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Brandon Streussnig

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Bylines: Vulture, The Ringer, GQ, Inverse, Men's & Women's Health, Letterboxd Journal, The AV Club, The Playlist, Fangoria, Paste, The Film Stage, Filmmaker Mag

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I'm a film journalist with a focus on interviewing. Nothing excites me more than speaking to a filmmaker or actor and breaking down what they do and having a great conversation about the craft. I've been writing for over a decade, first on a self-published blog, before moving into professional work after a few years.

The first decade of my writing career was spent in tandem with a full-time job as a janitor. It's something I take an immense amount of pride in and it's become a key part of my p…

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'Love Me': Kristen Stewart Finds Authenticity In Artifice, Talks Her 'Chronology Of Water' Direct...

'Love Me': Kristen Stewart Finds Authenticity In Artifice, Talks Her 'Chronology Of Water' Direct...

Kristen Stewart sits down with The Playlist to discuss her surreal heady rom-com 'Love Me,' starring herself …

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All the Rage: Danny Boyle on his innovative, eclectic career that led to 28 Years Later * Journal...

All the Rage: Danny Boyle on his innovative, eclectic career that led to 28 Years Later * Journal...

With 28 Years Later injecting fresh life into the zombie genre, Danny Boyle speaks with Brandon Streussnig ab…

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Enter Boogeyman: Robert Englund on a life of Nightmares on Elm Street * Journal * A Letterboxd Ma...

Enter Boogeyman: Robert Englund on a life of Nightmares on Elm Street * Journal * A Letterboxd Ma...

With a gruesome new 4K box set of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise hitting shelves, Brandon Streussnig s…

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"Cinema Can Be Bigger": Radu Jude on Dracula, AI, and One Battle After Another

"Cinema Can Be Bigger": Radu Jude on Dracula, AI, and One Battle After Another

Radu Jude flashes on the screen with an AI-generated background of a machine gun-wielding Donald Trump riding…

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Imperial Wasteland: Lav Diaz on Magellan, imperialist cycles and digital freedom * Journal * A Le...

Imperial Wasteland: Lav Diaz on Magellan, imperialist cycles and digital freedom * Journal * A Le...

With Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz setting sail for his new epic Magellan, Brandon Streussnig jumps aboard to h…

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Interview: Lily Gladstone and Kelly Marie Tran Talk Found Families, Holding Space F...

Interview: Lily Gladstone and Kelly Marie Tran Talk Found Families, Holding Space F...

An interview with Lily Gladstone and Kelly Marie Tran on 'The Wedding Banquet'

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Joe Taslim Went From Judo Champion to Action Movie Star. Now, The Furious Shows What He Can Really Do. Original

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By Brandon Streussnig Verified
| Men's Health Verified
9 min read FOR OVER A decade, the high point of martial arts cinema has been The Raid. As such, the stars of those films, Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian, have become crossover stars. Even if you don’t know their names, you’ve likely identified them as the faces of Indonesian action; they’ve even appeared together in blockbuster films like Star Wars: The Force Awakens. There is, however, a third face of Indonesian action you should be familiar with, and his name is Joe Taslim.
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Joe Taslim Went From Judo Champion to Action Movie Star. Now, The Furious Shows What He Can Really Do.

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2 days ago Kenji Tanigaki’s actioner, The Furious, is for those who prefer a martial arts spectacle. But if you are someone who loves to watch a full-blown actioner with a strong character arc, you are in for a rumble. The Furious has a straightforward kidnapping and revenge plot. It also has substance in …
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Mark Jenkin Talks ‘Rose Of Nevada,’ Cornwall’s Pull, The Danger Of Nostalgia & The Moral Problem Of ‘Quantum Leap’

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| The Playlist Verified
In 2015, for his short film “Bronco’s House,” writer/director Mark Jenkin wrote a 13-point bulleted list of self-imposed rules for filmmaking. A manifesto of sorts, it forced him to work within extremely rigid confines.
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