Onur Tukel
Onur Tukel is a writer, director and illustrator. Some of his films include Catfight, The Misogynists, Scenes From An Empty Church and Summer of Blood. He co-wrote the children’s books Let’s Make a Movie! and The Legend of Halloween with David Gordon Green, and his latest book, the illustrated novel Run Werewolf Run, is out now.
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Long Live the Werewolf!
Or how filmmaker Onur Tukel pushed back against the impending singularity by adapting his lycanthrope screenplay Run Werewolf Run into a novel.
How Kamala Harris Could Beat Trump By Using Barbie’s Playbook
Writer-director Onur Tukel has a novel idea for how the Democratic presidential nominee could claim victory in November.
The Disappearing Act
Onur Tukel conjures up a comic strip about his new film, Black Magic for White Boys, and the present moment in this country.
Underrated/Overlooked: Onur Tukel on Sylvio
Filmmaker and graphic artist Tukel spotlights one of his favorite movies of 2017 — and also creates two animated gifs for the film!
Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember Curtis Hanson
Joe Dante, Allison Anders, Rod Lurie and more pay tribute to the late director of such classics as L.A. Confidential and Wonder Boys.
The Cartoon Breakdown of Swiss Army Man We’ve All Been Waiting For
Filmmaker and cartoonist Onur Tukel attempts to unpack the most profound movie ever made about farting (and a bunch of other stuff).
Onur Tukel Draws His Own Conclusions About Captain America: Civil War
The indie writer-director (and also illustrator) puts his thoughts on the latest Marvel movie extravaganza into graphic form.
“Never Make Another Movie Again”: Filmmakers Choose Their Favorite Negative User Reviews
Talkhouse Film contributors dig around on IMDb, Amazon, Netflix and more to find the most hilariously outspoken takes on their movies.
Onur Tukel (Summer of Blood) Talks Antoine Fuqua’s Southpaw
Sometimes it takes an act of great creativity and originality to write intelligently about a film that lacks creativity and originality...
Onur Tukel (Summer of Blood) Talks Joss Whedon’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron
A puny indie filmmaker comes up against the might of a comic-book franchise movie, but ends up being transfixed by the film's sublime quieter moments.
Onur Tukel (Summer of Blood) Talks Hitoshi Matsumoto’s R100
A graphic representation of one filmmaker grappling with his very conflicted feelings toward a film that he's supposed to write about.
Onur Tukel (Summer of Blood) Talks David Wnendt’s Wetlands
One of the most shocking and controversial movies of the year inspires not an enraged critical attack — but a cartoon.











