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Steve Taylor (Blue Like Jazz) Talks M. Night Shyamalan’s The Visit

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By Steve Taylor | September 14, 2015

Steve Taylor (Blue Like Jazz) Talks M. Night Shyamalan’s The Visit

Will this found-footage horror film get its slumping director out of movie jail? Or win him another Razzie nomination?

Khalil Sullins (Listening) Talks Daniel Lee’s Dragon Blade

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By Khalil Sullins | September 11, 2015

Khalil Sullins (Listening) Talks Daniel Lee’s Dragon Blade

A first-time director embraces the contradictions of a Chinese production that features Hollywood stars, a war movie that preaches pacifism.

Mike Ott (Littlerock) Talks Craig Zobel’s Z for Zachariah

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By Mike Ott | September 10, 2015

Mike Ott (Littlerock) Talks Craig Zobel’s Z for Zachariah

What will a fan of Craig Zobel's cinematic portraits of liars and deception think of the director's first foray into studio filmmaking?

Alix Lambert (The Mark of Cain) Talks Eskil Vogt’s Blind

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By Alix Lambert | September 8, 2015

Alix Lambert (The Mark of Cain) Talks Eskil Vogt’s Blind

The Norwegian screenwriter's directorial debut is a compelling portrait of how a woman who's lost her sight sees the world.

William Dickerson (Detour) Talks Paul Haggis and David Simon’s Show Me A Hero

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By William Dickerson | September 4, 2015

William Dickerson (Detour) Talks Paul Haggis and David Simon’s Show Me A Hero

A Yonkers-raised filmmaker steps back to look at the miniseries about the housing controversy in which his own father was involved.

Benny Safdie (Heaven Knows What) Talks Alex Gibney’s Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

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By Benny Safdie | September 3, 2015

Benny Safdie (Heaven Knows What) Talks Alex Gibney’s Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

The prolific documentarian's latest seems more interested in dismantling the late Apple guru's reputation than providing true insight into his life.

Jeff Reichert (Remote Area Medical) Talks Maíra Bühler and Matias Mariani’s I Touched All Your Stuff

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By Jeff Reichert | September 2, 2015

Jeff Reichert (Remote Area Medical) Talks Maíra Bühler and Matias Mariani’s I Touched All Your Stuff

A documentary shuns the cinematic in favor of desktop exploration, and favors ambiguity over clearly defined truth.

Kazik Radwanski (Tower) Talks Alex Ross Perry’s Queen of Earth

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By Kazik Radwanski | September 1, 2015

Kazik Radwanski (Tower) Talks Alex Ross Perry’s Queen of Earth

The new collaboration between Perry and actress Elisabeth Moss joins the canon of great films that chronicle the downfall of a female heroine.

Bruce LaBruce (Gerontophilia) Talks Anna Muylaert’s The Second Mother

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By Bruce LaBruce | August 31, 2015

Bruce LaBruce (Gerontophilia) Talks Anna Muylaert’s The Second Mother

The latest in the genre of maid movies is a sweet-natured addition, and much more straightforward and less perverse than others of its ilk.

Producer Sierra Pettengill (Cutie and the Boxer) Talks J.P. Sniadecki’s The Iron Ministry

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By Sierra Pettengill | August 28, 2015

Producer Sierra Pettengill (Cutie and the Boxer) Talks J.P. Sniadecki’s The Iron Ministry

For this aviophobic filmmaker, a documentary about the railway in the People's Republic of China is both giddily transcendent and personally resonant.