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Slavoj Žižek Sounds Off on Big Tech, Sex Dolls, and Leonardo DiCaprio
March 9, 2021
Ahead of his new book “Pandemic! 2: Chronicles of a Time Lost,” the Slovenian provocateur takes on 13 topics chosen for him at semi-random.
Director
Zendaya and Sam Levinson Unpack Everything Malcolm & Marie
February 8, 2021
The star of Netflix’s latest hit interviews her director about his process, criticism, and his reaction to the reactions.
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Brendan Scannell of Bonding Bonds With a Real-Life Bondage Rigger
January 29, 2021
The star of the BDSM Netflix series discusses the freedom in letting go.
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Jeremy O. Harris and Mel Ottenberg on Fran Lebowitz, Veneno, and That Duke from Bridgerton
January 27, 2021
Our Creative Director and the playwright on the hottest shows of COVID winter.
IN CONVERSATION
Peyton List and Brooke Shields on Cobra Kai and Kicking Imposter Syndrome to the Curb
January 11, 2021
The actresses and “Glamorous” co-stars discuss stunts, auditioning woes, and kicking ass on set.
LaKeith Stanfield and Idris Elba on Keeping It Real in an Industry of Make-Believe
December 8, 2020
From the set of their upcoming movie, the actors discuss the therapy of rap, the beauty of infallibility, and the necessity of Black brotherhood.
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Grant Singer and Sky Ferreira on the Gift and the Curse of Seeking Perfection
December 7, 2020
To mark the release of his Netflix documentary “Shawn Mendes: In Wonder,” the filmmaker sits down with his frequent collaborator to discuss how music and cinema intertwine, and the highs and lows of making stuff.
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Hillbilly Elegy Is an Accidental Camp Masterpiece
November 25, 2020
Ron Howard’s latest arrives on Netflix with unwanted baggage, but even still, the movie has its saving graces.
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“I Try Not to Think About It”: Emma Corrin on Playing Princess Diana
November 17, 2020
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.
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Mank Is a Salvo to Righteous Dissent
November 11, 2020
David Fincher’s astonishing paean to Old Hollywood is surprisingly political, and should set bitter hearts everywhere ablaze.
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Odessa A’zion Isn’t a Troublemaker, She Just Plays One on TV
October 16, 2020
The breakout star of Netflix’s new teen drama, “Grand Army,” has a reputation for spiky characters. She’d like to change that.
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Finn Wittrock and Renée Zellweger on the Lessons of Philip Seymour Hoffman
October 6, 2020
The “Judy” costars reunite discuss silver linings, sociopaths, and learning from an all-time great.
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Merawi Gerima on His Film Residue, an Ode to His Vanishing City
October 2, 2020
The filmmaker’s debut feature is an intense look at gentrification and identity in Washington D.C.
wax on, wax off
Tanner Buchanan and Ralph Macchio on Cobra Kai and the Netflix Effect
September 29, 2020
The “Cobra Kai” stars discuss waxing on and waxing off for a new generation.
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Andrew Rannells and Regina Hall Have a Plan to Save Broadway
September 28, 2020
For the “Black Monday” costars, it was love at first sight.
film
Antonio Campos Tells Rian Johnson About Making The Devil All the Time
September 22, 2020
The filmmaking pals discuss small towns, killer clowns, and edit-room meltdowns.
IN CONVERSATION
Charlie Kaufman and Iain Reid on the Terrifying Art of Adaptation
September 11, 2020
The writers discuss the challenge of bringing “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” to the screen.
arrival
Omar Ayuso Wants to Show You Something
September 9, 2020
Thanks to his role on the racy Netflix hit “Elite,” the Spanish actor has gone from anonymous film student to queer icon.
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How Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost Made the Netflix Hit Project Power
August 17, 2020
The filmmaking duo talk to their friend New York Nico about the making of one of the year’s lone summer blockbusters.
Jai Courtney and Ike Barinholtz Got Together to Roast Trump’s America
August 7, 2020
The “Suicide Squad” drinking buddies reunite to trash talk POTUS (and each other).