A deep dive into the career & life of Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno and how it informed the iconic anime masterpiece, for Polygon.
William Gibson Interview for Giant Robot magazine
A wide ranging and favorite interview with William Gibson about just about everything for my beloved and now out of print Giant Robot magazine.
TIME IS PART OF THE WORK: An Interview and Profile of Agnés Varda
A profile and interview with 88 year old Agnés Varda in NYC for Bright Wall / Dark Room. I do some detective work on just how she made her first film, and then we talk about the role of filmmakers and art and memory and the sea. 35mm photo by me.
Wim Wenders Interview: Looking Back on the Road Ahead
A career retrospective interview with Wim Wenders and a discussion about the future of visual culture. 35mm photo in Criterion's offices by me.
On Mati Diop's ATLANTICS
For Talkhouse’s 2019 best films list, voted on by filmmakers, I contributed a short essay on my choice for best film of the year, Mati Diop’s ATLANTICS.
Art and Climate Change for WNYC's The Takeaway
A panel discussion with Karen Russel and Xavier Cortada, hosted by Tanzania Vega, on art reacting to and coping with climate change.
Talking with Nicolas Winding Refn about The Neon Demon.
A long talk for The Talkhouse Podcast with Nicolas Winding Refn about The Neon Demon, converting strength into weakness being the heart of the creative process, being a club kid in early 90s NYC, meeting Jodorowsky and Argento, and much more. 35mm photo by me.
Review of MOONLIGHT
A review at The Talkhouse of Barry Jenkins' masterpiece MOONLIGHT. 35mm photo of Barry by me.
Interview with KAILI BLUES director Bi Gan
An interview with the extraordinary Bi Gan, a former rock demolitionist and wedding videographer from Guizhou whose debut feature is a landmark film for China. We talk about cats and falling asleep to Tarkovsky. (Make sure to click through to page 2)
Ghosts are Movies: Crimson Peak
An essay on Guillermo Del Toro's CRIMSON PEAK and how story is emergent, the tragedy inherent in romance, and how we are haunted by the Victorian Era and all filmed images.
On Interstellar, love, time, and the infinite prison of our Cosmos.
An essay on Chris Nolan's INTERSTELLAR about how a film is a mirror of our universe: a succession of images moving through time.
My 25 year quest to see the director's cut of UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD
An essay at The Talkhouse about my decades long relationship and hunt for a fabled director's cut of one of the most epic films ever made.
How Adam Curtis' BITTER LAKE will change everything you think about the news.
An essay for BoingBoing.Net about Adam Curtis' filmmaking career and how it points the way to the future of video, news storytelling & history; if we're brave enough.
Review of CREED
A review at The Talkhouse of Ryan Coogler's incredible CREED. Still underrated.
Working Holiday in Cambodia for Giant Robot magazine
A 2008 travelogue for Giant Robot magazine about the making of the Death Cab for Cutie music video I Will Possess Your Heart, which took us around the world in two weeks.
Huang Bo interview for Giant Robot magazine
An interview for Giant Robot magazine with the incredible Huang Bo, who's sort of like China's Robert De Niro and Will Ferrell at the same time. Loved hanging out with him and taking him to the East Village for a super weird night.
A Defense of BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE as erotic fever dream
A review at The Talkhouse of Zack Snyder's BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE which I argue is the EYES WIDE SHUT of superhero movies.
