Features Interview: Park Chan-wook on the lingering colors of ‘Stoker’ The renowned director looks back at his unsettling yet stylish coming-of-age tale 10 years later.
Features “Talk to Me” filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou on building distinctly Australian horror The YouTubers turned horror darlings talk about their fascinating, darkly funny debut feature.
Interviews Alex Winter on the societal ills of “The YouTube Effect” — and a few benefits The filmmaker breaks down the rise of the Internet's most popular streaming platform, and how it got away from its well-meaning creators.
Interviews Beverley Huynh on dressing up for a Joy Ride The film's costume designer shares personal ties and fulfilled dreams in her clothes for Adele Lim's raunchy comedy.
Interviews Interview: Jim Penola on expressing his appreciation of Karyn Kusama through podcasting The man behind the podcast An Invitation discusses how his appreciation of the director fueled his intensive dive into her films.
Interviews In conversation: Lana Wilson on Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields The acclaimed documentarian joins The Spool to discuss Brooke Shields, her work, her life, and her relationship to "Brooke Shields" the image.
Interviews Interview: Yûya Yagira on the meaty appeal of Gannibal The lead actor of the horror-drama series on how Masaaki Ninomiya’s manga adaptation can serve up a thrilling time.
Interviews We Met in Virtual Reality: Joe Hunting on the Positives of VR The director opens up about the challenges of filming a doc entirely inside virtual reality and advocating for safe, positive communities in that space.
Features Joel Kim Booster and Andrew Ahn on the ins and outs of Fire Island We sit down with the director and writer/star of the Asian-centered gay romcom to talk Austen, toxic gays, and more.
Features Alex Cox reflects on Walker’s making and legacy The director talks the film's rediscovery and release in the Criterion Collection.
Interviews Jimmy LaValle on the eerie sounds of Sundance chiller Something in the Dirt The Album Leaf instrumentalist talks about his fourth creepy collaboration with Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead.
Features John Cameron Mitchell on 15 years of Shortbus The Spool’s Theo Estes spoke with John Cameron Mitchell about Shortbus’s re-release, how it reflected the culture now and then, and the possibility of a return to live theatre.
Features Sundance 2022: Alli Haapasalo on Girl Picture & the coming-of-age story Director Alli Haapasalo talks to the Spool about putting a contemporary and insightful spin on a well-worn trope.
Interviews Search Party’s co-creators on the thin line between altruism and narcissism Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss look back at their genre-hopping chronicle of millennial life and the journey of the anti-heroine they built with Alia Shawkat.
Interviews Daniel Pemberton on capturing the Golden Age sweep of Being the Ricardos The Oscar-nominated composer goes old-school symphonic for his latest collaboration with Aaron Sorkin.
Interviews Dickon Hinchliffe on the “lost mixtape” feel of The Lost Daughter The composer talks about building a retro '60s sound for Maggie Gyllanhaal's haunting directorial debut.
Interviews David Newman on keeping Bernstein’s music alive for Spielberg’s West Side Story The legendary composer talks about keeping the spirit of Leonard Bernstein's score alive in Steve Spielberg's musical adaptation.
Interviews “When you’re good at something, time disappears”: Composer Uno Helmersson on Flee The Swedish composer and instrumentalist talks about giving voice to things left unsaid in NEON's acclaimed animated documentary.
Features Farscape’s Claudia Black on Trauma, “Time Now”, and “The Comeback Curry” The Farscape and Nevers actress looks back on the complexities of living with trauma, and her viral Twitter thread.
Interviews Drum & Lace and Ian Hultquist sharpen the musical fangs of Netflix’s Night Teeth The composer duo behind Netflix's latest horror film talk about turning a vampiric LA into a synth-soaked mixtape.
CIFF 2021 Rebecca Hall on the dueling binaries and challenging form of Passing The acclaimed actress and first-time director discusses bringing Nella Larsen's novella about racial identity to the screen.