shults (Krisha) Talks Josh Mond’s James White

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By Trey Edward Shults | November 12, 2015

Trey Edward Shults (Krisha) Talks Josh Mond’s James White

No matter how you feel going in, watching a great movie helps you connect with it in a profound and transformative way.

Alison Bagnall (Funny Bunny) Talks Adam Bhala Lough’s Hot Sugar’s Cold World

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By Alison Bagnall | November 11, 2015

Alison Bagnall (Funny Bunny) Talks Adam Bhala Lough’s Hot Sugar’s Cold World

A documentary about a music producer with some Willy Wonka magic casts a spell over a filmmaker with experience of supernatural recordings.

Jeff Reichert (Remote Area Medical) Talks Laurent Bécue-Renard’s Of Men and War

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By Jeff Reichert | November 10, 2015

Jeff Reichert (Remote Area Medical) Talks Laurent Bécue-Renard’s Of Men and War

The stories of Iraq veterans suffering from PTSD are told in an unadorned documentary style that values character over a fiction-style narrative.

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Gaspar Noé’s Love

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By Terence Nance | November 6, 2015

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Gaspar Noé’s Love

Probably the only examination of this film to reference Puff Daddy, Key & Peele, MTV reality shows, Rick Alverson and Michael Bay.

Julia Pott (My First Crush) Talks Steve Martino’s The Peanuts Movie

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By Julia Pott | November 5, 2015

Julia Pott (My First Crush) Talks Steve Martino’s The Peanuts Movie

What will an animator who discovered her creative voice through Charles M. Schulz' cartoon strip think of its new big-screen incarnation?

Scott Cummings (Buffalo Juggalos) Talks Ulrich Seidl’s In the Basement

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By Scott Cummings | November 4, 2015

Scott Cummings (Buffalo Juggalos) Talks Ulrich Seidl’s In the Basement

The director of the most rigorous, uncompromising and disturbing films you have never seen goes underground for his latest work.

Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Eugene Kotlyarenko’s A Wonderful Cloud

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By Randy Russell | November 2, 2015

Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Eugene Kotlyarenko’s A Wonderful Cloud

A film about a post-breakup reunion, with actors (maybe) playing themselves, is funny, bizarre and, underneath, melancholy.