# Joe Swanberg

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Make More Movies: Tess Nealon Raskin (Ep. 7)

“Nobody can tell you how to make your movie, and you’re the only one who can make it happen at the end of the day. So, stop waiting around for other people to give you permission because they never will.” These were the parting words filmmaker Tess Nealon Raskin left me with during our conversation…

Ep1249: The Sun Never Sets (2026) - Movie Review and Red Carpet Interview

Joe Swanberg's new dramedy, The Sun Never Sets, was the closing night event of 2026's Chicago Critics Film Festival. Following the May premiere, Ian and David sat down for a spoilerific look at one of the year's best movies. Now that the film is in limited release, the guys are ecstatic to share th…

Coyote Vs. Acme, Venice Film Festival, Trailer Tapas

Alan and Chris are back to take on one of the most improbable release stories in recent memory: Coyote vs. Acme has finally made it to theaters. Shelved by Warner Bros. in 2023 as a tax write-off, rescued by Ketchup Entertainment, and now in wide release nearly three years behind schedule, Dave Gre…

The Sun Never Sets — Plus Trailers for Artificial, Remain, and You Can See Everything

Alan and Chris are back (finally, and a little behind schedule) with a review of The Sun Never Sets, the new film from writer-director Joe Swanberg starring Dakota Fanning, Jake Johnson, and Corey Michael Smith. Set against the Alaskan landscape, it follows a woman whose relationship with her older…

I Was That Cliché Divorced Guy, and I Knew It

Joe Swanberg married the first person he ever seriously dated. When that marriage ended, his romantic life got complicated. Messy, even. He started dating younger women, ended up in an elaborate love triangle, and completely changed his mind about whether he wanted to marry and have children again.…

Cult & Culture episode 65 feat. Joe Swanberg (Director of The Sun Never Sets)

In episode 65 of the Cult & Culture Podcast Justin and Luke meet up with Joe Swanberg, the award winning director who's latest film, The Sun Never Sets, screened at the 2026 Oak Cliff Film Festival. Joe is best known for his TV show, Easy, and film, Drinking Buddies. Also, he's one of the main peop…

268. LIFERS - Joe Swanberg

Joe Swanberg’s feature debut, KISSING ON THE MOUTH, premiered at SXSW in 2005, which turned out to be a real vintage year. It was at that festival that Joe met many of the filmmakers who would become key collaborators and fellow travelers navigating the world of low budget moviemaking. Somebody sta…

You're Next

Adam Wingard went on to direct a few Godzilla blockbusters, but his You're Next is one of the most-successful, low-budget mumblecore movies. Or, in this case, "mumblegore." Ti West and Joe Swanberg are big parts of the mumble movement too, although Sharni Vinson is the standout in this cast. She's…

How Jesse Korman Made A $150K Horror Feature In 12 Days For Joe Swanberg

In this episode, I'm joined by Jesse Korman, director of Yellow Eyes, the possession horror feature now streaming on Screambox. Jesse has produced over 30 films, directed a long list of music videos, and fronts the band The Number Twelve Looks Like You.Yellow Eyes is his feature directorial debut, …

Make More Movies: Aidan Leary and C.R. Thompson on 'Monkey's Magic Merry Go Round' (Ep. 10)

Aidan Leary and C.R. Thompson were given two weeks to write a horror script, three months to prepare it, and 11 days to shoot it. What resulted is an uncanny look behind the curtain of a sinister public-access children’s show. When I interviewed Joe Swanberg a few months back, he was in the midst …