True intimacy is the final frontier of Hollywood filmmaking. In an industry that has mastered the art of battling robots, teens humping pies and 3D alien spectaculars, contemporary moviemakers rarely show the painfully thrilling work of connecting with another human. This unique type of movie is The Sessions, starring John Hawkes, Helen Hunt and William… read more »

How do you scare Generation Y? Jaded by graphic Internet videos and with an attention span ruined by social media, how do you make a movie to frighten them? You scare this media-savvy audience by making a horror anthology of found footage. In V/H/S, the screen comes to life like a 1980s videotape and we’re… read more »

Lawless is a flash-bang grenade of a movie, rollicking from start to stop as it uncovers the true story of Prohibition-era moonshiners in the wild mountains of Virginia. Tom Hardy, fresh off his Dark Knight Rises success, shines in Lawless as the indestructible leader of the Bondurant brothers, a family of bootleggers with a reputation… read more »

Morgan Spurlock takes a hilarious look at the rise of male vanity in his new documentary Mansome. From beard-growing contests to below-the-belt manscaping, the director of Super Size Me examines what it takes to be a man in the 21st century. Spurlock sacrificed his own iconic mustache for the making of this movie. He talks… read more »

Mathew Modine wants to retain the mystery at the heart of The Dark Knight Rises. In this interview with On Tap, the veteran actor discusses what attracted him to the Batman franchise, as well as the experience of working with some of film’s greatest directors. On Tap: There is a lot of mystery surrounding the… read more »