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Brea Grant (Best Friends Forever) Talks Gareth Evans’ The Raid 2

By Brea Grant | January 5, 2015

Brea Grant (Best Friends Forever) Talks Gareth Evans’ The Raid 2

The actress and writer-director is a kid in a candy shop watching this spectacular, brilliantly choreographed Indonesian-set action movie.

Craig Johnson (The Skeleton Twins) Talks Rob Marshall’s Into the Woods

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By Craig Johnson | January 2, 2015

Craig Johnson (The Skeleton Twins) Talks Rob Marshall’s Into the Woods

A late-night conversation between a director and his musical theater-loving boyfriend about the Sondheim movie adaptation they just saw.

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper

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By Jim Hemphill | January 1, 2015

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper

A filmmaker who became a director because of Clint Eastwood considers the retired actor's latest effort behind the camera.

Sheldon Candis (LUV) Talks Rupert Wyatt’s The Gambler

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By Sheldon Candis | December 31, 2014

Sheldon Candis (LUV) Talks Rupert Wyatt’s The Gambler

A USC film school alum tries his luck with a movie set at his alma mater and starring one of his favorite Hollywood actors.

Daniel Schechter (Life of Crime) Talks Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash

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By Daniel Schechter | December 30, 2014

Daniel Schechter (Life of Crime) Talks Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash

As you watch a movie, your mind registers a million different thoughts. Here's how one filmmaker processed this year's big Sundance-winning film.

Onur Tukel (Summer of Blood) Talks David Wnendt’s Wetlands

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By Onur Tukel | December 28, 2014

Onur Tukel (Summer of Blood) Talks David Wnendt’s Wetlands

One of the most shocking and controversial movies of the year inspires not an enraged critical attack — but a cartoon.

David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) Talks Jonathan Liebesman’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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By David Lowery | December 26, 2014

David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) Talks Jonathan Liebesman’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Pondering the latest (disappointing) exploits of the half-shell heroes, and what kind of movies kids deserve and get.

Joe Swanberg (Happy Christmas) Talks Jake Kasdan’s Sex Tape

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By Joe Swanberg | December 25, 2014

Joe Swanberg (Happy Christmas) Talks Jake Kasdan’s Sex Tape

The director of V/H/S and Autoerotic can't get up any enthusiasm for this new "analog" comedy.

Michael Tully (Ping Pong Summer) Talks J.C. Chandor’s A Most Violent Year

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By Michael Tully | December 24, 2014

Michael Tully (Ping Pong Summer) Talks J.C. Chandor’s A Most Violent Year

The increasingly versatile New York-based writer-director creates a very grounded, textured thriller set in Gotham in the early 1980s.

Chad Hartigan (This is Martin Bonner) Talks Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne’s Two Days, One Night

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By Chad Hartigan | December 23, 2014

Chad Hartigan (This is Martin Bonner) Talks Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne’s Two Days, One Night

The latest pared-down picture from the sixtysomething Belgian brothers is realism at its very best.