Mamoudou Athie’s star is on the rise, from indies like Unicorn Store and Uncorked, to the recent Netflix series Archive 81, to the upcoming Jurassic World: Dominion. Here, he discusses his career to date, including his standout knack for creating chemistry with other actors.
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Must reads are the best of the best articles at The Seventh Row. These include reviews, interviews, and essays. If you're new to the site, this is a good place to start to get a sense of what kinds of stories we write. Here is the best of our multidisciplinary approach to reviewing films, our most illuminating and original interviews, and our best essays.
‘Down with the solo author!’: The making of Framing Agnes
Director Chase Joynt and co-writer Morgan M Page discuss Framing Agnes, a documentary that interrogates how we interpret transgender history.
Renate Reinsve: ‘I wanted her to be strong in the chaos’
Renate Reinsve, the Cannes Best Actress-winning star of The Worst Person in the World, opens up about her breakout role.
The historical gaze of Radu Jude
Radu Jude won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale for Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn. We sat down with him to discuss the film, and his career-long interest in how history shapes contemporary life.
The 30 best films of 2021
From Petite Maman to I’m Your Man to The Worst Person in the World, Seventh Row’s editors pick the thirty best films of 2021.
Robert Greene’s career has been building toward Procession
Procession, the latest from documentary filmmaker Robert Greene, is now on Netflix. Here’s why he’s calling it the culmination of his career to date.