’Dimension 20’s Aabria Iyengar on DND, ‘Burrow’s End,’ & Leveling Up the Dome
The Big Picture Dimension 20 features a rotating circuit of players and game masters delivering wildly imaginative TTRPG stories. Aabria Iyengar, the game master for the 20th season, drew inspiration from classic literature like Watership Down and The Secret of…
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Totally Killer Director on Her Unique, Time-Traveling Horror-Comedy
"Do you like scary movies?" It's hard to watch a slasher flick (laced with comedy) like Totally Killer without seeing the influence of Scream and other classics. The new Prime Video film from director Nahnatchka Khan (Always Be My Maybe,…
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‘Star Trek Lower Decks’ Creator on Season 4, Crossovers & Franchise Future
The Big Picture Mike McMahan discusses the Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4, the upcoming finale, Strange New Worlds crossover, epic guest stars & the series' future. McMahan also discusses the delightful geeky connection between Rutherford and Tendi and why…
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‘The Continental’ Director on the Wild and Wacky ‘John Wick’ Universe
The Big Picture The world of John Wick is unique and captivating, with its parallel escapism world of assassins and mysterious rules and traditions. The seventies setting adds a different flavor to the John Wick universe while still maintaining its…
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Doug Stanhope and Greg Glienna on The Road Dog, Stand-Up, and Self-Sabotage
"I have no fear of death. Except I hate waiting for it." While comedian Doug Stanhope is far from a one-liner comedian, this little gem from one of his stand-up comedy specials is about as succinct and indicative of his…
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The Focus Pulling Olympics: DP Oren Soffer on The Creator
On the set of The Creator On big budget spectacles, the tail of VFX often wags the dog of principal photography. With The Creator—an $80 million sci-fi epic about a war between mankind and humanoid AI starring John David Washington—director…
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A Very Good Girl Director Petersen Vargas On His Brilliant Revenge Film
“If life’s a bitch, be a bigger bitch,” croons one character in A Very Good Girl, an inventive and scorching dark comedy-drama that’s bound to turn heads. To that end, “payback,” as they say, is certainly a bitch, too, and…
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How Rob Savage Went From Film-School Reject to Directing a Stephen King Movie
If there’s one thing you can be sure of after speaking to Rob Savage for an hour, it’s that the guy loves to talk about movies. Before I even hit record on our Zoom call, the horror director is recounting…
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‘Dumb Money’ Writers Committed to Showing the Reality of This Perfect Storm
The Big Picture Dumb Money takes a critical look at the opaque and rigged nature of Wall Street, highlighting the lack of transparency in the system. The film aims to capture the diverse range of individuals involved in the GameStop…
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Nadine Crocker Turns Up the Intensity in Desperation Road
The 2020s are shaping up to be the decade when female filmmakers venture forth with vigor. Between Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar Barbie success, Sarah Polley’s soul-stirring offering with Women Talking, and Emer Reynolds’s Joyride, that proverbial glass ceiling has been shattered.…
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The Musical Cast and Director on Pulling Off A24’s Raunchiest Movie Yet
Last year's Everything Everywhere All at Once showed audiences a different side of A24. Heading into the film, we already knew about A24's reputation when it came to telling gut-wrenching stories about love, family, and trauma, and the precision with…
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The Continental Director Breaks Down Night 2 Shocking Moments
Spoiler Warning for The Continental "Night Two"The Continental's second episode, titled "Night 2: Loyalty to the Master", certainly ended on the darkest note. The miniseries, a prequel to The John Wick franchise, premiered on Peacock on September 22, 2023, and…
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