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Clay Liford (Wuss) Talks Sean Anders’ Horrible Bosses 2

By Clay Liford | December 1, 2014

Clay Liford (Wuss) Talks Sean Anders’ Horrible Bosses 2

How good can the sequel be if you've already forgotten everything about the original? Hopefully better than having to talk to your family members...

Riley Stearns (Faults) Talks Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game

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By Riley Stearns | November 25, 2014

Riley Stearns (Faults) Talks Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game

Flashing back to his high-school days, the LA-based writer-director ponders how you should discuss a film you don't feel strongly about either way.

Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) Talks Angus Sampson and Tony Mahony’s The Mule

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By Stuart Gordon | November 21, 2014

Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) Talks Angus Sampson and Tony Mahony’s The Mule

The veteran horror director highly recommends this taut, tough, darkly funny Australian thriller, but warns that it's not one for the squeamish.

Kentucker Audley (Open Five 2) Talks Peter and Bobby Farrelly’s Dumb and Dumber To

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By Kentucker Audley | November 19, 2014

Kentucker Audley (Open Five 2) Talks Peter and Bobby Farrelly’s Dumb and Dumber To

When he was 13, he loved the original and thought it was the most hilarious thing ever. Twenty years on, will he think the sequel is funny at all?

David Cross (Hits) Talks Florian Habicht’s Pulp: A Film about Life, Death & Supermarkets

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By David Cross | November 18, 2014

David Cross (Hits) Talks Florian Habicht’s Pulp: A Film about Life, Death & Supermarkets

Jarvis Cocker may be a great songwriter, but that doesn't mean a film on his band is interesting. Or that writing about movies is straightforward...

Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze) Talks Patricia Benoit’s Stones in the Sun

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By Yung Chang | November 17, 2014

Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze) Talks Patricia Benoit’s Stones in the Sun

The documentary filmmaker is greatly impressed by this intimate, simply told drama, and particularly by one movingly authentic opening scene.

Ti West (The Sacrament) Talks Tommy Lee Jones’ The Homesman

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By Ti West | November 13, 2014

Ti West (The Sacrament) Talks Tommy Lee Jones’ The Homesman

A Western that defies the trends of current mainstream cinema and proves that one of the finest actors of our generation is also a great filmmaker.

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Jeremy Xido’s Death Metal Angola

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By Terence Nance | November 12, 2014

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Jeremy Xido’s Death Metal Angola

The traumatic aftermath of colonial rule is explored in this vérité documentary about an Angolan orphanage and the rock concerts it organizes.

Jen and Sylvia Soska (See No Evil 2) Talk Sion Sono’s Why Don’t You Play in Hell?

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By Jen and Sylvia Soska | November 11, 2014

Jen and Sylvia Soska (See No Evil 2) Talk Sion Sono’s Why Don’t You Play in Hell?

The "Twisted Twins" on their love for the work of the Japanese cult auteur and his new film, a deranged and operatically gory valentine to the movies.

Tom DiCillo (Living in Oblivion) Talks Alex Gibney’s Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

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By Tom DiCillo | November 10, 2014

Tom DiCillo (Living in Oblivion) Talks Alex Gibney’s Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

In this fine new HBO documentary about the legendary soul singer, you hear, feel and see the great man's music, and also learn the stories behind it.