GASOLINE RAINBOW, the new film from Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross (BLOODY NOSES, EMPTY POCKETS), is screening at the Chicago Critics Film Festival this year.

A pleasure to hear from them both about the glory of JACKASS 3-D, blazing a trail in documentary filmmaking, and more:

There's no better place to be in May.

An in-depth profile in Vanity Fair about how big a stoner I am… vanityfair.com/hollywood/stor…

Time Out Chicago named The Chicago Critics Film Festival the #1 thing to do this week and we are honored.

Read: timeout.com/chicago/things…

“In the past 20 years, in film, I see that ambiguity is gradually being destroyed.”

I interviewed Ryûsuke Hamaguchi about his extraordinary EVIL DOES NOT EXIST, the closeness of death, unresolved natures, and inconvenient truths.

For RogerEbert.com: rogerebert.com/interviews/ryu…

Loved talking with Jane Schoenbrun about crafting the best American film of the year with I Saw the TV Glow, the brilliance of Olivier Assayas, and more: thefilmstage.com/jane-schoenbru…

'You find beauty and transcendence in the imperfect, not in idealizing it.'

For RogerEbert.com, I spoke with the masterful James Gray about his first five films, the inexorable pull of classical narratives, the violence of assimilation, and his New York: rogerebert.com/interviews/jam…

Emailing with Viggo Mortensen was one of those pinch-me moments, especially because every answer he gave me about THE DEAD DON’T HURT was so rich and extraordinarily thoughtful.

Catch his Western at the Chicago Critics Film Festival this Sunday!

‘Variety’ Honors Amy Schumer—Who Called Gazans ‘Rapists’—for Being ‘Outspoken’
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SLEEP has been haunting my dreams since Cannes, and now Jason Yu’s darkly comic nightmare is Music Box Theatre’s midnight selection, part of opening night at Chicago Critics Film Festival.

Ahead of Friday, Yu discussed being a “late bloomer” in film, domestic discord, and OKJA:

'I love seeing a good horror movie in the theater as long as people don't bring their kids. Then it ruins it for everyone. PLEASE don’t bring your kids to horror movies! Get a sitter for crying out loud so we all don’t have to feel guilty for enjoying it.' - Pamela Adlon for CCFF

I talked to Ryûsuke Hamaguchi about EVIL DOES NOT EXIST and the trick human nature pulls on us. for The Film Stage 📽 thefilmstage.com/ryusuke-hamagu…

'I love seeing a good horror movie in the theater as long as people don't bring their kids. Then it ruins it for everyone. PLEASE don’t bring your kids to horror movies! Get a sitter for crying out loud so we all don’t have to feel guilty for enjoying it.' - Pamela Adlon for CCFF

New prized possession unlocked

Latest newsletter is an interview with the legend John Carpenter on his new album, buying gifts for people, therapy, basketball, Diablo IV, Maestro, directing an episode of TV from his living room, whether he’s a “Nintendo guy,” and more last-donut-of-the-night.ghost.io/john-carpenter…

Just when I thought it was impossible to be any more completely obsessed with Kerry Condon

Did a sexy photo shoot in a video store for the LA Times lol

Hung out with director Jane Schoenbrun at Vidiots to talk about their new movie I SAW THE TV GLOW (out Friday). It’s the best movie of the year (imo).

Here’s my feature piece from our conversation for LA Times: tinyurl.com/4r3rpcar

Emailing with Viggo Mortensen was one of those pinch-me moments, especially because every answer he gave me about THE DEAD DON’T HURT was so rich and extraordinarily thoughtful.

Catch his Western at the Chicago Critics Film Festival this Sunday!

SLEEP has been haunting my dreams since Cannes, and now Jason Yu’s darkly comic nightmare is Music Box Theatre’s midnight selection, part of opening night at Chicago Critics Film Festival.

Ahead of Friday, Yu discussed being a “late bloomer” in film, domestic discord, and OKJA: