Before all else, Ira Sachs is a humanist filmmaker. Of course, most films are about people in one way or another, so…
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A native of Chicago, Sam Fragoso is a freelance journalist based in San Francisco. He's the founder of Movie Mezzanine and an A&E reporter at Forbes. His work regularly appears at RogerEbert.com, The Daily Beast, Interview Magazine, The Dissolve, Vulture, and other publications.
French auteur Jacques Audiard follows a string a of critically acclaimed successes (A Prophet, Rust And Bone) with Dh…
There was no sophomore slump for Joachim Trier. In the annals of second features, his Oslo, August 31st may be one…
A hardcore punk-rocker turned self-described “filmmaker, absentee father,” Jeremy Saulnier emerged on the…
Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. The catch: They…
Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by the week’s new releases or premieres. This week: Midni…
Kelly Reichardt is angry and always has been. Even as her ascendency in the world of independent cinema continues…
December has inexorably become the month that everyone, including this website, waxes hyperbolic about their…
Since 1967, Frederick Wiseman has been making extraordinary documentaries about the ordinary. His latest film, In…
As of today, the legendarily prolific Takashi Miike has nearly 100 directorial credits to his name on IMDB. It’s a…
After three decades as a scene-stealing character actor, Ben Mendelsohn seems to be hitting his stride in 2015. From…
S. Leigh Savidge made his first of many cinematic splashes in 1986, when he founded Xenon Pictures. The company,…
Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. The catch: They…
In this lifetime, each new year promises a few certainties: moronic Fox News hosts will continue to be moronic, some…
Unfettered by what Hollywood mandates these days (sequels, superheroes, stupidity), Debra Granik has built a career…
Every film, even Human Centipede III: More Shit, aims to unveil some sliver of humanity. However, most movies are…
Over the past two decades, Andrew Niccol has written and directed six feature films. None of them revolve around a…
Directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead made their mark on the horror scene a couple of years ago with Resolution,…
Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. The catch: They…
David Oyelowo doesn’t simply play Dr. Martin Luther King in Ava DuVernay’s arresting and bold biopic Selma. He become…