Asian Mothers Hold Multitudes in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
Filmmakers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert on the many possibilities within Asian mothers as seen in their sci-fi comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Bernard Boo
Bernard Boo is a Bay Area film, TV, and games critic and proud member of the San Francisco Film Critics Circle.
Simon Rex on Playing Maniac Mikey in Sean Baker’s Dark Comedy ‘Red Rocket’
Red Rocket Simon Rex talks about the pleasures of working with director Sean Baker and non-actors, and his role as a narcissistic, delusional, sociopath.
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Wildly Rocks Multiple Worlds
In a world where everybody knows that Peter Parker is Spider-Man, universes are bound to go crazy, and that makes Spider-Man: No Way Home fantastic entertainment.
Mike Mills on His Drama for the Tender-Hearted ‘C’mon C’mon’
The pandemic shutdown provided the quiet space director Mike Mills needed to bring his tender drama, C’mon Cmon to life.
Marvel’s ‘Eternals’: Haven’t We Seen This Story Before?
The cast of Eternals may be the broodiest Marvel characters to date, but that’s about the only “new” thing about this film.
Stephen Park Finally Gets His Big Close-Up in ‘The French Dispatch’
Stephen Park has been brought into Wes Anderson’s exclusive filmmaking troupe for The French Dispatch in a role that was written specifically for him.
Too Late to Be Afraid: Denis Villeneuve on ‘Dune’
Denis Villeneuve talks about how fear can “mind kill” directors. But creating the epic Dune for cinema wasn’t scary at all — that’s just creative pressure.
Bill Murray and Rashida Jones Add Another Shot to ‘On the Rocks’
Sofia Coppola's domestic malaise comedy On the Rocks doesn't drown in its sorrows -- it simply pours another round, to which we raise our glass.
On Making ‘Waves’: Interview with Director Shults and Cast
Director Trey Edward Shults and the cast of Waves break down the process of making their emotionally raw family drama.
How Bruce Springsteen-Inspired Film, ‘Blinded by the Light’, Came to Light
Director Gurinder Chadha and author/journalist Sarfraz Manzoor discuss the culture clash that inspired their film, ‘Blinded by the Light’.
A Good Lie: Lulu Wang on the Real Lie Behind Her Film, ‘The Farewell’
Why don't we have more immigrant stories in film? Lulu Wang talks with PopMatters about fighting to tell her story, her way, and how that came to fruition in her latest film, The Farewell.