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In the Black Fantastic: a conversation with Ekow Eshun
To accompany his book and exhibition, In the Black Fantastic, Ekow Eshun has curated a season of visionary films exploring Black existence through sci-fi, myth and Afrofuturism. Here he maps out the terrain in conversation with film critic Chrystel Oloukoï.
By Chrystel Oloukoï
“Every person is a universe”: Wim Wenders on Wings of Desire
By Lou Thomas
There’s no Greek weird wave: Jacqueline Lentzou on Moon, 66 Questions
By Georgia Korossi
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert interviewed by Edgar Wright
By Edgar Wright
Aparna Sen on her memories of Satyajit Ray, and her controversial new film The Rapist: “Someone or other is bound to get offended”
By Arun A.K.
Anurag Kashyap on his time-bending drama Dobaaraa: “There are still few takers for challenging films”
By Arun A.K.
François Ozon on his assisted-suicide drama Everything Went Fine: “The film is like a thriller”
By Josh Slater-Williams
Andrew Gaynord on All My Friends Hate Me: “A lot of my favourite comedies convert sorrow or pain into laughter”
By Katherine McLaughlin
Lucile Hadžihalilović on her mesmeric fantasy Earwig: “There’s a ritual, mystical element in going to the cinema”
By Samuel Wigley
Immortal longing: Sally Potter on Orlando
By Walter Donohue
Rob Reiner: how we made This Is Spinal Tap
By Lou Thomas
Alex Garland on Men, his surprising rural chiller: “All folk horror owes The Wicker Man something”
By Lou Thomas
Sam Raimi on 20 years of the superhero era: “I think other types of movies will rise again”
By Lou Thomas
‘An outstanding film director and a good European’: an interview with Max Ophüls
By Francis Koval
Vikings don’t cry: Thomas Daneskov on his off-grid comedy Wild Men
By Josh Slater-Williams
“She just set the screen alight”: Laura Wandel on Playground and its child star
By Jonathan Romney
Juho Kuosmanen on his train romance Compartment No. 6: “Smartphones are destroying this kind of journey and the need for other people”
By Greg Wetherall
Slaughterhouse blues: Charles Burnett on Killer of Sheep
By Armond White and Alex Cox
Harry Wootliff on True Things: “I wanted to show a woman who is in touch with her sexuality”
By Nikki Baughan
Sonita Gale on Hostile, her documentary about migrant experience in the UK
By Abiba Coulibaly
Adeel Akhtar on Ali & Ava: “When we think about all the stories we hear about Asian guys from Bradford, that’s not one of them”
By Katherine McLaughlin
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: Hope Dickson Leach on her immersive new take on the gothic classic
By Heeyeon Park
Peter Strickland on Flux Gourmet: “Extreme violence doesn’t interest me. It doesn’t really provoke”
By Lou Thomas
“You can have all the high-tech processes, but if you haven't a story going for you, it's nothing”: Douglas Trumbull on creating sci-fi classics
By Karen Jaehne
Fred Baillif on La Mif: “Social work is the best film school for storytelling”
By Josh Slater-Williams
Making democracy wait: how a new documentary tackles the toppling statues debate
By Callie Petch and Kelechi Ehenulo