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“We’re Ready To Be In the Future Now”: a Talk with Devin McKnight and Shehzaad Jiwani

By Shehzaad Jiwani | July 19, 2019

“We’re Ready To Be In the Future Now”: a Talk with Devin McKnight and Shehzaad Jiwani

McKnight talks to the Greys frontman about racial identity, working within the confines of a white indie establishment, and his new album as Maneka.

Hannah Fidell (The Long Dumb Road) Talks with Josephine Decker (Madeline’s Madeline) for the Talkhouse Podcast

Podcast

By Hannah Fidell | August 9, 2018

Hannah Fidell (The Long Dumb Road) Talks with Josephine Decker (Madeline’s Madeline) for the Talkhouse Podcast

Recorded at Sundance, the two director friends discuss their new films, race, childhood storytelling games, and much more.

Baldwin and Marx – Same Struggle?

Film

By Raoul Peck | February 22, 2018

Baldwin and Marx – Same Struggle?

Or a few impolite thoughts on The Young Karl Marx, by the director of that film and I Am Not Your Negro.

How Trump’s Victory Gave My Latest Film New Meaning

Film

By Katherine Dieckmann | July 28, 2017

How Trump’s Victory Gave My Latest Film New Meaning

Katherine Dieckmann explains how Strange Weather's simple truths feel radical in the current disturbing political climate.

A Modest (Black Art by Black Artists) Proposal

Film

By Stephen Winter | April 3, 2017

A Modest (Black Art by Black Artists) Proposal

Stephen Winter channels Jonathan Swift as he responds to controversy surrounding [name redacted]'s painting of Emmett Till.

Solange’s A Seat at the Table Feels Like Magic

Music

By Xenia Rubinos | November 1, 2016

Solange’s A Seat at the Table Feels Like Magic

For Xenia Rubinos, the record is all about finding power and grace amid oppression and pain.

re: dress: Here’s Why Mad Max’s Costume Designer Is Basically Rihanna

Music

By Meredith Graves | March 2, 2016

re: dress: Here’s Why Mad Max’s Costume Designer Is Basically Rihanna

Meredith Graves waxes poetic on why the mall beats the Oscars’ red carpet.

Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) Talks Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly

Music

By Patterson Hood | December 28, 2015

Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) Talks Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly

On his previous album, Kendrick Lamar was a filmmaker. On his new one, he’s a writer — and maybe one of the best of his generation.

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Film

By Terence Nance | December 28, 2015

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

In which the author fulfills his responsibility to respond to the film by combining well-reasoned observations with an extended ice cream metaphor.

Aaron Stewart-Ahn Talks Ryan Coogler’s Creed

Film

By Aaron Stewart-Ahn | December 4, 2015

Aaron Stewart-Ahn Talks Ryan Coogler’s Creed

This miraculous continuation and reimagining of one of the great cinematic sagas marks a significant moment in American filmmaking.