Josh and Benny Safdie’s Adventures in Moviegoing

The undisputed kings of kinetic, adrenaline-rush cinema that unfolds at the heart-stopping pace of a New York minute, Josh and Benny Safdie have been keeping audiences on the edge of their seats (and on the verge of a panic attack) for over a decade with whirlwind character studies like UNCUT GEMS, GOOD TIME, and HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT. In this edition of Adventures in Moviegoing, the brothers sit down to discuss everything from how their father’s love of film shaped their upbringing (and made Dustin Hoffman a surrogate screen dad) to their deep-cut-heavy list of the best New York movies (there’s a lot). The films they’ve chosen to present include a slice-of-life gem from Mike Leigh (MEANTIME); a gritty thriller from Elaine May (MIKEY AND NICKY); and self-reflexive revelations from Krzysztof Kieślowski (CAMERA BUFF) and Jafar Panahi (THE MIRROR), all of which reflect the abiding humanism that courses through the duo’s own work.The directors of UNCUT GEMS and GOOD TIME discuss their favorite cinematic fathers, the all-time best New York movies, and why they consider filmmaking inherently pathological.