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3 weeks ago | 
insessionfilm.com | Will Bjarnar
“Don’t Go To Film School, Or I’ll Hunt You Down With A Hatchet”: Harley Chamandy on Werner Herzog, Artistic Influences, and Self-Distributing His Breakout Indie, ‘Allen Sunshine’After 11 years in the filmmaking business, Harley Chamandy has yet to tire of the “grind,” as they say.
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4 weeks ago | 
bigpicturebigsound.com | Will Bjarnar
The primary thing that made Ryan Coogler such an inspired choice to helm Marvel's two "Black Panther" projects (so far) was how focused the director remained on ensuring that his singular vision as a filmmaker was not to be denied, not even from within the confines of Disney's superhero-run recycling plant.
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1 month ago | 
clipsnation.com | Will Bjarnar
Something I discovered recently: Jason Preston and I are a lot alike. We spent a fair bit of time forming butt prints in chair cushions as we watched our high school teammates thrive; at least we had a front row seat. When we did receive playing time -- him for the Boone Braves, I for the Schroeder Warriors -- we’d be lucky if it was any more than a few minutes (let alone if we scored more than a few points; he averaged two, I doubt I averaged one).
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1 month ago | 
insessionfilm.com | Will Bjarnar
Director: Noah PritzkerWriter: Noah PritzkerStars: Griffin Dunne, James Norton, Miles Heizer, Rosanna ArquetteSynopsis: Manhattan dentist Peter Pearce is facing a midlife crisis after his wife of 35 years leaves him. On the spur of the moment, he books a trip to Tulum, Mexico, only to crash his son’s bachelor party.
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1 month ago | 
insessionfilm.com | Will Bjarnar
Director: Jessica PaludWriter: Jessica Palud, Laurette PolmanssStars: Anamaria Vartolomei, Matt Dillon, Giuseppe MaggioSynopsis: Maria Schneider, a young, struggling actress, lands her dream role in a film by an emerging Italian director, starring alongside an American superstar. What begins as her big breakthrough quickly turns into a living hell.
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1 month ago | 
insessionfilm.com | Will Bjarnar
Director: Jon GunnWriter: Jon GunnStars: Zachary Levi, Jacob Laval, Meghann Fahy,Synopsis: When Scott and Teresa LeRette learn that their son Austin is both autistic and has brittle bone disease, they initially worry for their son’s future. But with Scott’s growing faith and Austin’s incredible spirit, they become ‘unbreakable’, finding joy, gratitude, and courage even in the most trying times.
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1 month ago | 
insessionfilm.com | Will Bjarnar
Director: Edward BurnsWriter: Edward BurnsStars: Gretchen Mol, Julianna Margulies, Minnie DriverSynopsis: Three middle-aged couples come to grips with universal questions about marriage and fidelity, professional success and failure, and the challenge of finding a second act. While it’s certainly not impossible for movie studios to make and/or release proper dramas for adults these days, it seems far more difficult for them to ensure that their hired guns are able to execute the mission at hand.
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1 month ago | 
insessionfilm.com | Will Bjarnar
Director: Duke JohnsonWriter: Duke Johnson and Stephen CooneyStars: André Holland, Gemma Chan, Toby JonesSynopsis: Paul Cole finds himself stranded in a mysterious small town with no memory of who he is or how he got here. As bits and pieces of his past slowly emerge, he attempts to find his way home, but time is slippery, appearances can’t be trusted, and it’s unclear which of his identities is real.
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2 months ago | 
insessionfilm.com | Will Bjarnar
Will Bjarnar, after reviewing The Perfect Tomato, interviewed the director, Cristobal Abugaber. Will Bjarnar: You’ve said that you were inspired by a visit to a fruit cart in New York after seeing that the cherry tomatoes they sold were harvested in your hometown in Mexico, and that you then visited a Mexican tomato farm and spoke with the farmers about their aspirations. What did they share with you that then led you to making The Perfect Tomato?
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2 months ago | 
insessionfilm.com | Will Bjarnar
Director: Christopher AndrewsWriter: Christopher Andrews, Jonathan HourniganStars: Christopher Abbott, Barry Keoghan, Nora-Jane NooneSynopsis: An Irish shepherding family thrust into battle on several fronts: internal strife, hostility within the family, rivalry with another farmer. Christopher Andrews’ furious, gripping directorial debut Bring Them Down is far from being a car crash in execution and quality, but it’s certainly fitting that it begins with one.
