Cam Spence
When the comedienne talks to herself, other people listen
Cush Jumbo
The actress bringing Shakespeare to life, both in and out of television courtrooms
He Re-Shoots, He Scores
Russian filmmakers splice sports history to play along with Putin
Dave Brown
The Hollywood maverick who hosts a film festival—every single week
Sapphistry
Something’s wrong with the
depiction of the love affair
in Vita & Virginia
The Id of HBO
Bill Murray had Harold Ramis. Danny McBride has Jody Hill, who discusses the duo’s “misunderstood-angry-man trilogy”
Queen of Muses
The always extraordinary Patricia Clarkson on Sharp Objects, portraying difficult characters, and the correct way to make jambalaya
The Story of L
A noted French author reimagines Nabokov’s novel from Lolita’s point of view
Candice Bergen, Star Reporter
A “very lucky” actor and the photojournalism career that got away
Next in Line
In Season Two of HBO’s Succession, Sarah Snook proves she’s worthy of the Roy throne
Blonde Venus
The Swedish bombshell who blew up Italian movies
Hail Fellowes, Well Met
The creator of Downton Abbey has lunch with an old flame
Lili Reinhart Grows Up
The Riverdale actress plots her move to the big screen
Bella Figura
For Italian actress Miriam Leone, it all started with a little black dress
Spoiler Alert
Did the creator of The Crown tell the one who wears it what happens next on the series?
Mein Furor: Germans Not Laughing at ScarJo’s Hitler Comedy
“About as funny as Schindler’s List”
The Trump Mentor
A new documentary takes on the controversial attorney Roy Cohn
Top Dogs
The comedy show created by Ukraine’s new president skewered Donald Trump
Da’Vine Joy Randolph
She goes toe to toe with Eddie Murphy in his new comedy, Dolemite Is My Name
Bong Joon-ho
Parasite, the South Korean director’s new film about class warfare, triumphed at Cannes and is generating Oscar heat
Once More unto the Breach
In Henry V, Timothée Chalamet tries to fill the sabbatons of Olivier and Branagh
There Is Nothin’ Like a Dame
Helen Mirren brings something special to every performance. But for HBO’s Catherine the Great, she also draws on her own White Russian roots
Why Talk to a Pariah?
I’ve never met one I didn’t like and I just wanted to understand
The Secret Lives of Patricia Highsmith
Long-hidden diaries reveal the dark obsessions and deep hatreds she drew from to write The Talented Mr. Ripley and other noir masterpieces