This interview finds writer-director Ari Kruger elaborating on the situational Coens-inspired humour of his film, The Shakedown, his jump from TV sitcoms to a feature-length production, and even the representation of male sex dolls in cinema.
The following interview includes a discussion about Pascal Plante inspirations for 2023 crime thriller Red Rooms, ranging from the works of Michael Haneke to the transnational hit, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
A slapstick action comedy that has been growing in popularity since its release in 2022. Director Mike Cheslik discusses the filmmaking process, the worldbuilding, Cheslik’s cinematic inspirations, and the themes and subject matters that may feature in his future projects.
Director Jûzô Itami’s 1985 comedy Tampopo draws parallels between two inherent human needs: the consumption of food and the consummation of relationships between people.
After a string of shitty '80s stalk and slash films, Scream revamped the dying genre by pastiching the horror subgenre and redefining its trite formulaic structure.
A journey filled with majestic landscapes and imminent disaster, The Settlers is a shining example of just why revisionist Westerns are so impactful and important.
Audiences in France and across the globe fell in love with Amélie and it became one of the highest-grossing French films of all time and received five Academy Award nominations.
Gu Xiaogang's Dwelling by the West Lake tackles the theme of spiritual awakening through the story of a son trying to rescue his mother from a pyramid scheme.
Set in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942, the film tells the story of a Jewish acting group putting on a musical comedy play while chaos and violence happens around them.
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