Film

SCREEN TIME

How Lauren Greenfield Captured the Reality of Growing Up Online in Social Studies

October 4, 2024

The master documentarian joined us at New York’s Roxy Cinema to talk Instagram-face, comparison culture, and her sobering new mini-series, “Social Studies.”

NYFF

RaMell Ross Wanted to Play in the NBA. Now He’s Opening New York Film Festival.

October 4, 2024

Just after opening New York Film Festival, the director of “Nickel Boys” joined Jeremy O. Harris to talk astrology, art school, and abandoning his hoop dreams to make movies.

NYFF

Curator Dennis Lim Takes Us Inside the 62nd New York Film Festival

October 4, 2024

A few days into the New York Film Festival, Jeremy O. Harris sat down with programmer Dennis Lim to discuss this year’s formally diverse slate of movies.

DIRECTOR

“I Put Tits in My Movie”: Alexi Wasser, in Conversation With Janicza Bravo

September 26, 2024

The first-time director talked to her friend Janicza Bravo about vaping, on-screen nudity, and the many inspirations for her debut feature, “Messy.”

IN CONVERSATION

Nicholas Alexander Chavez Tells Javier Bardem How He Became a Monster

September 23, 2024

To mark the release of “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” the co-stars talked to one another about staying sane while channeling family trauma for the camera.

SPOTTED

The Stars of the Toronto International Film Festival, From Day to Night

September 19, 2024

At TIFF, photographers Maya Fuhr and Myles Pettengill shot the stars of this year’s biggest movies, from Rachel Sennott and Jacob Elordi to Matt Damon and Pamela Anderson.

PREMIERE

The Cast of Monsters Takes Us Inside the Infamous Menendez Murders

September 19, 2024

To mark the latest installment of Ryan Murphy’s true crime anthology, we went to Hollywood to track down its stars Chloë Sevigny and Javier Bardem.

ON SECOND THOUGHT

Ghost Got Horrible Reviews”: Demi Moore Remembers the ’90s

September 11, 2024

Our September cover star looks back on becoming the highest-paid actress in history, surviving the critics, and the Vanity Fair covers that cemented her as an American icon.

DIRECTOR

“This Is a Fucking Therapy Session”: Lee Daniels, in Conversation With Glenn Close

September 10, 2024

The director of “The Deliverance” met up with his muse Glenn Close to discuss the movies that first inspired him, from “Mandingo” to “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”

IN CONVERSATION

How Directors Angela Patton and Natalie Rae Made the Year’s Most Wrenching Documentary

September 6, 2024

Angela Patton and Natalie Rae joined composer Kelsey Lu to discuss the process of making “Daughters,” a new documentary following four young girls as they prepare to be reunited with their incarcerated fathers.

IN CONVERSATION

Giovanni Ribisi Tells Josh Brolin How a Midlife Crisis Led Him to Cinematography

September 5, 2024

The 49-year-old actor, who shot the serial killer thriller “Strange Darling,” talked to his old friend Josh Brolin about making movies in the greedy age of streaming.

DEBUT

“I Want to Cuddle You So Bad”: Maisy Stella, in Conversation With Anne Hathaway

September 5, 2024

The 20-year-old actor, who stars opposite Aubrey Plaza in Megan Park’s “My Old Ass,” talked to her spiritual big sister Anne Hathaway about coming of age on the big screen.

ANDY

Ed Lachman Takes Us Inside Lou Reed and John Cale’s Songs for Drella

September 4, 2024

After a screening of the 1990 concert film performed in Andy Warhol’s memory, the renowned cinematographer talked to Sasha Frere-Jones about capturing an unlikely Velvet Underground reunion.

RORSCHACH TEST

Brian Jordan Alvarez on Stalking, Spanking, and Fire Island

September 2, 2024

In this week’s Rorschach Test, the actor, writer and star of “English Teacher” on FX takes the hot seat to sound off on lying, douching, and queer-baiting.

ACTOR

“You Brought the Animal Out of Me”: Drew Starkey, by Omar Apollo

September 2, 2024

The actor had just seen his performance in Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer” for the first time when Apollo called him from the road to talk about social circles, solitude, and wild Roman nights.

Daniel Goldhaber

SMOKE BREAK

“The Movie Doesn’t Promote Eco-Terrorism”: A Seven-Minute Cig With Filmmaker Daniel Goldhaber

August 29, 2024

After a 35mm screening of “How to Blow Up a Pipeline,” the director talked to us about snuff, eco-terrorism, and Charli XCX in this week’s installment of Smoke Break.

RORSCHACH TEST

Ivy Wolk on Adderall, iPad Babies, and Bisexual Awareness

August 28, 2024

We asked the chronically online and proudly unfiltered actress, who appears in Sean Baker’s “Anora” this fall, to sound off on lying, twinks, 5150’s, and democrats.

COVER

Demi Moore’s Gory Glory

August 27, 2024

Her starring role in the body-horror fantasy “The Substance” has once again put the 61-year-old actor in the spotlight. For our September 2024 cover story, she tells Michelle Yeoh how the movie’s themes—youth, vanity, desire, relevance—cut close.

DIRECTOR

How Director Mikko Mäkelä Flipped the Script on the Modern Sex Work Movie

August 23, 2024

To mark the wide release of his sophomore feature, “Sebastian,” the director discussed working with intimacy coordinators and showing sex work in a dignified light.

MEN

Peter Vack on Jesus, Male Rage, and Why He’s Not Really a Party Boy

August 12, 2024

“There’s a misperception about me that I’m a party guy,” says the multi-hyphenate, who sat down with Madeline Cash after publishing his debut novel, “Sillyboy.”