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A Culture of Violence: On Wes Craven’s Scream

By Graham Swon | October 30, 2019

By Graham Swon | October 30, 2019

A Culture of Violence: On Wes Craven’s Scream

The World is Full of Secrets writer-director Graham Swon on Wes Craven's genre-defining 1996 horror classic.

Bluebeard at the Movies

By Anna Biller | November 4, 2016

By Anna Biller | November 4, 2016

Bluebeard at the Movies

As she prepares her own Bluebeard film, The Love Witch director Anna Biller looks at past cinematic takes on the dark fairy tale.

Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears

By Zach Clark | September 1, 2014

By Zach Clark | September 1, 2014

Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears

A wild giallo throwback that's maybe more committed to an intensely stylized approach and highly specific tone than any movie before.

Screenwriter Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) Talks James Franco’s Child of God

By Ben York Jones | August 4, 2014

By Ben York Jones | August 4, 2014

Screenwriter Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) Talks James Franco’s Child of God

The protagonist in James Franco's new movie is as sympathetic as a rabid dog, which makes him (and it) a little difficult to love.