Claire Denis’ latest, High Life, follows the last survivors of a doomed mission to deep space as they try to unravel the mystery of what happened to the rest of the ship’s crew, while hurtling toward a black hole. We recently spoke with Denis and star Robert Pattinson about the film, working with babies, and whether…
This month, Universal Studios Hollywood opened a new attraction at The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter, “The Dark Arts At Hogwarts Castle”—a light projection show that uses state-of-the-art special effects, immersive sound design, and an atmospheric score by John Williams to unleash all manners of dark creatures on…
From the minute Black Panther officially assumed its place on the MCU release slate, it was destined to usher Marvel into somewhat uncharted territory. Sitting at the helm of the studio’s first film with a majority black cast, director Ryan Coogler already faced an immeasurable pressure to present something totally…
In a few days, Marvel Studios will finally pay off the agonizing cliffhanger of last summer’s Avengers: Infinity War with the culmination of 11 years of comic-to-screen storytelling. How will the hotly anticipated Endgame measure up to the 21 movies that have come before it, going all the way back to Iron Man in 2008?…
Anna Todd’s best-selling novel After hit theaters this past weekend. In honor of its release, we sat down with star Khadijha Red Thunder to talk about the film.
The Thor branch of the Avengers franchise was rejuvenated by Thunder God movie number three, Thor: Ragnarok. Director and Flight Of The Conchords alum Taika Waititi brought some sorely needed dry humor that would have certainly benefited the previous films in the series, Thor and Thor: The Dark World. But for all of …
Anna Todd’s best-selling novel After hit theaters this past weekend. In honor of its release, we sat down with director Jenny Gage to talk about the film.
Is there anything more intrinsically Peter Parker than being trapped in the back seat of a supervillain’s car—but only because he’s actually his ride? Spider-Man: Homecoming spends large swaths of its running time watching Tom Holland’s Peter juggle his day-to-day life against his wider franchise obligations (sorry,…
“That’s because he’s a drug dealer.” With those plainspoken words, writer-director Nia DaCosta tells us everything we need to know about Ollie (Tessa Thompson), a young woman who’s just been awakened in the middle of the night by an acquaintance banging on her back door who wants to know if she’s still in the…
Netflix’s new film Someone Great follows Jenny (Gina Rodriguez), who, after being dumped by her long-term boyfriend, recruits her two best friends (DeWanda Wise and Brittany Snow) for one last outrageous adventure in New York City before she moves to San Francisco. We recently sat down with the three stars to talk…
Chiptune composer Richard Vreeland, a.k.a. Disasterpeace, got his start making music for dozens of indie video games, like Fez and Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake. He’s recently made the jump to composing for film, making the music for David Robert Mitchell last two films—It Follows and Under The Silver Lake. We…
Like lots of superhero sequels, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 basically begins with a flurry of action. The Guardians, those mismatched intergalactic goofballs for hire, have gathered on a giant helipad to protect some giant glowing batteries from a giant, toothy monster that wants to feed off their energy. The…
Kirk Douglas wanted to be Judah Ben-Hur. At the time it came out, William Wyler’s Ben-Hur was the most expensive movie ever made. It was a huge, overwhelming production, cast with thousands of extras and filmed on sets bigger than anyone had ever used. And the film turned out to be a phenomenon. It was the…
Unless your name is James Cameron, you’re probably a little skeptical of the recent surge in virtual reality as a medium for storytelling. (And even he wants you to know that what we tend to call “VR” isn’t true VR to Hollywood’s biggest devotee of technological advancements.) For most people, it’s still a limited…
As has been noted in previous installments of this feature, the special effects of the Marvel Cinematic Universe were a fly in the ointment for much of the franchise’s early run. Effects work was a mandate to bring the Hulk to life, send Iron Man whizzing through space, and shrink Chris Evans into a pre-Captain…
Anna Todd’s best-selling novel After hit theaters this past weekend. In honor of its release, we sat down with star Inanna Sarkis to talk about the film.
From its opening frames, Rafiki is bursting with life. Introduced riding her skateboard through the streets of Nairobi, Kena (Samantha Mugatsia) observes the sensual delights that surround her. Bright red peppers being chopped into juicy bits at a food stall. Cassava root being peeled and pounded into flour. The…
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the pitch-black teen satire Heathers. To commemorate the occasion, the UCLA Film & Television Archive and Vidiots Foundation teamed up for a special screening of the film this Thursday, featuring a post-screening conversation with director Michael Lehmann, screenwriter Daniel…
In 2010, while promoting The Social Network, Max Minghella revealed that before he wanted to act, his original teenage dream was to direct music videos. Nine years later, the Handmaid’s Tale actor-turned-writer-director finally gets to live out that adolescent fantasy in his debut feature, Teen Spirit, which is as…
More fitfully funny than it is frightening, The Curse Of La Llorona might be the first film in the Conjuring universe to remain a standalone. In his attempts to adhere to James Wan’s style, first-time feature director Michael Chaves fills the 93-minute runtime with enough jump scares and things going bump in the night…
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