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Interview: Flower director Max Winkler on Zoey Deutch, being held accountable, and working with Tim Heidecker

March 19, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

It’s sorta like a female Risky Business, but not exactly.

Filed Under: Featured, Interviews, Movies Tagged With: Adam Scott, Flower, Max Winkler, Tim Heidecker, Zoey Deutch

Interview: Jeff Baena talks about The Little Hours (against his better judgment)

July 5, 2025 by thestakemag 1 Comment

“Preferably I would not have to do interviews.”

Filed Under: Featured, Interviews, Movies Tagged With: Aubrey Plaza, Bocaccio, Jeff Baena, The Decameron, The Little Hours

Arrival screenwriter Eric Heisserer on writing his dream project and walking away from Sandman

November 9, 2025 by Christopher ZF 1 Comment

On the challenges of selling non-franchise sci-fi, and adapting Neil Gaiman

Filed Under: Culture, Featured, Interviews, Movies Tagged With: Amy Adams, Arrival, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Heisserer, Interviews, Neil Gaiman, Sandman, Science-Fiction

Why “Diversity” Is Nearly Meaningless

October 6, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

Author Jeff Chang talks about Trumpism, Whiteness, and cultural equity in his new book, “We Gon’ Be Alright.”

Filed Under: Culture, Featured, Interviews, Media, Politics Tagged With: Donald Trump, Jeff Chang, Kendrick Lamar, racism, Segregation, We Gon Be Alright

All Men Have This In Us: Andrew Neel on his brutal frat hazing film Goat

September 20, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

“We are programmable animals. We can be programmed very quickly to do horrible things to each other.”

Filed Under: Featured, Interviews, Movies Tagged With: Andrew Neel, David Gordon Green, Film, Fraternities, Goat, hazing, Interviews, Masculinity, Nick Jonas

Family, Obligation, Graduation: a Q&A with Bryan Bliss, author of Meet Me Here

June 5, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

The author’s new book explores the weight of family expectations.

Filed Under: Books, Featured, Interviews Tagged With: Book reviews, Bryan Bliss, Interviews, Meet Me Here, YA Lit, Young Adult

An Interview with the Cherokees of Everybody Wants Some!!

April 6, 2025 by Christopher ZF 1 Comment

Linklater’s new hangout movie is a spiritual sequel to Dazed and Confused

Filed Under: Featured, Interviews, Movies Tagged With: Blake Jenner, Everybody Wants Some, Interviews, Richard Linklater, Ryan Guzman, Tyler Hoechlin

Poor Families and Blue-Collar Heroes: “The Confirmation” is Keeping Hollywood Real

March 18, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

An interview with Oscar nominated writer of Nebraska about his directorial debut.

Filed Under: Featured, Interviews, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Alexander Payne, Bicycle Thieves, Bob Nelson, Nebraska, The Confirmation, Vittorio De Sica

Dispatches from the Industry: On good stories, good characters, and the state of movie diversity

February 22, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

A Conversation with producer Lisa Bruce and actor/director Miles Doleac

Filed Under: Featured, Interviews, Movies Tagged With: Deborah Krieger, Interviews, Lisa Bruce, Miles Doleac, Oscars so White, The Hollow

An interview with Caveh Zahedi on Honesty and Failure in The Show About the Show

February 4, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Can an artist’s pursuit of truth transcend failure?

Filed Under: Featured, Interviews, TV Tagged With: BRIC TV, Caveh Zahedi, Josiah Armstrong, The Show About the Show, Waking Life

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