Palestinian-American director Cherien Dabis’s family drama, All That’s Left of You, traces three generations of a Palestinian family over a 75-year period. With the film garnering buzz as Jordan’s Oscars submission for Best International Feature, Dabis breaks down her exploration of intergenerational trauma, balancing acting with directing, and the importance of global distribution for Palestinian cinema.
After delivering the Shudder hit Mads last Halloween, French filmmaker David Moreau is back with another haunting nightmare called OTHER. In this interview, the writer and director breaks down his penchant for atmospheric horror, why he doesn’t bother much about “referencing” other films, and how he went for a “faceless” approach this time, filming only the face of heroine Olga Kurylenko.
In this interview, director-editor-cinematographer Pierre Tsigaridis and his co-writer, co-producer Maxime Rancon break down the challenges of filming low-budget horror, their nods to classics like The Exorcist and The Omen, and the amusing audience reactions since Traumatika premiered at the 2024 FrightFest.
When Emily Mkrtichian began filming There Was, There Was Not, she never imagined she would find herself documenting the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh's Indigenous people. But when war returned in 2020, her film took on a new shape - becoming an archive of Artsakh's history and a testament to those who once called it home.
Orlando Bloom plays a washed-out puncher who endures eating disorders and flashbacks from the era of the Irish Troubles as he gives his all to make the required weight category cut. In this interview, director Sean Ellis breaks down his genre-bending film, Bloom's intense transformation, and his own history with combat sports.
In this laid-back interview, Conti and Allen discuss improvising the film's funnier moments, filming inside costumes in American deserts, using music by Radiohead and the Pixies, and trusting your filmmaking intuitions.
It’s hard to think of another filmmaker this year who has had such a challenging but rewarding road to release. A legal fight over rights issues delayed the film’s theatrical release until April 2024. Since then, Drew has gotten a mountain of praise and several awards, including one for Breakthrough Director at the Gotham Independent Film Awards.
In this interview, writer-director Tolga Karaçelik delves into the absurdity of his new film (and his mind), adjusting to a llama's shooting schedule, and creating his own imaginary worlds.
In this candid interview, the Canadian filmmaker breaks down his dystopian tragedy, how his new film differs from his past campy works like WolfCop, avoiding too many parallels with the COVID-19 pandemic, and working with The Matrix star Carrie-Anne Moss.
Simon West is the director behind action hits like Con-Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and The Expendables 2. In 2025, he returns with Old Guy, an action comedy about an aging hitman portrayed by Christoph Waltz.
Italian filmmaker Marco Perego joins his creative collaborator and wife Zoe Saldaña for Dovecote, a slow-burning prison drama shortlisted at the 2025 Oscars for Best Live-Action Short Film.
Drowning Dry is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Lithuanian filmmaker Laurynas Bareiša. The film was Lithuania's entry in the Best International Feature race for the 2025 Oscars.
This essay examines Dennis Hopper’s portrayal of isolated, violent, and troubled male characters, reflecting a broader cultural crisis of masculinity in post-WWII America.
While grieving the sudden death of their father, stepsiblings are placed in the care of their foster mother and are exposed to darker truths and manipulative captivity.
Juvenile delinquent Jayce (Ethaniel Davy) is released for a crime he didn’t commit, and he inadvertently gets involved in a cannabis-selling scheme with his antisocial senior citizen neighbor Kev (Graham Fellows).
In the tradition of the kinds of parody movies that used to fill theaters like Scary Movie or Austin Powers, director and star Vera Drew lampoons the most popular genre dominating our screens today: the superhero comic.
Thanks to this sharp 4K restoration by Studiocanal, the black-and-white 1965 classic returns with more depth and detail for the alluring bittersweet charm of both Julie Christie's Diana and 60s-era London.
When moody teenager Quinn moves to a sleepy town, she makes new friends and crosses paths with the local mascot: a sinister, ever-grinning clown called Frendo.
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