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Cover

 

 

Table of Contents

 

 

Masthead

 

 

Contributors

 

 

Letter from the Publisher

 

 

Miracle Mile

Inside the slow burn of Steve De Jarnatt’s nightmarish nuclear thriller

 

The Seventh

Julian Silver and Reiss Clauson-Wolf make their stand

 

A Fire Story

Brian Fies lost his home in the blazes that ravaged California in 2017 and turned his heartbreak into a graphic novel.

 

Catch 22

Co-creator Luke Davies chats about adapting Joseph Heller's classic World War II tale.

 

Bite

 

 

Cobra Kai

Josh Heald Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg on season 2 of their hit show.

 

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Co-creator and showrunner Aline Brosh McKenna on winding down her genre-bending four season run.

 

Fosse/Verdon

Tony winner Steven Levenson on the new FX miniseries that traces the lives and careers of the theater legends.

 

The Lessons of Avengers: Infinity War

They were sworn to secrecy on Endgame spoilers, so we took Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely down memory lane.

 

Avengers: Endgame - The Writers

When it comes to Marvel's blockbuster event of the year, this is the spoiler-filled conversation you've been waiting for

 

Avengers: Endgame - The Directors

Anthony and Joe tal us through the challenges of bringing the year's biggest film to the screen.

 

Mama

 

 

Escape from Alcatraz

We caught up with the screenwriter Richard Tuggle about his 1979 classic film adaptation. Plus, read the script!

 

The Niceties

Eleanor Burgess’ latest play delves into the depths of our divisive culture

 

Giraffes on Horseback Salad

Josh Frank reveals how he transformed Salavador Dali's 1937 screenplay written for the Marx Brothers into a wild book.

 

All is True

Actor-director Kenneth Branagh on becoming William Shakespeare for his latest film chronicling the Bard's last act.

 

Hellboy

Writer Andrew Cosby on unleashing Mike Mignola's devilish creation back on movie screens.

 

John Wick: Chapter 3

Director Chad Stahelski SHARES the “backassward” way he likes to work

 

Long Shot

DAN Sterling and LIZ Hannah lead a strong campaign for love and laughs

 

Pet Sematary

Kevin Klsch and Dennis Widmyer steer Stephen King’s resurrection tale in a horrifying new direction.

 

Shazam!

Director David F. Sandberg rides the lightning

 

Spiderman

The web slinger takes center stage in a drastically altered MCU

 

Tolkien

Director Dome Karukoski discovers the man behind the mythology

 

Toy Story 4

Stephany Folsom helps rescue Pixar’s greatest franchise

 

Go Ahead

 

 

Art and Photo Credits

 

 

Podcast Roundup