Interviews
Interviews with stars, directors and VOD professionals.
Interview: Birgitte Hjort Sørensen talks Greyzone, Friends and Midsomer Murders
February 20, 2019 | David FarnorThis month sees Birgitte Hjort Sørensen head into new territory, as Danish thriller Greyzone arrives on Walter Presents. The whole show is now available on All 4’s Walter Presents, following its premiere on Channel 4 last week, and it sees … Read More
Interview: Aimee Lou Wood, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Connor Swindells talk Sex Education, Netflix and becoming Instagram stars
January 26, 2019 | David FarnorWith Sex Education on course to be watched by more than 40 million accounts in its first month, Netflix’s coming-of-age comedy is already one of the most talked-about TV shows of 2019 (read our review here). That’s not just because … Read More
Interview: Cast and crew of Christmas family body-horror Await Further Instructions
December 21, 2018 | Ian WintertonIs there anything more terrifying than being stuck in the house – unable to so much as wander onto the patio for a crafty cigarette – with your own family? Yes: Imagine that scenario, but on Christmas Day. Such is … Read More
Interview: Olivia Williams talks Counterpart, doppelgängers and juggling identities with J.K. Simmons
December 9, 2018 | David FarnorThis weekend sees the return of Counterpart for a second season. Named “the best TV show of the year you haven’t seen” in our review of Season 1, the thriller weaves spy conspiracies and parallel dimensions to stunning effect.
Interview: Isa Mazzei and Daniel Goldhaber on Blumhouse’s CAM and being sex-work positive
November 17, 2018 | Josh Slater-WilliamsA multiple prize-winner at this year’s prestigious Fantasia Festival, the Blumhouse-produced Cam, now available on Netflix UK, is one of 2018’s most interesting horror films for numerous reasons.
First of all, the film, set in the world of webcam shows, … Read More
Interview: Samantha Robinson on Netflix’s CAM, The Love Witch, social media, and Paris, Texas
November 16, 2018 | Josh Slater-WilliamsSet in the world of a specific type of sex work, Netflix’s Blumhouse-produced horror CAM offers plenty of food for thought alongside its unsettling thrills. Written by former camgirl Isa Mazzei and directed by Daniel Goldhaber, the film sees a … Read More
Interview: Harry Melling talks The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Netflix and Liam Neeson with horses
November 15, 2018 | David FarnorHarry Melling is one of the most interesting rising stars of Britain’s stage and screen. Capable of unpredictably switching from menacing to silly and from quirky to tragic, he’s impressed repeatedly over the years alongside Jon Simm and Simon Russell … Read More
Interview: Tony Curran talks Outlaw King, Scottish history and becoming Netflix’s poster boy
November 8, 2018 | David FarnorThis week sees the release of Outlaw King, Netflix’s new historical epic. Directed by David Mackenzie, it’s a brutal, thrilling actioner that tells the untold, true story of Robert the Bruce, who transforms from defeated nobleman to outlaw hero during … Read More
Interview: Adina Pintilie, Tómas Lemarquis and Laura Benson talk MUBI’s Touch Me Not
November 7, 2018 | Josh Slater-WilliamsAn unexpected winner of the Golden Bear for Best Film at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, Romanian director Adina Pintilie’s Touch Me Not is an eye-opening look at human sexuality and intimacy that’s not quite documentary, not quite fiction in … Read More
Interview: Sam Esmail and Julia Roberts on turning Homecoming from podcast to TV
November 3, 2018 | David FarnorThis weekend sees one of Hollywood’s biggest stars and one of TV’s brightest talents team up for a new Amazon series: Homecoming (read our review here). The psychological thriller, which explores a sinister corporation offering therapy to soldiers seeking to … Read More