“It’s a hard task and I think we’re getting further and further away from it.
It’s making us a bit flabby and lazy in storytelling.
So I really enjoyed this kind of pulling it all back together and having a clearer direction.
Thandiwe Newton and Chris Pine in ‘All the Old Knives.'.Stefania Rosini/Amazon Studios
It is very powerful, locking people’s attention in for that amount of time.
It’s like the sweet spot, it excites me.”
All the Old Knivesis in theaters now and streaming on Prime Video.
Watch EW’s interview with Newton and Pine above.
