CREATOR
Star Amerasu and Elliot Page on Wishes, Warhol, and Queer Liberation
June 24, 2025
“It’s about using my anger to motivate me to help other people,” the multi-hyphenate tells her friend and collaborator. “I think our trans-cestors were very much like that.”
SUCCESS
Jason Schwartzman and Kieran Culkin Geek Out on the Succession Extended Universe
June 20, 2025
The two actors trade notes on the radical freedom of working with “Mountainhead” director Jesse Armstrong and his band of outsiders.
DIRECTOR
Durga Chew-Bose on Bonjour Tristesse and the Beauty of Being a First-Time Filmmaker
May 14, 2025
It’s not easy remaking a beloved piece of 20th century cinema, but the author-turned-director isn’t so concerned with the past.
RORSCHARCH TEST
Black Mirror Creator Charlie Brooker on Drones, Rabbit Holes, and Broligarchy
April 21, 2025
To mark the show’s seventh season, the “Black Mirror” doomsayer shares his instant reactions to some horrors of the modern world.
DIRECTORS
“You’re Either a Storyteller or a Liar”: Charles Burnett, in Conversation With Barry Jenkins
April 17, 2025
To mark the release of two new 4K restorations of his films, the director joined Barry Jenkins for a wide-ranging conversation about his significant contributions to 20th Century cinema.
IN CONVERSATION
Dan Stevens Tells Jean Smart How He Became the Reluctant Leading Man
March 28, 2025
The “Zero Day” standout got together with his friend and former co-star to talk longevity, transformation, and where he might fit in the “Hacks” universe.
KILLS
Director Osgood Perkins Tells Us Why Horror Movies Are the Best Medicine
March 5, 2025
The director of “The Monkey”— and son of Hollywood royalty Anthony Perkins— joined us to talk about cheap thrills, morbid kills, and the afterlife.
ICON
Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Hard Truths and Industry Politics
February 13, 2025
At the tail end of a long awards season, the 57-year-old actor joined us to discuss her career-best work in Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths” and, of course, that Oscars snub.
THESPIAN
Clarence Maclin Tells Jon Bernthal How Prison Led to His Second Act
January 7, 2025
The breakout star of “Sing Sing” talks to one of his biggest admirers about redefining masculinity, the power of second chances, and the unbelievable road that could take him all the way to the Oscars.
LIVE FROM NEW YORK!
Gabe LaBelle Tells Seth Rogen the Secret to Becoming Lorne Michaels
December 18, 2024
The one-time Steven Spielberg joined his “The Fabelmans” co-star to talk about the challenge of portraying another entertainment industry giant.
DIRECTOR
Kiernan “Knives” Francis and Leilah Weinraub on Innuendo, Belonging, and the New York Dream
December 13, 2024
“It all comes back to finding your people, that’s what makes New York livable, finding the people who make you feel like you belong.”
MATES
Anthony Boyle Is Having a Craic With His Say Nothing Co-Star Josh Finan
December 5, 2024
The stars of “Say Nothing,” the hit FX series about the Troubles in Northern Ireland, reconnected over Zoom to talk about nailing the distinctive Belfast accent.
DIRECTOR
How Director Mohammad Rasoulof Made One of the Year’s Defining Films in Secret
December 3, 2024
The director discusses the logistics of making “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” in exile from his native Iran, where the content of his films earned him a prison sentence.
SCENE STEALER
Meet Yura Borisov, Anora’s Unlikely Heartthrob
November 21, 2024
As “Anora” gears up for an awards season push, the film’s secret weapon talked to us about working with director Sean Baker and finding the soul in his character, Igor.
BADDIE
Cristin Milioti and Andy Samberg on The Penguin, Prosthetic Envy, and the Perfect Karaoke Song
November 8, 2024
It’s a “Palm Springs” reunion!
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.
IN CONVERSATION
Cleopatra Coleman and Debi Mazar on Scorpions, Sexuality, and Quitting Instagram
July 2, 2024
The “Clipped” star gets on the line with her newish friend to discuss humanizing a real person, their European meet-cute, and why she finally left social media.
THE BOYS
“God Knows I Had My Fun”: Chace Crawford on Life After Gossip Girl
June 27, 2024
The actor talks to his friend Billy Magnussen about surviving the early rush of fame and how his current role on “The Boys” has helped him find balance.
BDSM
Joanna Arnow Tells Sean Baker How to Direct a Movie While Getting Spanked
May 10, 2024
The director of “The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed” got on Zoom with fellow filmmaker Sean Baker to talk Letterbox’d, BDSM, and working with her parents.
HOLLYWOOD
Carla Gugino and Lena Headey Trade Hollywood War Stories
April 5, 2024
“It’s unusual to watch yourself age on film,” the “Girls on the Bus” star told her friend and fellow actor, Lena Headey. “It is brutal and it’s also liberating.”