Cannes 2023: Sean Price Williams and Nick Pinkerton on The Sweet East
Jacob Elordi and Talia Ryder in The Sweet East America’s fraught political present meets the less savory corners of cinema’s past in The Sweet East, the first feature directed by celebrated cinematographer Sean Price Williams. Penned with typically acerbic wit…
Read more
“Lottie Does Everything from the Best Place”
From powering through a post-apocalyptic wasteland in Mad Max: Fury Road to trying to survive the wilderness with a group of teenagers who turn to violence and cannibalism in Yellowjackets, Courtney Eaton is loading up her filmography with ambitious projects,…
Read more
When the Fungus Catches the Light: DP Karim Hussain on Infinity Pool
Infinity Pool With Antiviral, Possessor and Infinity Pool, filmmaker Brandon Cronenberg has expeditiously carved out a distinct, experimental aesthetic for his work. However, he has followed in the footsteps of his legendary father David in one respect—forging a lasting alliance…
Read more
Eili Harboe Shakes Up Succession and Heads into The Architect
Eili Harboe is burning up social media lately. The talented actor turned heads this spring as the brooding Ebba on the final season of Succession, and she’s bound to keep the intrigue going playing Julie, a beleaguered intern in the…
Read more
Guy Pearce and Julia Savage on The Clearing’s Miranda Otto-led cult
Guy Pearce is a legend in Australia, having gotten his start (like fellow Aussie stars Margot Robbie and Chris Hemsworth) on the popular series Neighbours. Since then, he’s gone on to have international success in everything from comedy The Adventures…
Read more
Spring Awakening Discuss How to Get High Without Doing Drugs
Sometimes you just want to indulge in a feel-great funny movie that is generously crude and provocative with intentional doses of uninhibited curse words and drinking and drugs and political incorrectness and even a little nudity. Sometimes you just don’t…
Read more
“Giving Birth to Ourselves”: Kira Kovalenko on Unclenching the Fists
Milana Aguzarova and Soslan Khugaev in Unclenching the Fists. Unclenching the Fists, the sophomore feature from Russian director Kira Kovalenko, is set in Mizur, a small mining town in North Ossetia, one of seven autonomous republics in the perpetually unsettled…
Read more
Rob Marshall Knew Halle Bailey Was ‘The Little Mermaid’ From First Audition
From director Rob Marshall and screenwriter David Magee, Disney’s live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid goes on an adventure with a curious young mermaid, as she explores the world beyond the sea and interacts with humans for the first time.…
Read more
You Hurt My Feelings Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nicole Holofcener, and Tobias Menzies!
Do people want honesty or better fiction? We've all heard the thought experiment of someone stepping out of the changing room, asking their spouse, "Does this make me look fat?" Most of us have probably experienced something similar, and if…
Read more
“I Wanted You To Feel Like These Kids Need a Tetanus Shot By the End of It”: Weston Razooli on His Cannes-Premiering Neo-Fairy-Tale Adventure, Riddle of Fire
Riddle of Fire Weston Razooli’s debut feature, Riddle of Fire, premiering in the Cannes Film Festival’s Director’s Fortnight, begins with a charming and clever premise. After we watch a trio of masked kid adventurers steal a video game console from…
Read more
Robert De Niro and Sebastian Maniscalco Are a Great Comedy Duo in About My Father
Sebastian Maniscalco is soaring high these days. Sure, he’s the hottest comic in America right now, but after coming off another hit Netflix stand-up special (Is it Me?) this spring, he’s taking a bold leap to leading man status —…
Read more
Jasmine Cephas Jones on ‘Blindspotting’ and Her Favorite Season 2 Episode
From co-creators Rafael Casal (who’s also the showrunner) and Daveed Diggs, Season 2 of the Starz series Blindspotting continues to follow Ashley (Jasmine Cephas Jones) on her journey through life while her partner of 12 years and the father of…
Read more