James Mangold has carved out a fascinating place in Hollywood as a director and writer who really can do it all—he’s elevated genre films into compelling character studies and tackled everything from Westerns to hard-hitting dramas to romantic comedi...

As a storyteller, David Lowery has a flair for the formidable. His films are often steely and stern, even as his characters find themselves in fantastical situations—becoming a ghost, befriending a dragon, or pursuing a medieval knight. Lowery is the...

If you want to learn how to write for animated films, there is probably no better person to learn from than Chris Sanders. He’s a veritable titan in the industry, with story credits on Disney classics like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion ...

Writer/director Parker Finn has mastered a specific brand of horror with 2022’s Smile and this year’s Halloween hit, Smile 2. It’s dour, it’s high-concept, it’s ghastly and gory and great. The story might lead viewers to ask certain questions. How do...

Benjamin Barfoot, a screenwriter, director, editor, and composer, is a self-taught filmmaker and self-proclaimed jack-of-all-trades. After getting his start in shorts and animation, he’s moved on to bigger and more ambitious projects—which brings us ...

It can be incredibly difficult to venture into an established genre like the sports drama. It’s a tried-and-true narrative with some equally tested—and beloved—tropes. Sometimes the team is a ragtag group of misfits, the underdogs no one believes in....

Do you love a unique horror film with some wacky European flair? Well, then, you’re probably so excited for Tilman Singer’s sophomore feature that comes out this week, Cuckoo.

Sydney Sweeney fleeing an evil priest with nefarious plans. Nell Tiger Free suffering dark, demonic visions across Rome. Virginie Efira exploring eroticism in the 17th century.