From Daddy Longlegs to Uncut Gems, filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie thrive in high-octane environments with chaotic heroes. Their four features to date show a singular preoccupation with anxiety-driven protagonists without ever losing humanity, finds Kambole Campbell
The Safdie Brothers are the directorial heirs apparent to that school of filmmaking that encompasses Scorsese, Friedkin and Cassavetes. Steven T Hanley caught up with Josh Safdie to talk about their new film, the Robert Pattinson starring Good Time
Iron Maiden's larger than life frontman talks to author John Higgs about magical practice, the hallucinatory mandrake root, how to survive a rough childhood and why William Blake is an artist we should look to for inspiration. All photographs by John McMurtrie