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Steve Taylor (Blue Like Jazz) Talks Bill Pohlad’s Love & Mercy

By Steve Taylor | January 18, 2016

Steve Taylor (Blue Like Jazz) Talks Bill Pohlad’s Love & Mercy

If there were an Oscar for Degree of Difficulty, this seemingly unpromising biopic of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson would be a winner.

Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) Talks Lenny Abrahamson’s Room

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By Stuart Gordon | January 13, 2016

Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) Talks Lenny Abrahamson’s Room

The horror directing great is shaken by a troubling (but horribly familiar) premise and two phenomenal central performances.

Megan Griffiths (Lucky Them) Talks Marielle Heller’s The Diary of a Teenage Girl

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By Megan Griffiths | January 12, 2016

Megan Griffiths (Lucky Them) Talks Marielle Heller’s The Diary of a Teenage Girl

A period coming-of-age dramedy, Heller's debut feature is a portrait of adolescence femininity that embraces complexity.

Andrew Bujalski (Results) Talks Pete Docter’s Inside Out

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By Andrew Bujalski | January 11, 2016

Andrew Bujalski (Results) Talks Pete Docter’s Inside Out

The even-keeled (and unerringly polite) writer-director finally surrenders himself to Pixar and dives into a world of emotions.

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq

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By Terence Nance | January 5, 2016

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq

Sometimes what you really want to say about Spike Lee and his new movie only comes out when you're killing time on Gchat...

James Marsh (The Theory of Everything) Talks Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years

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By James Marsh | January 4, 2016

James Marsh (The Theory of Everything) Talks Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years

One of the great emerging English directors constructs a heart-rending tragedy from small, quiet moments in this impeccably controlled marital drama.

Joe Lynch (Everly) Talks George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road

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By Joe Lynch | January 1, 2016

Joe Lynch (Everly) Talks George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road

In a piece as epic as the film itself, a die-hard fan of the original movies looks at how Miller's stunning franchise reboot makes the old new again.

Aaron Stewart-Ahn Talks Ryan Coogler’s Creed

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By Aaron Stewart-Ahn | December 31, 2015

Aaron Stewart-Ahn Talks Ryan Coogler’s Creed

This miraculous continuation and reimagining of one of the great cinematic sagas marks a significant moment in American filmmaking.

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

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By Terence Nance | December 28, 2015

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

In which the author fulfills his responsibility to respond to the film by combining well-reasoned observations with an extended ice cream metaphor.

Joe Lynch (Everly) Talks Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight

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By Joe Lynch | December 24, 2015

Joe Lynch (Everly) Talks Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight

An appreciation of QT's latest that, naturally, has an overture, chapters and an intermission.