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SXSW ’18 Review: A Cold War is Illuminated with Great Warmth in Megan Griffiths’ Captivating “Sadie”

A soldier's ongoing deployment overseas leads to an ever-widening distance between the wife and daughter he leaves back home in this compelling drama from the director of "Eden."

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Interview: Jonathan Ignatius Green, Emma Crockett & Humza Deas on Bringing the Instagram Generation into Focus in “Social Animals”

The director and two of his subjects talk about this arresting doc capturing a generation where a picture may have a thousand consequences.

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A scene from Alison Klayman's "Take Your Pills"

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Interview: Alison Klayman on Chasing Highs — and Lows — in “Take Your Pills”

The "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" director talks about countering the increasing cultural dependency on Adderall and other stimulants with an equally potent new documentary.

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A scene from Jenny Murray's "Las Sandinistas"

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Interview: Jenny Murray on Committing an Act of Rebellion in “¡Las Sandinistas!”

The director talks about capturing a spirited history of female Nicaraguan freedom fighters such as Dora Maria Téllez and Daisy Zamora at a time when many seek to erase their accomplishments.

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Anna Margaret Hollyman in "Don't Leave Home"

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SXSW ’18 Review: Michael Tully’s “Don’t Leave Home” Lures You In

Anna Margaret Hollyman stars as a diorama artist who finds herself in a scenario she never could've imagined in this haunting thriller from the director of "Septien" and "Ping Pong Summer."

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A still from "Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable"

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SXSW ’18 Review: A Dynamic Portrait Emerges in “Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable”

Even for a photographer known for capturing movement, Sasha Waters Freyer's biography is an exceptionally moving snapshot.

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A scene from "Agave: Spirit of a Nation"

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SXSW ’18 Interview: Matthew Riggieri, Nicholas Kovacic & Chantal Martineau Distill “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” to Its Pure Essence

The creative team better known as Digital Cave talks about intoxicating portrait of three Mexican purveyors of the plant that's become one of the world's most celebrated Spirits.

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SXSW ’18 Interview: Timur Bekmambetov and Shazad Latif on Creating a New “Profile”

The "Wanted" director talks about his innovative new venture Screenlife and expanding the possibilities of films set entirely in a computer screen with a new thriller about a journalist who becomes too close with her subject.

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SXSW ’18 Interview: Finlay Pretsell on Capturing the Adrenaline Rush of Racing in the Tour de France with “Time Trial”

The director talks about figuring out over a decade how to bring the immediate experience of peddling in the world's biggest race to the screen through the eyes of cyclist David Millar.

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SXSW ’18 Interview: Jason Charnick on Finding A Personal Tale of the Tapes in “Getting Over”

The director talks about making a film to tell the story of his father and how 17 VHS cassettes told him who he was.

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SXSW ’18 Review: Julia Hart’s “Fast Color” Leaves a Lasting Impression

A family comes to terms with their special powers in this wondrous and thrilling drama from the director of "Miss Stevens," starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw.

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Rene Cruz and Meredith Johnston in "Pet Names"

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SXSW ’18 Interview: Carol Brandt, Rene Cruz & Meredith Johnston on Giving Each Other “Pet Names”

The director and two stars of this SXSW-premiering drama talk about a triumph in collaboration birthed out of a trying time for its sensational lead actress.

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Christos Nikou on Cutting to the Core in “Apples”

Peter Strickland on Going With His Gut in “Flux Gourmet”

BAMcinemafest 2022 Interview: Lynne Sachs and Paolo Javier on Crafting a Clever Turn of Phrase with “Swerve”

Tribeca 2022 Review: The Thrill of the Chase Can Be Addictive in Daniel Antebi’s “God’s Time”

Tribeca 2022 Review: Signe Baumane’s “My Love Affair with Marriage” is a Truly Animated Affair

Tribeca 2022 Review: No Mourning is Allowed with Death on the Horizon in the Beautifully Bittersweet “Pink Moon”

Matt Damon: A Career in Cameos

Five Movie Marketing Miscues That Blew Up in All the Wrong Ways

Justin Lin on “Tokyo Drift” and the Four Hours That Saved the
“Fast & Furious” Franchise

“All My Work is the Desire to Live Fully, To Grab it and to Swallow Life”: Mira Nair on a Career Showing the Unseen

Reclaiming Reality: Mario Van Peebles on Reimagining a City and an Industry in “New Jack City”

Joachim Trier on “The Worst Person in the World” Epilogue, Freezing Oslo in Time and More with Paul Thomas Anderson

BAMcinemafest 2022 Interview: Lynne Sachs and Paolo Javier on Crafting a Clever Turn of Phrase with “Swerve”

“Every Day Was Like, ‘How Do We Pull This Off?'” Martin Brest on “Midnight Run”

Andy Ostroy on Keeping a Singular Artist’s Legacy Alive in “Adrienne”

Tribeca 2022 Review: Annette K. Olesen’s “A Matter of Trust” Hops Around Difficult Leaps of Faith

Interview: Cooper Raiff on Getting at Grace in “Shithouse”

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SXSW ’18 Review: A Cold War is Illuminated with Great Warmth in Megan Griffiths’ Captivating “Sadie”

Interview: Alison Klayman on Chasing Highs — and Lows — in “Take Your Pills”

Interview: Jenny Murray on Committing an Act of Rebellion in “¡Las Sandinistas!”

SXSW ’18 Review: Michael Tully’s “Don’t Leave Home” Lures You In

SXSW ’18 Review: A Dynamic Portrait Emerges in “Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable”

SXSW ’18 Interview: Matthew Riggieri, Nicholas Kovacic & Chantal Martineau Distill “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” to Its Pure Essence

SXSW ’18 Interview: Timur Bekmambetov and Shazad Latif on Creating a New “Profile”

SXSW ’18 Interview: Finlay Pretsell on Capturing the Adrenaline Rush of Racing in the Tour de France with “Time Trial”

SXSW ’18 Interview: Jason Charnick on Finding A Personal Tale of the Tapes in “Getting Over”

SXSW ’18 Review: Julia Hart’s “Fast Color” Leaves a Lasting Impression

SXSW ’18 Interview: Carol Brandt, Rene Cruz & Meredith Johnston on Giving Each Other “Pet Names”

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Joe Carnahan Talks About the Alternate Ending He Shot For “The Grey”

Interview: Nancy Buirski and Peggy Loving on Finally Getting to Tell “The Loving Story”

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