Interviews

Jim Jarmusch: ‘The spirit of punk is even more valuable now than ever’

by Zach Lewis

The indie idol discusses Paterson, the musicality of movies and how Man Ray made films for his band to play along to.

Interviews

Makoto Shinkai: ‘You can’t be Miyazaki, you can only be the second Miyazaki’

by Michael Leader

Meet the Japanese director behind the animé smash hit Your Name.

Interviews

Paul Schrader: ‘In the ’70s it wasn’t that the films were better, it was the audiences’

by Matt Thrift

The veteran Hollywood maverick talks Dog Eat Dog, Scorsese and the challenges of modern moviemaking.

Interviews

David Oyelowo: ‘The best of us is to love and be loved’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The star of A United Kingdom talks frankly and openly about the importance of faith in life and work.

Interviews

John Carpenter: ‘A lot of purists want to go back to using film, but you’ve got to keep moving with the times’

by Adam Woodward

The cult director talks remakes, his love of early synthesisers and why nostalgia works in mysterious ways.

Interviews

Charlie Brooker: ‘Once you’ve f**ked a pig on the telly, you’ve shifted the bar for what’s acceptable’

by Michael Leader

The Black Mirror writer discusses the show’s switch to Netflix, and why he loves torturing his characters.

Interviews

John Michael McDonagh: ‘I’ve become more jaded the more films I’ve made’

by Adam Woodward

The War on Everyone writer/director opens up about his conflicted relationship with his craft.

Interviews

Liam Gallagher: ‘What we did in three years took the Beatles eight’

by Mat Whitecross

Director Mat Whitecross speaks to the former Oasis frontman about the band’s whirlwind early years.

Interviews

Ira Sachs: ‘In the age of Netflix, I’ve been showing my kids Buster Keaton’

by David Jenkins

The US writer/director of Love is Strange and Little Men on indie cinema, Ozu and climbing mountains.

Interviews

Taika Waititi: ‘I often fantasise about stopping making films’

by Poppy Doran

The Kiwi writer/director talks poking fun at his homeland and why he won’t be making movies forever.

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