Tributes
A Force For Good: Richard Simmons (1948-2024)
A tribute to the fitness guru and pop culture icon.
Marya E. Gates is a freelance film and culture writer based in Los Angeles and Chicago. She studied Comparative Literature at U.C. Berkeley, and also has an overpriced and underused MFA in Film Production. Other bylines include Moviefone, The Playlist, Crooked Marquee, Nerdist, and Vulture.
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A tribute to the fitness guru and pop culture icon.
An interview with the Green Border director about her searing immigration drama.
An interview with filmmaker and novelist Bridgett M. Davis on her recently-restored 1996 feature, Naked Acts.
Ethan Hawke was recently in Chicago for a sold-out screening of his Wildcat, starring his daughter Maya Hawke. We chatted.
An Interview with the actor about developing television projects with a cinematic flair, how Warren Beatty in "Shampoo" shaped his performance, and the uneasy marriage of privilege and activism.
An interview with the Oscar-nominated actor about her new roles, representing queerness from a rural lens and the process of maintaining a character's emotional arc over a long period of time.
The upcoming retrospective at MOMI and the Japan Society shines a light on the Japanese filmmaker's prolific, contemplative works.
An interview with the director of the intimate and desire-filled Lithuanian film Slow about presenting a complex portrayal of asexuality.
A recap of what happened in San Franscisco last week at the silent film festival, a major event for film lovers.
An interview with the director of the acclaimed new film starring Josh O'Connor.