Okay, so last week I spent far too much time writing and thinking about Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. But this week makes up for it: Open up the new issue of NOW and you’ll find my interviews with two of the best American filmmakers working today.

Here’s Richard Linklater on how his new movie, Everybody Wants Some!!, is a spiritual continuation of Boyhood.

And here’s a Q&A with Jeff Nichols on his new film, Midnight Special, which I’m choosing to see as a spiritual corrective to Tank Bat V Murderman.

Read the interviews, then go see their movies. Your life will be better for doing that, I promise.