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Adam Green (Hatchet) Talks J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens

A lifelong fan of George Lucas' galaxy far, far away says a wholehearted "YES" to J.J. Abrams' new addition to the saga.

December 21, 2015

Joe Lynch (Everly) Introduces His Week as Talkhouse Film’s Guest Editor

The regular Talkhouse Film contributor sets the table for his festive stint in charge of the site.

December 19, 2015

Andrew Jenks (dream/killer) Talks Manu Luksch, Martin Reinhart and Thomas Tode’s Dreams Rewired

A spry all-archival doc draws parallels between the media revolutions of the early 20th century and the present. But have we learned any lessons?

December 18, 2015

Jeff Reichert (Remote Area Medical) Talks Miguel Gomes’ Arabian Nights: Volume 1 – The Restless One

A fan of overlapping narratives and blurring fact and fiction, Gomes injects himself into his latest feat of cinematic storytelling.

December 17, 2015

David Wilson (We Always Lie to Strangers) Talks Pierre Deschamps’ Noma: My Perfect Storm

A documentary filmmaker and foodie who's eaten at Noma tucks into a film about the world's best restaurant and its visionary head chef.

December 16, 2015

Bruce LaBruce (Gerontophilia) Talks Michael Winterbottom’s The Emperor’s New Clothes

Russell Brand teams up with an intuitive filmmaking partner to showcase his particular blend of popular performance art and political activism.

December 15, 2015

Screenwriter Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) Talks Sofia Coppola’s A Very Murray Christmas

Someone who would watch Bill Murray read the phone book ends up feeling a little short-changed by his seasonal special.

December 14, 2015

Brian Trenchard-Smith (Turkey Shoot) Talks the Challenges of Making Movies with Animals (Part 1)

The story of the Director, the Actor, the Guest Star Who Has Seen It All, and a very large, very hungry African lion called Sudan.

December 12, 2015

Aaron Katz (Land Ho!) Talks Ron Howard’s In the Heart of the Sea

What might have been a thrillingly old-fashioned seagoing adventure yarn is curiously lacking in both zest and restraint.

December 11, 2015

Shannon Plumb (Towheads) Talks Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth

Being inside the new Sorrentino movie is guaranteed to make you ponder both your past and your present...

December 10, 2015

Jim Strouse (People, Places, Things) Talks Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang’s Master of None

The latest binge-watching sensation is great television exactly because it doesn't conform to the medium's conventions.

December 9, 2015

Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Mike Dougherty’s Krampus

The holidays are a perfect setting for a horror film, but is this piece of seasonal cinema a turkey or a cracker?

December 8, 2015