The Binge Interview: Jason Bateman on “Bad Words”

Ever since his cultural reemergence as Michael Bluth, the comparatively sane middle sibling in Arrested Development‘s otherwise delusional, batshit-crazy Bluth clan, Jason Bateman has been cast in a number of roles that are rather similar to Michael—the put-upon straight man fighting… Continue Reading

The Binge Interview: Sharni Vinson, Adam Wingard & Simon Barrett on “You’re Next”

Only the most grizzled horror movie buffs will be unshaken by the relentlessly pummeling brutality of You’re Next, the home-invasion sensation finally taking its theatrical bow this week after a nearly two-year festival tour dating back to the 2011 Toronto… Continue Reading

The Binge Interview: Merry Clayton, Tata Vega & Morgan Neville on “20 Feet From Stardom”

The concept behind director Morgan Neville’s shamelessly enjoyable documentary 20 Feet From Stardom, which opens in San Francisco today, is precisely the kind of idea that makes you slap yourself on the forehead for not thinking of it first: instead… Continue Reading

The Binge Interview: Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso & Moises Arias on “The Kings of Summer”

Oh-so-familiar themes of teenage rebellion, coming-of-age, and the longing for independence are given a fresh, funny, enjoyably bizarre treatment in the acclaimed Sundance breakout The Kings of Summer. The feature-length debut film from director Jordan Vogt-Roberts and writer Chris Galletta,… Continue Reading

The Binge Interview: Zal Batmanglij on “The East”

With The East, director/writer Zal Batmanglij and actor/writer Brit Marling prove their determination to endure longer than your average Sundance flash-in-the-pan success story. In a coincidence that proved irresistible catnip to countless film journalists (including yours truly), Batmanglij, Marling, and… Continue Reading

The Binge Interview: Derek Cianfrance on “The Place Beyond the Pines”

The Place Beyond the Pines is a great big sprawling man-opera from acclaimed writer/director Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine). Epic and ambitious, it is a deeply emotional saga with three distinct acts. In the first, we meet Luke (Ryan Gosling in… Continue Reading