Interviews

Cinema Is My Church: Rian Johnson on “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”

4 days ago

An interview with the writer/director of the Knives Out movies.

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Tamara Kotevska on “The Tale of Silyan”

December 3, 2025

The filmmaker of the new National Geographic documentary talks about her observational approach and defining success beyond material gain.

No Good Deed Will Go Unpunished: Kleber Mendonça Filho and Wagner Moura on “The Secret Agent”

November 25, 2025

We speak to the writer/director and star of this year’s Cannes favorite about censorship, artistic collaboration, and more.

Felt More than Heard: Nathan Johnson on Composing his Third “Knives Out” Movie, “Wake Up Dead Man”

November 24, 2025

We speak to the writer/director and star of this year’s Cannes favorite about censorship, artistic collaboration, and more.

A Wall of Laughter: Edie Baskin on Photographing the First 25 Years of Saturday Night Live

November 21, 2025

The artist and former SNL photographer discusses her new collection of artwork.

I’m Just An Actor: Rebuilding Roles with Josh O’Connor

November 20, 2025

The actor talks about his busy year playing priests, conmen, and yearning artists.

It’s The Funniest Shit: Hikari on ‘Rental Family’

November 19, 2025

An interview with the writer/director of “Rental Family.”

It’s Epic to Live a Normal Life: Joel Edgerton and Clint Bentley on “Train Dreams”

November 18, 2025

We speak with the director and star of Netflix’s latest drama about grief, healing, and working with animals.

A Source of Inspiration: Elle Fanning and Stellan Skarsgård on “Sentimental Value”

November 17, 2025

An interview with the two supporting stars of Joachim Trier’s latest film.

Tokyo Film Festival 2025: Mamoru Oshii on “Angel’s Egg” 

November 17, 2025

An interview with a legend about his resurrected project.

We Live in Time: Joachim Trier on “Sentimental Value”

November 14, 2025

The filmmaker sits down for a wide-ranging discussion of his film’s poignant themes, the challenges and joys of working with time, and more.

It’s Important for a Film to Wake an Audience Up: Ira Sachs on “Peter Hujar’s Day”

November 13, 2025

An interview with the writer/director of the new film about Peter Hujar.

Hard Places: Max Walker-Silverman on “Rebuilding”

November 11, 2025

An interview with the filmmaker behind the Josh O’Connor-starring cowboy drama.

You’re Living Intrusive Thoughts: Jennifer Lawrence and Lynne Ramsay on “Die My Love”

November 7, 2025

An interview with the writer-director and star of MUBI’s latest relationship drama.

Adaptation is About Subtraction: James Vanderbilt on “Nuremberg”

November 6, 2025

The writer-director talks about mining painful history for maximum pathos in his historical courtroom drama.

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Sepideh Farsi on “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk”

November 5, 2025

The Iranian filmmaker talks about her harrowing Cannes documentary and how to remember the film’s beloved late subject.

The Breadth of Humanity: Yorgos Lanthimos & Will Tracy on “Bugonia”

October 24, 2025

A conversation with director Yorgos Lanthimos and writer Will Tracy on their new film, Bugonia.

How to Define Freedom: Nia DaCosta on “Hedda”

October 21, 2025

An interview with the writer/director of this week’s Hedda.

I Wanted Them to Be Weird: Director John McPhail on Mixing Genres and Encouraging Actors in “Grow”

October 16, 2025

An interview with the director behind the new family film.