Cory Stillman
Cory Stillman is a 28-year-old writer with a BA in Film and Media Studies from the University of Pittsburgh and an MA in International Film Business from the University of Exeter in conjunction with the London Film School. He is currently based in Los Angeles, CA. His favorite movies include 25th Hour, The Truman Show, and Sound of Metal. He is also obsessed with Planet of the Apes, Survivor, and the Philadelphia Eagles.
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in TV, TV InterviewsInterview: Marisa Abela on The Most Pivotal Relationships in ‘Industry’
“I think it’s always really interesting how the female characters respond to one another in Industry,” says star Marisa Abela, reflecting not only on the HBO series’ central relationship between Yasmin Kara-Hanani (Abela) and Harper Stern (Myha’la), but also Yasmin’s connection to several other female figures in the show. Season four of Industry has skyrocketed […] More
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Interview: Sound Designer R. Hollis Smith on Netflix’s ‘Noah Kahan: Out of Body’
To cap off a breakout couple of years for folk singer-songwriter Noah Kahan, Netflix released the vulnerable concert film Noah Kahan: Out of Body in March of 2026, featuring Kahan’s high-energy performancea as well as a behind-the-scenes look at his emotional return to his hometown in Vermont. Re-Recording Mixer R. Hollis Smith was fortunate enough […] More
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Interview: How BenDavid Grabinski Perfected the Needle Drop in ‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’
BenDavid Grabinski‘s Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice opens with a Billy Joel song, and features Papa Roach’s “Last Resort” only minutes later. Not even halfway through its runtime, I could tell I was going to like this film (as did Joey, which you can see in his review here). But what makes those […] More
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Interview: ‘Wednesday’ Editor Jay Prychidny on The Show’s Gothic Horror Roots
Editor Jay Prychidny is one of Tim Burton‘s most trusted collaborators, cutting every Burton-directed episode of Netflix’s Wednesday, not to mention 2024’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. With additional credits on such horror hits as Orphan Black, Scream V1, and Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, it is no wonder that Prychidny’s work on the S2 finale […] More
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Interview: Joy Sunday on Her Singular Smile in HBO’s ‘DTF St. Louis’
Joy Sunday may be a relative newcomer in Hollywood, but her striking smile is sure to make her an icon sooner rather than later. Still, we do not get to see that smile very often in the HBO miniseries DTF St. Louis, where Sunday plays special crimes officer Jodie Plumb, forming an iconic duo alongside […] More
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Interview: ‘Spider-Noir’ Sound Team on Making a Modern Noirish Soundscape
When Spider-Noir dropped on Amazon Prime on May 25th, the series was available in both color and black-and-white, allowing audiences to experience the show’s film noir roots in more ways than one. But for sound designers Andy Sisul and Ethan Beigel, those distinct visual options had a surprising impact on the show’s noir-tinged soundscape. “We […] More
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Interview: The Team at Onyx VFX on Stepping Outside the Bunker in Season Two of ‘Paradise’
The best TV shows find a way to constantly up the ante, and few shows have done that more so in the last year than Hulu’s Paradise, which dramatically transformed its setting and tone in its second season, following the first season’s shocking finale. After only getting brief glimpses outside of the Paradise bunker, season […] More
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Interview: Production Designer Cabot McMullen on the Personal Details in ‘Shrinking’ and ‘Rooster’
“Real-world therapists are often very strategic about the choices they make in their offices—either revealing something personal about themselves or removing any clues that might suggest bias or a point of view, often to invite a response from the patient that says something deeper about who they are.” That is the kind of insight you […] More
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Interview: Why Simmotion is a ‘Survivor’ Sound Mixer’s Best Friend
Terrance Dwyer has been mixing episodes of Survivor since the series began in Borneo in the year 2000. With credits on over 650 episodes of the long-running CBS series, Dwyer can likely hear the sounds of Survivor in his sleep. There are the gusts of wind he has to filter through in order to clarify […] More
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Interview: Composer Nadeem Majdalany on Historic Immersive Concert Film ‘La Pandora’s Box’
The TV Academy first began awarding an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Television Programming in 2002, but the category’s options were slim. HBO’s Band of Brothers took home the trophy for its incorporation of onscreen factoids, beating out, well, zero other nominees. The category has since been renamed “Outstanding Emerging Media Program” and has […] More
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Interview: Riz Ahmed Discusses Finding His Authentic Self on Amazon Prime’s ‘Bait’
Across television and film alike, Riz Ahmed has built a reputation as one of his generation’s most accomplished and soft-spoken performers. Ahmed’s Emmy-winning work as Naz Khan on HBO’s The Night Of found the Pakistani-American college student stunned into near-silence after being accused of a grisly murder he didn’t commit. His Oscar-nominated performance in Sound […] More
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Interview: ‘Industry’ Co-Creators on Genre Influence and Bringing the Show to Africa
For co-creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, the world of Industry has always been growing. “We’ve always tried to expand the world of Industry spiritually,” says Down. What began on HBO in 2020 as a tightly wound financial drama, set largely within the offices of Pierpoint in London’s Canary Wharf, has since grown increasingly global, […] More
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