BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE SEASON’S MOST STYLISH THRILLERT Magazine | 8.11.2016SundayStyles | 8.14.2016Director/photographer Sean Ellis's "Anthropoid" tells the true story of Czechoslovak resistance fighters trying to take down the Nazis.&nb…
ENLIGHTENING BOOKS, AND WHY VIGGO MORTENSEN READ THEMT Magazine | 7.19.2016SundayStyles | 7.24.2016Viggo Mortensen talks about the books he read to prepare for his latest film, "Captain Amazing," in which he plays a survivalist father raising a larg…
10 THINGS THAT INSPIRE MIRANDA JULYT Magazine | 8.6.2015I talked to Miranda July about her play, New Society, and 10 things that inspire her. 
THE STRANGE CASE OF RYAN GOSLINGComplex | 6.3.2014There are two Ryan Goslings and they rarely converge. Why? 
TIME TO CARE ABOUT OBOES: "MOZART IN THE JUNGLE" IS A SURPRISING AMAZON INSTANT HITComplex | 1.7.2015I wrote about why "Mozart in the Jungle" is an unlikely success. 
GEORGE TAKEI ON BEAMIN UP, BREAKING BOUNDARIES, AND AMERICA'S QUEST FOR EQUALITYComplex | 8.21.2014The former Lieutenan Sulu survived internment during World War II, a successful political career in the '70s, and coming out of the closet at 68. I ta…
EVERYBODY BE COOL: REMEMBERING "PULP FICTION" 20 YEARS LATERComplex | 8.14.2014On its 20th anniversary I wrote about how "Pulp Fiction" has aged (very well) and my memories of hearing its soundtrack for the firs time (before I'd seen the movie)…
THE KNICK IS THE BEST NEW SHOW ON TV (IF YOU CAN STOMACH IT)Complex | 8.7.2014I wrote about why "The Knick" is one of my favorite shows. 
HOW "ARCHER" GAINED A THIRD DIMENSION (AND LAPPED DON DRAPER FOR EMOTIONAL GROWTH)Complex | 4.25.2014I wrote about how Sterling Archer has, above all odds, started to become a better person.  
DISCOVERY: NAT AND ALEX WOLFFInterview Magazine | 4.29.2014Nat and Alex Wolff were best known for starring in The Naked Brothers Band, a Nickelodeon sitcom. I talked to Nat and Alex before on the eve of even bigger successes. 
BALTIMORE'S EASY RIDERSInterview Magazine | 1.30.2014 conversation with Lotfy Nathan about his years-in-the-making documentary, "10 O'Clock Boys." 
THE POLITICAL POWER OF THE PENCILInterview Magazine | 1.28.2014A ruddy-faced Joseph McCarthy caught with doctored photos. A defeated Richard Nixon dangling between audio tape reels. Bill Clinton precariously balancing both Monica Lewinsky and the Bu…
FORTY YEARS OF LOVE AND ART AND CHAOST Magazine | 8.15.2013I profiled Ushio and Noriko Shinohara, the stars of Zachary Heinzerling's documentary Cutie and the Boxer. (Heinzerling was there too.)
SCORSESE AND DICAPRIO'S MARITAL BLISS AT THE NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW ANNUAL AWARDS GALAInterview Magazine | 1.8.2014Coverage of the National Board of Review awards gala, which includes short conversations with Jonah Hill, Rob Reiner, and Teren…
PENNY LANE AND THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTInterview Magazine | 8.30.2013A conversation with Penny Lane, the director of "Our Nixon."
JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER AND THE ATROCITY EXHIBITIONISTSInterview Magazine | 7.19.2013I talked to the director of the Oscar nominated documentary "The Act of Killing." Things got intense.
KILLER WHALES AND KILLER HEELS AT THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF RUST AND BONEInterview Magazine | 11.9.2012I covered the New York premiere of "Rust and Bone," where I talked with Marion Cotillard. 
WHEN JAY BULGER MET GINGER BAKERInterview Magazine | 11.26.2012A conversation with Jay Bulger about his documentary, "Beware of Mr. Baker," which chronicles the life of legendary Cream drummer Ginger Baker.