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Riz Ahmed and James McAvoy, Live from TIFF
From our live show at the Toronto Film Festival, James McAvoy discusses the true story behind his directorial debut, California Schemin’. Then, Hamlet star Riz Ahmed joins us to explain why the Shake…
Published on 11 hours ago
How the Oscars Have Changed — and Changed Us
David, Richard, and Rebecca answer mailbag questions about how the Oscars have changed, the most annoying film discourses of all time, and tips for attending film festivals. They also dream-cast LGM …
Published on 1 week, 5 days ago
Our Extremely Early Oscar Best-Picture Predictions
Ahead of the fall festivals, David, Rebecca, and Richard get wildly speculative by presenting their own predictions for which 10 movies will be nominated for the best-picture Oscar. They discuss the …
Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago
The Bear Made Ayo Edebiri a Star – and Now a Director
The actor and director, nominated in both Emmy categories, talked to Rebecca about her ambitions for writing and directing in the future, including giving a certain purple dinosaur of children’s TV t…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Summer Movie Wins and Emmy Underdogs
This week, David, Richard, and Rebecca take a look at Warner Bros.' hot streak, which continued with the horror hit Weapons. They also each pick a couple Emmy nominees they hope get a little love fro…
Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
For Michelle Williams, Dying on Dying for Sex Was “Therapeutic”
Emmy nominee Michelle Williams on the role that brought her back to screen after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, what it’s like to die over and over again onscreen, and what keeps her optimistic about …
Published on 4 weeks ago
Hamnet's Moving Portrayal of Grief Feels Both Timeless and Timely
In the second installment of this summer's Little Gold Men book club series, David, Richard, and Rebecca are joined by VF's Hillary Busis to discuss Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet, which explores grief an…
Published on 1 month ago
Ben Stiller Wants to Make Severance More Quickly—But First, He Needs to Get It Just Right
Ben Stiller joins the show and goes deep on his busy year, from filming the “daunting” new Meet the Parents movie to planning Severance season 3—right after that huge Emmy noms haul. Plus, exclusive …
Published on 1 month ago
'Fantastic Four' and an Alternate Marvel Universe
David, Richard, and Rebecca share their thoughts on The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and if the movie is a success as a Marvel reset. Plus, they imagine a world where Marvel never existed and what th…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Oscar Season Begins: Inside the Venice and TIFF Lineups
This week, David, Rebecca, and Richard dive into the newly announced TIFF and Venice Film Festival lineups for clues on front-runners and sleepers in the Oscar season to come—as well as a few surpris…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago