Interviews

All our interviews are carried out by our team of writers at Ready Steady Cut. We have interviewed directors, producers, editors, and more for both movies and TV.

Meet Adi Shankar: The Creative Force Behind ‘Captain Laserhawk’

October 28 2023, by Kieran Burt

Kieran Burt of Ready Steady Cut had the honor of interviewing the extremely talented creator Adi Shankar about the Netflix series Captain Laserhawk: A Blood...

An Interview with John Rafanelli, Co-Editor of Survival of the Thickest

July 16 2023, by Ricky Valero

Ricky Valero of Ready Steady Cut had the honor of interviewing the extremely talented TV editor John Rafanelli about the new Netflix series Survival of...

An Interview with Susan E. Kim, Editor of Hit Series A Small Light

June 14 2023, by Jessica Fontaine

Jessica Fontaine of Ready Steady Cut had the honor of interviewing the extremely talented film and TV editor Susan E. Kim. She has worked on...

An Interview with Marc Wiltshire – the Editor of Wu-Tang: An American Saga

April 19 2023, by Jessica Fontaine

Jessica Fontaine of Ready Steady Cut had the honor of interviewing the incredibly talented film and TV editor Marc Wiltshire. A passionate storyteller, he has...

The Oak Room: an interview with director Cody Calahan

April 29 2021, by Alix Turner

The Oak Room, an intelligent film noir from Canada which was a hit at both Grimmfest and Mayhem Film Festival last year, is now available...

Sleepless Beauty: an interview with director Pavel Khvaleev

March 26 2021, by Alix Turner

Sleepless Beauty (also known as Ya ne splyu) is a harsh blend of psychological thriller with claustrophobic torture porn, and the latest feature from Russian director...

Trans – an interview with writer/director Naeri Do

March 22 2021, by Alix Turner

Trans is a most unusual and fascinating film, incorporating science fiction, dreams, philosophy, and social commentary. It focuses on a schoolgirl who considers the possibility...

Interview: Keeping Company with friends and co-workers Josh Wallace and Devin Das

March 20 2021, by Alix Turner

Like many horror comedies, Keeping Company pokes a gnarly finger at some serious topics (such as greed and capitalism) in an entertaining and colourful way....

Rendez-vous: an interview with writer/director Pablo Olmos Arrayales

March 20 2021, by Alix Turner

As if they need to demonstrate the breadth of tastes Grimmfest caters to, their Easter Horror Nights programme includes a new film from Mexico which...

Living in Red River Road: an interview with Paul and Jade Schuyler

March 17 2021, by Alix Turner

It’s been a sad and strange twelve months, as no-one can deny; so it’s encouraging to see how some have carried on through. Red River...

Navigating the Clapboard Jungle – an interview with Justin McConnell

March 15 2021, by Alix Turner

(Note this interview with Justin McConnell includes mild spoilers with regard to Lifechanger.) I had admired and enjoyed Justin McConnell’s film Lifechanger a couple of...

The Stylist: an interview with director Jill Gevargizian

February 19 2021, by Alix Turner

This article contains mild spoilers for The Stylist. There has been such a buzz about The Stylist: everyone who’s seen it wants all their friends...

Shook: interviews with Jen Harrington and Daisye Tutor

February 16 2021, by Alix Turner

The tense-but-fun thriller Shook is making its way to Shudder very soon, and I had the opportunity to talk with the director and lead actress...

Depraved: an interview with Larry Fessenden

December 16 2020, by Alix Turner

Larry Fessenden has been making films for – let’s say – a number of decades, a thoroughly hands-on auteur in the American indie horror scene....

For the Sake of Vicious: an interview with Reese Eveneshen and Gabriel Carrer

December 10 2020, by Alix Turner

Last night, I had the opportunity to talk to Reese Eveneshen and Gabriel Carrer, writers and directors of For the Sake of Vicious, a tense...

An interview with Dominic Saxl, the creator of Deathcember

December 9 2020, by Alix Turner

An interview with Dominic Saxl, the creator of Deathcember After the success of its Halloween Horror Nights, Grimmfest is about to present Xmas Horror Nights,...

Synchronic: an interview with Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson

November 6 2020, by Alix Turner

One of the benefits of being a film-lover in this digital age is how many of the artists and performers we admire are accessible, within...

Mass Hysteria: an interview with cast and crew

October 1 2020, by Alix Turner

It’s a joy to talk to people who are enthusiastic about what they have made. The team behind the low-budget horror film Mass Hysteria clearly...