“Ahead of Master Gardener’s UK release, on a sunny April morning I sat down with Schrader in the restaurant on the top floor of his Manhattan apartment building. Over coffee…

“Ahead of Master Gardener’s UK release, on a sunny April morning I sat down with Schrader in the restaurant on the top floor of his Manhattan apartment building. Over coffee and croissants, we discussed his new film, his love of occupational metaphors, the enduring importance of Pickpocket, and a topic of great interest to both him and this magazine: the shape of the film canon and the significant reshuffling of the rankings in last year’s Greatest Films of All Time poll.” So writes Erika Balsom as she introduces our latest cover feature, an interview with a typically incisive and opinionated Paul Schrader. Joining Schrader in this issue are a host of stars, running the gamut from living legends to rising stars. Arjun Sajip hears from Spike Lee, Roger Luckhurst speaks to Ari Aster about Beau Is Afraid, and Beatrice Loayza interviews Reality director Tina Satter and star Sydney Sweeney. Also in this issue is a deep dive into the modern world of celluloid, inspired by the BFI’s upcoming Film on Film festival, an interview with Patricio Guzmán on the release of his new documentary My Imaginary Country, Nick Bradshaw’s report from CPH:DOX, a history of videogames at the movies and, as always, much more – see below for all the details.