Calum Marsh

'Arbitrary, Binary Evaluation—That's Tyranny': An Interview with Athina Rachel Tsangari

The director of Chevalier on character development, masculinity, and why kissing is really kind of weird.

'If You Make the Same Film Twice You'll Make it Forever': An Interview with Ben Wheatley

Talking with the director of High-Rise about the challenges of adapting J.G. Ballard, the benefits of setting a film in the Seventies, and how genre can give and take away.

'Emotions Are More Important Than Monsters': An Interview with Apichatpong Weerasethakul

The filmmaker behind Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives and Cemetery of Splendour on how film and dreams influence each other, Bangkok's uniformity in American movies, and dinosaurs.

'The Next Portugal Will Be a Different One': An Interview with Miguel Gomes

The director of Arabian Nights on Godard as the master of clash, "artisanal blockbusters," and why cinema is like electricity. 

The Year in Kitchen Nightmares

Contempt for reality television is less a specific response than a herd sentiment. And yet, after so many hours under its spell, I feel like I’ve turned a corner: Gordon Ramsay is a genius.

'A Little Outside the Gates of Hollywood': An Interview with Bruce McDonald

Talking with the Hard Core Logo and Highway 61 director about his new film, Hellions, the joys of a hard-ass editor, the miseries of Can-con, and the inherent strangeness of childbirth.

'Life Itself Was Following Some Conventions': An Interview with Mia Hansen-Løve

Talking to the director and co-writer of Eden about authenticity in portraying electronic music on film, refusing to moralize about partying, and the masterpiece that is Showgirls.

'You Make Your Own Path Within the Maze': An Interview with Olivier Assayas

Talking with the filmmaker behind Clouds of Sils Maria about meta-relationships between his movies, unconscious influences, and the beauty of acting.

Insidious Tempter: A History of Iranian Cinema

Despite years of intimidation, censorship, and violence, Iran's filmmakers continue to rise above the nation's restrictions on the medium.

'Just Get Seduced': An Interview with Lisandro Alonso and Viggo Mortensen

The director and star of Jauja on their strange and dreamlike new film, the importance of props, and the happy accidents of filmmaking.