A film should be as long as the filmmaker deems necessary in order to tell their story. Sometimes less than a feature does the trick, while others need a significantly prolonged runtime to dig into the themes and ideas they… Read More ›
Publications
EoM Presents: A Conversation with “Citizen Sleuth” director Chris Kasick. [SXSW]
In this conversation, EoM senior interviewer Thomas Manning speaks with filmmaker Chris Kasick about his feature documentary directorial debut Citizen Sleuth, an official selection at SXSW 2023. Kasick discusses the vast evolution of the project over a five year period… Read More ›
The Cine-Men Awards Chat 2023, Part 2
It’s time for the Fifth Annual Awards Chat! As we head into the 95th Academy Awards, The Cine-Men go through the Top Six categories, offering our thoughts on each of the nominees in Actor/Actress Supporting, Actor/Actress Lead, Director, and Picture…. Read More ›
Special Presentation – Voting for the Oscars: a WNCW Special
Paul Foster and WNCW 88.7 FM (wncw.org) gets film lovers ready for the 95th Oscars. Paul’s guests are film critics Noel T. Manning II and Thomas Manning of the North Carolina Film Critics and Southeastern Film Critics Associations. The Mannings,… Read More ›
The Cine-Men Awards Chat 2023, Part 1
It’s time for the Fifth Annual Awards Chat! As we head into the 95th Academy Awards, The Cine-Men go through the Top Six categories, offering our thoughts on each of the nominees in Actor/Actress Supporting, Actor/Actress Lead, Director, and Picture…. Read More ›
EoM Presents: A Conversation with “The Long Game” director Julio Quintana. [SXSW]
EoM contributor Lindsey Dunn speaks with Julio Quintana, the director of The Long Game, debuting in its world premiere at SXSW 2023. The Long Game was written by Quintana, Jennifer C. Stetson, and Paco Farias, based on the novel Mustang… Read More ›
The Cine-Men, Episode 81: Most Anticipated Films of 2023
In Episode 80, The Cine-Men closed out our discussion of 2022 releases and are now turning our sights toward 2023. To make things far more interesting, co-host Darryl Mansel suggested that we leave franchise films off our lists (folks know… Read More ›
Meet Me at the Movies: Episode 493
It’s been a minute since I joined the Meet Me at the Movies crew and the release of Creed III is an excellent reason to return. On episode 493, I join host Noel T. Manning for a one-on-one chat about the Rocky Universe… Read More ›
EoM Presents: A Conversation with “Peak Season” filmmakers Steven Kanter and Henry Loevner. [SXSW]
EoM senior interviewer Thomas Manning recently interviewed Steven Kanter and Henry Loevner, the filmmakers behind Peak Season, a 2023 SXSW selection. The duo discuss their approach to crafting a cinematic love letter to Jackson Hole, Wyoming and talk about the… Read More ›
EoM Presents: A Conversation with “Birdies” writer/director Troy Carlton.
EoM senior interviewer Thomas Manning recently spoke with director Troy Carlton to talk about his new comedy film Birdies. A filmmaker from North Carolina, Carlton discusses the NC connections from this project and shares stories about what it means to… Read More ›
The Cine-Men, Episode 80: Lesser Known Films of 2022
Hello, 2023! The Cine-Men return from their annual January hiatus with a brand-new episode! Before we turn our attention to what we’re excited to see in 2023, to our thoughts on the Oscars, to the load road to episode 100,… Read More ›
EoM Presents: A Conversation with “26.2 to Life” director Christine Yoo. [Santa Barbara International Film Festival]
In this conversation, EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning speaks with director Christine Yoo about her documentary film 26.2 to Life. Yoo discusses her passion for exploring the stories of prisoners in San Quentin and their road to rehabilitation through marathon… Read More ›
EoM Presents: A Conversation with “Mean Spirited” director/co-writer/actor Jeff Ryan and producer Owen Williams.
In this interview, EoM contributor Joel Winstead speaks with actor, writer, director Jeff Ryan and producer Owen Williams about their film Mean Spirited. They chat about the origins of the film, the difficulties of wearing three different hats and directing… Read More ›
The Cine-Men, Episode 79: Top Ten of 2022
As 2022 closes out, The Cine-Men co-hosts Darryl Mansel and I take a moment to discuss our Top Ten films of the year. As with all lists, these selections are entirely subjective and may not reflect what you would put… Read More ›
The Cine-Men, Episode 78: Murder Mysteries
With the brief theatrical release of Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and its imminent release on Netflix December 23rd, The Cine-Men co-hosts Darryl Mansel and myself thought it would be fun to explore some of our favorite murder… Read More ›
EoM Presents: A Conversation with “As Good As Dead” writer/actor Michael Jai White.
In this interview, EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning speaks with actor and writer Michael Jai White about his work on the new action film As Good As Dead. White talks about the process of modeling the film’s protagonist after his… Read More ›
The Cine-Men, Episode 77: Most Anticipated Winter 2022/2023 Films
With the holiday season underway, it seems like a great time to identify and explore the upcoming Winter 2022/2023 cinematic slate and the films that we can’t wait to see. Also, the Cine-Men Challenge returns as Darryl discusses DC League of… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Food and Romance” actor Peter Stormare.
EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning recently spoke with legendary character actor Peter Stormare about his role in the new film Food and Romance, a rom-com from Swedish filmmaker Annika Appelin. Stormare speaks about the film’s potent themes of finding love… Read More ›
Meet Me at the Movies: Episode 481
On this episode of Meet Me at the Movies, I join hosts Noel T. Manning and Thomas Manning to briefly discuss director Lila Neugebauer’s Causeway, now streaming on Apple TV+ and starring Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry. This beautiful character-driven… Read More ›
The Cine-Men, Episode 76: Animated Universes We Want No Parts Of
The Cine-Men co-host Darryl Mansel and myself continue our trend of weirdness. In this episode we discuss the various animated worlds in cinema that exist and identify the one’s we’d like to (or not) live in. (Mostly not.) Join us… Read More ›