Interviews Austin Brown logs on to talk about the music of “PVT CHAT” The Parquet Courts musician talks about the sparse, but effective score for Ben Hozie's camgirl drama.
Interviews Sam Pollard on what “MLK/FBI” can teach us about the Capitol riots The director of MLK/FBI talks about assembling a doc in a pandemic and what the '60s can teach us about the movements of today.
Interviews Sarah-Violet Bliss on “Search Party” season 4 We talk with the series co-creator, writer and director about finding the balance between darkness and comedy.
Interviews Assembling the Black music soundscapes of Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” Small Axe music supervisor Ed Bailie talks to us about filling Steve McQueen's five-part anthology with the grooviest, most authentic tunes.
Interviews Ilan Eshkeri on setting the Earth to music in “A Perfect Planet” The composer of the latest David Attenborough nature documentary talks about building the sounds of planet Earth.
Interviews John Patrick Shanley on the accents and ending of “Wild Mountain Thyme” The filmmaker talks to us about the brogues and narrative choices that have dominated the discourse around his filmed adaptation of his Broadway play.
Interviews Branford Marsalis on finding the sound of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” The Grammy-winning jazz legend talks about capturing the 1920s blues of Netflix's latest awards contender.
Interviews The composers of “Ammonite” on putting forbidden romance to music The composer duo talks about their years-long collaboration and the sparse, airy score to Francis Lee's queer romance.
Interviews Breaking down the busted bromance at the heart of “The Climb” Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin talk about turning their acclaimed short about fractured friendships into a feature.
Interviews “Lingua Franca”‘s Isabel Sandoval on the value of taking risks We talk to a rising filmmaker about bringing rawness and reality into her work.
Features Terence Blanchard on scoring “Da 5 Bloods” Spike Lee's longtime collaborator talks about using new instruments in his latest score, honoring Black veterans, and representation in film composing.
Interviews Josephine Decker on the dreamy subjectivity of “Shirley” The director of Shirley talks about Elisabeth Moss, structuring scenes, and taking creative license with a real-life figure.
Interviews Jeffrey McHale discusses his “Showgirls” documentary “You Don’t Nomi” Director Jeffrey McHale talks about his latest documentary and his experiences with Paul Verhoeven's cult classic Showgirls.
Interviews Necessity is the mother of invention: Tamar-kali on “Shirley” The Afropunk musician-turned-composer talks to us about diving into the complicated musical psyche of Shirley Jackson.
Interviews Phil Rosenthal spreads joy with joyful spreads in “Somebody Feed Phil” The acclaimed sitcom writer and food traveler talks about cultivating joy and hunger during challenging times.
Interviews Emile Mosseri on crafting the noir-tinged mysteries of “Homecoming” The composer talks about joining Amazon's acclaimed mystery series for its second season.
Interviews Capturing Dystopias: “Snowpiercer” and “Westworld” cinematographer John Grillo The cinematographer behind much of HBO's Westworld and TNT's Snowpiercer talks about the rocky road to filming two disparate sci-fi dystopias.
Interviews Rosalind Chao on the trailblazing Western “Thousand Pieces of Gold” The veteran actress discusses her early turn in Nancy Kelly's recently-restored feminist Western Thousand Pieces of Gold, and her career since.
Interviews Andrew Ahn on “Driveways”, Brian Dennehy, and making films about loneliness The director of Driveways talks about crafting his second film, finding grace in human connection, and working with the late, great Brian Dennehy.
Interviews Michael Abels Returns to his Symphonic Roots for “Bad Education” The composer of Get Out and Us discusses a return to his classical roots with Cory Finley's Bad Education.
Interviews Mark Isham and Isabella Summers on “Little Fires Everywhere”‘s Music The veteran composer and Florence and the Machine producer collaborate on the intrigue and pop covers of Hulu's Little Fires Everywhere.