EoM Contributor Andrew J. Eisenman recently spoke with filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania about her latest film, The Voice of Hind Rajab. They discuss where Kaouther was when she first heard about Hind Rajab, making a film about helplessness, how to… Read More ›
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A Conversation with “Drink and Be Merry” director Adam Volerich.
EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning recently spoke with filmmaker Adam Volerich about his feature film directorial debut Drink and Be Merry. They discuss the melancholy magic of this Christmas flick filmed on location at the Ale ‘N’ ‘Wich Pub in… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Good Boy” co-writer/director Ben Leonberg.
EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning recently had a conversation with filmmaker Ben Leonberg, co-writer and director of Good Boy from Independent Film Company. This story is told entirely from the emotional perspective of Indy, Leonberg’s real-life canine companion in his… Read More ›
A Conversation with “The Curse (咒死你)” writer/actor Ken’ichi Ugana. [Fantastic Fest]
EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning recently spent time talking with writer and director Ken’ichi Ugana about his film The Curse, which screened at Fantastic Fest 2025. This gnarly, supernatural thriller comments on the increasingly dangerous potential of the digital world… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Affinity” co-writer/actor Marko Zaror.
EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning recently spoke again with actor and martial artist Marko Zaror, this time focusing on his sci-fi action thriller Affinity. Directed by Brandon Slagle, Affinity features Zaror in his first English-language lead role, starring alongside Louis… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Red Sonja” director MJ Bassett and actor Matilda Lutz.
Known in some circles as “The She-Devil with a Sword,” author Robert E. Howard’s Red Sonja has been adapted from his novels into comics and, until recently, only one theatrical title. Director MJ Bassett has changed this with her Matilda… Read More ›
Listen up! Audio Review Round-Up: August 17th.
Experimentation is how we figure out what works, what needs adjustments, and what we can set aside. In that vein, I’m experimenting doing direct reads of the reviews that I publish, in case there’s an audience that would prefer to… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Zero” filmmaker Jean Luc Herbulot and actors Hus Miller and Cam McHarg.
In this interview for EoM Presents, Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning talks with the cast and crew of the new film Zero, including writer and director Jean Luc Herbulot, actor, writer, and producer Hus Miller, and actor Cam McHarg. This geo-political… Read More ›
A Conversation with “A Cursed Man” writer/director Liam Le Guillou.
For Episode 66 of EoM Presents, EoM Contributor Joel Winstead sits down with documentary filmmaker Liam Le Guillou to discuss A Cursed Man. Premiering in L.A. on March 22nd ahead of its VOD release on March 25th, Guillou discusses his… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Big Boys” writer/director Corey Sherman.
In this edition of EoM Presents, Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning talks with writer and director Corey Sherman about his debut feature film Big Boys. This queer coming-of-age comedy has been nominated at the GLAAD Media Awards in addition to the… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead” writer Chuck Hayward.
In this conversation, EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning chats with writer Chuck Hayward about the remake of Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead. Hayward discusses director Wade Allain-Marcus’ reimagining of Stephen Herek’s 1991 film (written by Neil Landau and Tara… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Don’t Move” co-directors Adam Schindler and Brian Netto.
Just because October is over doesn’t mean that the thrills have to end. On this new episode of EoM Presents, EoM Contributor Joel Winstead sits down with co-directors Adam Schindler and Brian Netto about their new film Don’t Move, currently… Read More ›
A Conversation with Sugar Studios Founder and CEO Jijo Reed.
In this conversation, EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning chats with Jijo Reed about his LA-based post-production house Sugar Studios and the evolution of his filmmaking career. Reed is an Emmy-winning producer who has worn many hats in the film industry,… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Magpie” actor Shazad Latif.
On this new episode of EoM Presents, EoM Contributor Joel Winstead sits down with Magpie actor Shazad Latif. Among the many things they discuss in this brief conversation, they chat about how Shazad became attached to Magpie, how he approached the… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Magpie” director Sam Yates.
On this new episode of EoM Presents, EoM Contributor Joel Winstead sits down with Magpie director Sam Yates. In discussing the film, they cover elements such as the process for Yates joining the production, his directorial inspiration, Laura Bellingham’s cinematography, and… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Come Home” filmmakers Nicole Pursell, Caitlin Zoz, and Chinaza Uche.
In this edition of EoM Presents, Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning sits down with the cast and crew of the indie horror-thriller film Come Home, including Nicole Pursell (co-director, producer, writer), Caitlin Zoz (co-director, producer, writer, star), and Chinaza Uche (star,… Read More ›
A Conversation with “The Good Half” director Robert Schwartzman.
On this latest episode of EoM Presents, EoM Contributor Joel Winstead sits down with director Robert Schwartzman to discuss his latest project, The Good Half. They talked about finding a tonal balance in a film about grief with many comedic… Read More ›
A Conversation with producers Michael Mendelsohn and Natalie Perrotta.
EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning recently sat down again for a conversation with film producer and Patriot Pictures CEO Michael Mendelsohn, as well as his producing partner Natalie Perrotta. They discuss a wide range of upcoming projects, including the psychological… Read More ›
A Conversation with “In a Violent Nature” actors Andrea Pavlovic and Ry Barrett.
Writer/director Chris Nash’s first feature-length film, In a Violent Nature, premiered during Sundance 2024 and left audiences stunned, a feat it’s continued to do through festival screenings leading up to the wide U.S. release on May 31st. Ahead of the… Read More ›
A Conversation with “New Life” actors Hayley Erin and Sonya Walger.
In this edition of EoM Presents, Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning sits down with Hayley Erin and Sonya Walger, the stars of the thriller film New Life, directed by John Rosman. Erin and Walger speak about the directorial vision of Rosman,… Read More ›