Dylan Kai Dempsey

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Dylan Kai Dempsey is a New York-based writer/filmmaker. His reviews have been published in Vanity Fair, Variety, No Film School, Nonfiction.fr and IONCINEMA.com. He’s also developing a graphic novel as well as his own award-winning pilot script, #Likes4Lucas. He began as a development intern at Bonafide Productions in L.A. and Rainmark Productions in London.

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Somewhere in Queens | Review

Sticks and Stones: Romano’s Lovable Directorial Debut Ray Romano’s first foray into acting-directing, Somewhere in Queens, is an uproarious family drama more akin to Little...

Interview: Robert Machoian – The Integrity of Joseph Chambers

Robert Machoian’s The Integrity of Joseph Chambers is a meticulous, farcical character study of the titular anti-hero (repeat collaborator Clayne Crawford), who tries to...

Interview: RJ Cyler – Emergency

Carey Williams’ Emergency—with a script by KD Davila, adapted from Williams’ 2018 Sundance short—won the coveted Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at Sundance ’22 …...

Il Buco | Review

Frammartino Digs Deep, But Barely Scratches the Surface Michelangelo Frammartino’s Il Buco (“The Hole”) is a meditative journey into the center of the earth,...

Interview: Lenny & Harpo Guit – Mother Shmuckers

Lenny Guit and Harpo Guit are the masterminds behind Mother Shmuckers (Fils de Plouc), one of the most unhinged comedies to grace Sundance’s Midnight...

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La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | Review

The Lost Daughter: Herzi Passes Up Potency in Standard...

Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...
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