Willem Defoe is the Roommate from Hell for Corey Hawkins | The Man in My Basement Q&A @filmindependent

Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Film critic Murtada Elfadl speaks with co-writer/director Nadia Latif and actor Corey Hawkins about their new film The Man in My Basement.

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