What The Film

Clayface stars Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie join Tatyana Arrington for a conversation about DC's dark new take on one of Batman's most fascinating villains.The actors discuss the complicated relationship between Matt and Dr. Caitlin, whether Clayface is a villain or an antihero, and why audiences might find themselves rooting for someone whose actions are increasingly disturbing.Naomi opens up about Caitlin's “I can fix him” mentality and the dangerous emotional connection between the characters, while Tom reflects on the physical and emotional demands of bringing Clayface to life.They also discuss the film's unsettling body horror, the challenges of shooting its airplane sequence, and the physical toll of filming.Plus, in our signature What The Film segment, the conversation turns to Hereditary, The Human Centipede, and the horror movies that left everyone asking, “What did I just watch?”Subscribe to What The Film for exclusive conversations with the actors and filmmakers behind today's biggest movies and television shows.Video Interview: https://youtu.be/7_VXpPeNF-4 ABOUT WHAT THE FILM: Hosted by entertainment journalist and film critic Tatyana Arrington, What The Film features intimate conversations with actors, directors, and creators about the stories behind your favorite films and TV shows. From red carpets to one-on-one deep dives, these interviews bring you closer to the people shaping film, TV, and culture. Subscribe for weekly episodes featuring celebrity interviews, pop culture breakdowns, and film analysis that makes you see entertainment differently.FOLLOW WHAT THE FILM: Instagram & TikTok: @whatthefilmshow_FOLLOW TATYANA ARRINGTON: Instagram: @xotatyana

Kal reveals how reading the film's script challenged his own assumptions about the Anna Nicole Smith case and made him reconsider the difference between media narratives and reality.We also revisit the early 2000s, an era Kal helped define through Harold & Kumar, and discuss the unexpected experience of starring in a period film set during that very same time.Plus, in our signature WTF Movie segment, Kal shares how Gregg Araki's The Doom Generation changed the way he thought about filmmaking and inspired his desire to work with the director.From Hollywood nostalgia to celebrity culture and the stories we think we know, this conversation explores how entertainment shapes our understanding of the world.Video Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4Fqasl0YbY&t=1sABOUT WHAT THE FILM: Hosted by entertainment journalist and film critic Tatyana Arrington, What The Film features intimate conversations with actors, directors, and creators about the stories behind your favorite films and TV shows. From red carpets to one-on-one deep dives, these interviews bring you closer to the people shaping film, TV, and culture. Subscribe for weekly episodes featuring celebrity interviews, pop culture breakdowns, and film analysis that makes you see entertainment differently.FOLLOW WHAT THE FILM: Instagram & TikTok: @whatthefilmshow_FOLLOW TATYANA ARRINGTON: Instagram: @xotatyana

Theo Rossi joins Tatyana Arrington for a candid conversation about Sons of Anarchy, The Penguin, surviving more than two decades in Hollywood, and why he still sees himself as an underdog.Theo reflects on playing Juice Ortiz and being part of an era of television when audiences spent years growing alongside their favorite characters. He shares why he believes Hollywood has become increasingly disconnected from its audience, how Emily the Criminal briefly changed the industry's perception of him, and why he's grateful his opportunity to become a leading man came later in his career.He also gets into the importance of taking creative risks, why actors becoming too recognizable can work against their performances, and why Hollywood desperately needs a romantic comedy comeback.Plus, Theo takes us inside Come With Me, his new film with Ron Perlman, and explains why its story about media, influence and a seemingly ordinary man's transformation feels especially relevant today.From Sons of Anarchy and The Penguin to Emily the Criminal, Come With Me and what's next, this is Theo Rossi on Hollywood, longevity and making art that actually makes people feel something.Video Interview; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPV6ovV3HpwABOUT WHAT THE FILM: Hosted by entertainment journalist and film critic Tatyana Arrington, What The Film features intimate conversations with actors, directors, and creators about the stories behind your favorite films and TV shows. From red carpets to one-on-one deep dives, these interviews bring you closer to the people shaping film, TV, and culture. Subscribe for weekly episodes featuring celebrity interviews, pop culture breakdowns, and film analysis that makes you see entertainment differently.FOLLOW WHAT THE FILM: Instagram & TikTok: @whatthefilmshow_FOLLOW TATYANA ARRINGTON: Instagram: @xotatyana

Pop culture expert and Beyond the Blinds co-host Troy McEady joins Tatyana Arrington to talk celebrity gossip, blind items, Britney Spears, PR relationships, and why fame doesn't mean what it used to.Troy breaks down how celebrity culture has changed, the loss of Hollywood mystique, why younger generations view Britney Spears differently, and what people misunderstand about the business behind fame. Plus, we get into Wendy Williams, Lindsay Lohan, Sinners, horror movies, celebrity apologies, the golden age of celebrity interviews, and how Beyond the Blinds went from a side project to Troy's full-time career.Then Troy takes The Martini Shot, answering rapid-fire questions about overrated movies, misunderstood films, the actor who deserved a bigger career, and the Hollywood set he'd pay to get the behind-the-scenes tea from.Video Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=800M4R1VPpc&t=464sABOUT WHAT THE FILM: Hosted by entertainment journalist and film critic Tatyana Arrington, What The Film features intimate conversations with actors, directors, and creators about the stories behind your favorite films and TV shows. From red carpets to one-on-one deep dives, these interviews bring you closer to the people shaping film, TV, and culture. Subscribe for weekly episodes featuring celebrity interviews, pop culture breakdowns, and film analysis that makes you see entertainment differently.FOLLOW WHAT THE FILM: Instagram & Tik Tok: @whatthefilmshow_FOLLOW TATYANA ARRINGTON: Instagram: @xotatyana

Outer Banks star J. Anthony Crane joins What The Film to talk all things Chandler Groff, becoming one of the show’s most hated villains and the shocking death of JJ Maybank.Crane opens up about learning Groff would kill his own son, texting Rudy Pankow after reading the episode, and what it was like facing the Outer Banks fandom after one of the series’ most devastating moments.He also takes us behind the scenes of filming the final season, working with Madison Bailey and the cast, Groff’s complicated psychology, filming around the world, and how they approached Groff’s ultimate fate.Plus, we end with some fun rapid-fire questions about the absolutely unhinged Chandler Groff.Was Groff always beyond redemption? Let us know what you think.Video Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mDKtjJTlng&t=3s ABOUT WHAT THE FILM: Hosted by entertainment journalist and film critic Tatyana Arrington, What The Film features intimate conversations with actors, directors, and creators about the stories behind your favorite films and TV shows. From red carpets to one-on-one deep dives, these interviews bring you closer to the people shaping film, TV, and culture. Subscribe for weekly episodes featuring celebrity interviews, pop culture breakdowns, and film analysis that makes you see entertainment differently.FOLLOW WHAT THE FILM: Instagram & Tik Tok: @whatthefilmshow_FOLLOW TATYANA ARRINGTON: Instagram: @xotatyana

What can lionesses teach us about leadership, sacrifice, community and the women who quietly hold everything together?In this episode, we sit down with Kenyan filmmaker Faith Musembi to discuss National Geographic’s four part documentary series LION and the remarkable role lionesses play in Kio’s journey from vulnerable cub to king.Faith opens up about the hidden power structures within lion prides, the sacrifices made by Kio’s mother, Summer, and the parallels she sees between lionesses and generations of African and Black women who have carried families and communities forward. She also shares how her own mother shaped her understanding of sacrifice, why telling wildlife stories through an African perspective matters, and her mission to create opportunities for the next generation of African wildlife filmmakers.It’s a conversation about womanhood, resilience, representation, conservation and what strength really looks like when no one is watching.ABOUT WHAT THE FILM: Hosted by entertainment journalist and film critic Tatyana Arrington, What The Film features intimate conversations with actors, directors, and creators about the stories behind your favorite films and TV shows. From red carpets to one-on-one deep dives, these interviews bring you closer to the people shaping film, TV, and culture. Subscribe for weekly episodes featuring celebrity interviews, pop culture breakdowns, and film analysis that makes you see entertainment differently.FOLLOW WHAT THE FILM: Instagram: @whatthefilmshow_FOLLOW TATYANA ARRINGTON: Instagram: @xotatyana

Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans are back talking Scary Movie 6, the legacy of the franchise, and what fans can expect from the new installment.In this interview, we talk about how the Scary Movie films shaped comedy for an entire generation, the impact of Scary Movie 2, what makes the franchise’s humor last decades later, and why this next chapter is being described as both “nostalgic” and “fun.”They also tease where some of the characters are now, what fans should expect from the new film, and why the audience will get to decide which parody moments become instant favorites.Subscribe for more celebrity interviews, film coverage, and pop culture breakdowns from What The Film.ABOUT WHAT THE FILM: Hosted by entertainment journalist and film critic Tatyana Arrington, What The Film features intimate conversations with actors, directors, and creators about the stories behind your favorite films and TV shows. From red carpets to one-on-one deep dives, these interviews bring you closer to the people shaping film, TV, and culture. Subscribe for weekly episodes featuring celebrity interviews, pop culture breakdowns, and film analysis that makes you see entertainment differently.Full Video Interview Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMm-yO4N6IEFOLLOW WHAT THE FILM: Instagram: @whatthefilmshow_FOLLOW TATYANA ARRINGTON: Instagram: @xotatyana

KevOnStage sits down with What The Film to discuss his journey from church comedy to building KevOnStage Studios. ABOUT KEVONSTAGE: KevOnStage is an actor, comedian, producer, and New York Times bestselling author. His show Safe is currently on Tubi and his comedy show Bald Brothers: A Freestyle Comedy Show acis streaming now on Tubi - all 9 episodes available. The Grief Sucks Workshop recently sold out tour dates throughout February and March 2025.ABOUT WHAT THE FILM: Hosted by entertainment journalist and film critic Tatyana Arrington, What The Film features intimate conversations with actors, directors, and creators about the stories behind your favorite films and TV shows. From red carpets to one-on-one deep dives, these interviews bring you closer to the people shaping film, TV, and culture. Subscribe for weekly episodes featuring celebrity interviews, pop culture breakdowns, and film analysis that makes you see entertainment differently.Full Video Interview Here: https://youtu.be/-Yi1cwAiX2c?si=g2L4hHXXQSqMB2TWFOLLOW WHAT THE FILM: Instagram: @whatthefilmshow_FOLLOW TATYANA ARRINGTON: Instagram: @xotatyana

Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Alexandra Shipp, Victoria Pedretti, and director Meredith Alloway join What The Film to discuss Forbidden Fruits, the indie film about girlhood, toxic friendships, and what happens when female empowerment culture turns into something darker. Forbidden Fruit stars Lili Reinhart (Riverdale, Hustlers, Look Both Ways), Lola Tung (The Summer I Turned Pretty), Alexandra Shipp (X-Men, Barbie, tick tick BOOM!), and Victoria Pedretti (You, The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor). Directed by Meredith Alloway and written by Alloway and Lily Hutton, the film was shot in just 19 days and explores mall culture, girlhood, and the line between empowerment and cult behavior. ABOUT WHAT THE FILM: Hosted by entertainment journalist and film critic Tatyana Arrington, What The Film features intimate conversations with actors, directors, and creators about the stories behind your favorite films and TV shows. From red carpets to one-on-one deep dives, these interviews bring you closer to the people shaping film, TV, and culture. Subscribe for weekly episodes featuring celebrity interviews, pop culture breakdowns, and film analysis that makes you see entertainment differently. Full Video Interview Here: https://youtu.be/kNy60mE2Fik?si=UDZ9F6Xdr-TGE7WnFOLLOW WHAT THE FILM: Instagram: @whatthefilmshow_ FOLLOW TATYANA ARRINGTON: Instagram: @xotatyana #ForbiddenFruit #LiliReinhart #LolaTung #AlexandraShipp #VictoriaPedretti #MeredithAlloway #Riverdale #TheSummerITurnedPretty #Girlhood #ToxicFriendships #MallCulture #WomenInFilm #FemaleDirector #IndiePodcast #WhatTheFilm