Adam Nayman

Film

How an Escape from Making 'Eden' Became Director Mia Hansen-Løve's Latest Film

We talked to the director about her new film 'Things to Come', attention to detail, and the importance of naming things.
Adam Nayman
12.1.16
Film

‘Blair Witch’ Brings the Found-Footage Genre into the Snapchat Era

With the horror film's sequel coming out, we look back at how 'The Blair Witch Project' revolutionized scary movies for a culture steeped in rapidly captured, real-time images.
Adam Nayman
9.18.16
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VICE Sports Q&A: We Talked to the Director of 'Hello Destroyer'—a Film That Critiques Canada's National Pastime

Kevan Funk spoke with VICE Sports about his debut feature film before its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Adam Nayman
9.9.16
Film

Werner Herzog's New Film Tackles Something Even Scarier Than Nature—the Internet

Lo and Behold argues that the middle ground between devoting your life to social networks and aggressively disconnecting is becoming an impossibility.
Adam Nayman
4.29.16
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A Film Critic Reviews Chris Brown’s Music Videos from ‘Royalty’

What does it all mean?
Adam Nayman
12.23.15
Film

How Adam McKay Went from 'Anchorman' Bro-teur to Financial Crisis Satirist

We spoke to Adam McKay about his new film 'The Big Short,' Christian Bale's weird performance, and how Donald Trump is kinda shitty at finance.
Adam Nayman
12.14.15
Film

Seen a Great, Weird-Ass Movie Lately? You Should Thank This Guy

Canadian film director and distributor Ron Mann has been serving up a smorgasbord of works by under-the-radar auteurs for years.
Adam Nayman
10.29.15
Film

Larry Fessenden Is the Greatest Horror Film Director You’ve Never Heard Of

We spoke to Fessenden about how being remembered is sometimes better than being paid.
Adam Nayman
10.26.15
Film

'The Witch' Might Be the Creepiest Horror Movie Shot in Canada

Director Robert Eggers takes the otherworldly pretty seriously in his hyped new film.
Adam Nayman
9.18.15
Film

Outlaw Director Jia Zhangke Remains Critical of China While Working with State Approval

His new film "Mountains May Depart" centers on an entrepreneur so obsessed with money he names his son "Dollar."
Adam Nayman
9.15.15