Independent Cinema

Napoleon Dynamite

Forever Young: ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Turns 15

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Jared Hess’s strange and lovable film remains just as funny 15 years later.

Thunder Road Jim Cummings

Jim Cummings Chats About His Indie Hit ‘Thunder Road’

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Jim Cummings talks about hurricane diaspores, toxic masculinity, and the importance of crying at comedies.

Atom Egoyan Christopher Plummer Remember

Atom Egoyan Will (Obviously) Make Another Complicated Family Drama

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But the director of classics like ‘Exotica’ and ‘The Sweet Hereafter’ needs to work hard to push past the detached and unsatisfying features that mar his recent career.

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Don Coscarelli Chats About His Upcoming Book “True Indie: Life and Death in Filmmaking”

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We talk with the indie horror master about the evolution of filmmaking throughout his career and the challenges of cramming it all into a book.

Cameron Post

Still Miseducated: How Desiree Akhavan Transcends the Issue Film

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The lack of theatrics in ‘Cameron Post’ feel less like a failure and more like its right.

Summer Of 84

RKSS Reclaims Their Misspent Youth in ‘Summer of 84’

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We chat with the trilogy of filmmakers that comprise one of the most unique points of view in contemporary genre cinema.

John Cassavetes

How John Cassavetes Pioneered Independent Filmmaking

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There’s a reason why people like Martin Scorsese frequently cite the writer-director as an influence.

Spirit Awards Hosts

The Independent Spirit Awards May Just Cure That Oscar Season Hangover

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The Independent Spirit Awards are (still) the perfect award season antidote for those worn out by Oscar buzz.

Wild Honey

Austin Film Festival: The Birds and the Bees of ‘Wild Honey’

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A non-traditional romantic comedy that deals with the realities of looking for romance.