Film
Why People Need to Start Taking Comedy Seriously
Handsome Devil writer-director John Butler on the genre's secondary status, and the importance of LGBT stories being fun and funny now too.
Why the Criminally Overlooked Happy Campers Deserves Classic Status
Jim Hemphill makes the case for Daniel Waters' subversive summer camp movie, a film that has never been recognized for its unsettling brilliance.
John McNaughton Talks Reteaming with Michael Rooker 30 Years After Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
About to embark on an adaptation of Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find," the director ponders how true that is of Rooker.
Why Indie Film Only Has a Future If We Embrace Radical Transparency
While waiting to make her first feature, Zia Anger dives deep into her complicated feelings about the world of independent film.
On Its 40th Anniversary, John Boorman’s Much-Maligned Exorcist II: The Heretic Deserves a Second Chance
A wildly sumptuous feast for the senses, the undervalued sequel is due for the same critical reevaluation as Sorcerer.
A Crash Course on the Apocalyptic and Secretly Subversive World of Robert Aldrich
Screenwriter Matthew Wilder (Dog Eat Dog) delves beyond Baby Jane, into the wildly diverse filmography of a true Hollywood original.
My True Identity in Disney Land
After Sidewalk Stories became an indie hit, filmmaker Charles Lane waged a desperate war for integrity against the "Mouse House."
The Mysterious Noir Classic Out of the Past is the Perfect Double Bill for Mulholland Drive
Actor/screenwriter Randy Russell attempts to unravel the secrets of Jacques Tourneur's masterwork, a film where even doubles have doubles.
Shannon Plumb (Towheads) Talks with Azazel Jacobs (The Lovers) for the Talkhouse Podcast
Two of the most distinctive voices in indie cinema share a bed and a chat from NYC's Ludlow Hotel.
My Mom’s Amazing Voicemail Review of Get Out
Julia Pott's gregarious and very animated mom has some supremely awesome thoughts on the record-breaking social thriller.
Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Desperate Characters
The Canadian provocateur (and champion of misfit movies) examines the campy ennui and genuine horror of ’70s domesticity.











