Mary-Louise Parker Talks Playing a James Patterson Protagonist
The James Patterson Industrial Complex is huge and growing all the time. The author of Kiss the Girls, Along Came a Spider, and your mom's favorite book has expanded into audio thrillers in recent years. These Audible Originals are less…
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Director of Nathan-ism Featured, Interviews Film Threat
The Nathan of Nathan-ism refers to Nathan Hilu, a Jewish artist and a WWII veteran, who was charged with one of the most unbelievable and sinister jobs in the world and how that had a profound effect on his art.…
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“A Call to Action for Everybody To Preserve Their History Before It’s Gone”: Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker on The Stroll
The Stroll Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker’s Sundance-premiering The Stroll is a beautifully and lovingly crafted time capsule of NYC’s Meatpacking District that mostly spans from Giuliani’s infamous “broken windows” reign of terror through Bloomberg’s post-9/11 “gentrification on steroids,” as one…
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Avatar 2 Production Designer Says The Way of Water is a ‘Miracle’ Movie from James Cameron
The stakes were high for Avatar: The Way of Water when it released in December 2022. In the 13 years since the Avatar franchise debuted in 2009, the filmmaking landscape had changed significantly. Between superheroes dominating theaters and the introduction…
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‘Extraction 2’ Ending and Idris Elba’s Last Line Explained by Director
[Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Extraction 2] So you’ve seen stuntman coordinator-turned-director Sam Hargrave and the Russo Brothers’ sequel Extraction 2, starring Chris Hemsworth, and you’re curious about that ending. If you missed out on our early screening…
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The Blackening Cast Discuss Its Universal Appeal and More
In the vein of the Scary Movie and A Haunted House franchises, The Blackening is written and co-produced by co-star Dewayne Perkins (The Amber Ruffin Show) alongside screenwriter Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip), and is directed by Tim Story (Barbershop). Arguably…
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Letitia Wright on ‘Surrounded’ and the Success of ‘Black Panther’
From director Anthony Mandler, the 1870s Western tale Surrounded follows former Buffalo Soldier Mo Washington (Letitia Wright), a freedwoman who’s just trying to survive her journey west to lay claim to the gold mine that she’s more than earned. When…
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‘Secret Invasion’ Director on Making an MCU Show for Fans & Newcomers
For the new MCU show Secret Invasion, Marvel brought in director Ali Selim not to helm an episode or two but the entire six-episode series. Collider’s Perri Nemiroff talks with Selim about making a series that feels like a film,…
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Documentarians Team Up with Zachary Quinto for Historical Homos
Ready for “the gayest stories never told?” Dekkoo, an innovative subscription streaming service dedicated to gay men, is. Well, it is Pride Month, after all, so here’s to Historical Homos. The new series — think of it like an engaging…
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“How Do You Evoke the History of Violence in a Space Without Showing It?”: Hannah Peterson on The Graduates
“She plans to continue working with ‘first-time performers in live settings’ and is developing a feature she hopes will be in production in the next year,” is how the profile of writer/director Hannah Peterson concluded for our 25 New Faces…
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Director Anthony Mandler Remembers Michael K. Williams in Surrounded
Surrounded stars Letitia Wright as Moses Washington, a former slave and Union soldier who masquerades as a man. The story takes place five years after the Civil War. Washington has a claim for land in Colorado. She endures cruelty and…
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Alex Borstein on Susie Shedding Her Armor in ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel came to an end last month after five seasons of laughs. One of the highlights of the series has always been the relationship between Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) and her manager-turned-friend Susie Myerson (Alex Borstein). Season…
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