The first feature from photographer Richard Billingham is a moving yet unsentimental portrait of a life in fragments, as empathetic as it is brutal. …
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Interview: Carol Morley and Patricia Clarkson on Out of Blue
Director Carol Morley and star Patricia Clarkson discuss the genesis of this cosmic thriller, and their process for bringing to life its unusual central …
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Four films from Fantasia Fest 2018
Four short reviews from Fantasia Fest, the biggest genre film festival in North America. …
Assassination Nation interview: ‘Right now, in America, we’re in this sort of stand-off. And standoffs don’t end well, you know?’
Director Sam Levinson, together with stars Hari Nef, Suki Waterhouse, and Abra, discuss Assassination Nation, a film about the broken way people communicate in …
Jessica Forever interview: ‘In video games, it’s more about what you do in between the shootouts.’
French directors Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel, together with star Aomi Muyock, discuss Jessica Forever, a film as inspired by video games as it is by the …
Director Tuva Novotny and actress Pia Tjelta discuss one-take wonder Blind Spot
Director Tuva Novotny and lead actress Pia Tjelta discuss Blind Spot, a technically and conceptually dazzling feature debut about the stigma around mental …
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Bodies in space (and time): Richard Billingham discusses TIFF18 highlight Ray & Liz
Richard Billingham discusses his debut feature Ray & Liz, which viscerally recreates some of his own memories growing up in 1970s' Birmingham. …
Cam is an intelligent and positive look at sex work
In Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei's horror film Cam — which premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal — the villain isn't sex work, but a camgirl's …
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“We are at war with ourselves:” Benedikt Erlingsson discusses Woman at War
Benedikt Erlingsson discusses his highly entertaining yet deeply moving and sincere second feature Woman at War, about an eco-warrior who also wants to be a …
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‘Making visceral images demands a lot of preparation’: Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani discuss Let the Corpses Tan
Directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani discuss adapting a novel for the first time, creating visceral rather than ornamental images, and the unique approach …
