Marshall Shaffer

Janet Planet doesn’t just tell a story. It’s a magic portal back into your own childhood.

Payal Kapadia discusses the influence of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, her exploration of language, and more.

Gints Zilbalodis discusses what he hopes people will make of the film’s ambiguities given its pointed lack of exposition.

Justin Kuritzkes discusses his approah to adaptation and collaboration with Guadagnino on both 'Queer' and 'Challengers.'

Mohammad Rasoulof discusses where here he draws the resolve to keep telling stories in the wake of his multiple imprisonments.

'The Return' may render its mythological figures lifelike through flesh and blood, but nowhere inside that viscera lies a beating heart.

RaMell Ross discusses how he and cinematographer Jomo Fray pushed forward the idea of point of view with 'Nickel Boys.'

Nivola discusses how he built Atilla from the hints in the screenplay, where he saw connections to his own life in the character, and more.

Daniel Blumberg discusses developing the film's main musical themes, his collaborators on the score, and more.

Maura Delpero discusses the making of 'Vermiglio' and what she hopes spending time in a bygone era offers to modern viewers.