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“A Warrior Genius with a Child’s Brain in a Sex Goddess Body?”

Writer-directors Josephine Decker, Deborah Kampmeier and Drew Denny discuss their differing and complicated feelings about Wonder Woman.

Video Essay: Liar Liar and the Importance of Family

Kentucker Audley, the internet's most insightful video essayist, delves deep into the complexities of Jim Carrey's 1997 classic.

June 19, 2017

Jim Hemphill Talks with Lea Thompson (The Year of Spectacular Men) for the Talkhouse Podcast

Jim Hemphill sits down with his friend and former collaborator Lea Thompson as her directorial debut world premieres at L.A. Film Festival.

Physical Comedy is Thrillingly Alive in Lost in Paris

Shannon Plumb finds kindred spirits in the comedy double act of Fiona Gordon and Dominique Abel, whose delightful new movie is out this week.

June 14, 2017

Why Nirvanna the Band the Show is the Most Criminally Overlooked Show on TV

Charlie Shackleton tries to put into the words the genius of Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol's highly underrated creative non-fiction series.

June 13, 2017

The Particular Cathartic Ecstasy of Watching Wonder Woman

Lynn Shelton on her very personal – and emotional response – to Patty Jenkins' game-changing superhero movie.

June 12, 2017

That Time I Was Robbed at Gunpoint While Shooting My Documentary

Andrew Cohn recounts a pivotal and dramatic moment from his time making his latest movie, Night School.

June 9, 2017

Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) Talks with Zoe Lister-Jones (Band Aid) for the Talkhouse Podcast

The writer-stars of two of this month's best new movies sit down for a chat about mixing comedy and drama, and life and art.

David Lynch’s Alternative Facts, or How Twin Peaks is the Only Response to Trumpian Surrealism

At a time when U.S. politics is beyond satire, Matthew Wilder finds a resonant parallel in the unbridled weirdness of Lynch's seminal TV show.

June 6, 2017

Why the Slow-Burning Genius of Twin Peaks is Perfect for the Golden Age of Binge-Watching

Brea Grant celebrates the return of David Lynch's iconic show and explains why its rhythms fit so well with the current zeitgeist.

June 2, 2017

Paul Scheer Talks with Ken Marino (How to Be a Latin Lover) for the Talkhouse Podcast

Marino sits down with his old friend and former collaborator Scheer to discuss his new movie, doing it all, bloopers — and his love of dance!

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Making Love

Talkhouse Film's champion of the cinematic underdog shares his affection for Arthur Hiller's pre-AIDS gay melodrama.

May 31, 2017