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How Horror Movies Help Me Cope With Difficult Emotions

Most people watch horror movies to scare themselves silly. For comedian Anita Flores, it’s a little more complicated.

February 3, 2020

Underrated/Overlooked: Nick Simon on Crawl

Horror director Simon addresses the alligator in the room: how Alexandre Aja's movie is a creature feature for the ages.

January 31, 2020

Underrated/Overlooked: Stephen Winter on Clara’s Ghost

Jason and Shirley's director on his favorite film of 2019, Bridey Elliott's unconventional comedy drama starring her own family.

January 29, 2020

Underrated/Overlooked: Joel Potrykus on Dragged Across Concrete

It's not exactly fashionable to love S. Craig Zahler's movies, but dammit if Joel Potrykus doesn't walk to the beat of his own drum.

January 28, 2020

Underrated/Overlooked: Rodney Ascher on Nicolas Winding Refn’s Too Old to Die Young

Seemingly not very many people saw Nicolas Winding Refn’s noirish Amazon Prime series, but Rodney Ascher did and has a whole lot to say about it.

January 27, 2020

The Mythos Meme or, How Great Cthulhu Ate My Brain and Made Me Like It!

Horror director Richard Stanley on the legacy of H. P. Lovecraft, the emergence of a post-truth religion, and his new film, Color Out of Space.

January 24, 2020

Juliana Harkavy Talks with Ryan Hurst on the Talkhouse Podcast

At L.A. Comic Con, these two actors, Walking Dead alums and dog lovers sit down for an impromptu chat.

January 23, 2020

In Celebration of the Darkness: What Can Happen When the Lights Are Out

Documentary director Lynne Sachs sheds light on the innovative approach she took while making her new film, Film About a Father Who.

January 22, 2020

The Benefits of Being Hungover as a Documentary Filmmaker

Making his new film in China, the director of Don't Be a Dick About It had an epiphany. It might sound a bit odd, but hear him out!

January 21, 2020

Bert&Bertie’s Great Girl Adventure

Troop Zero's directing duo on the importance of female collaboration and making the female answer to Stand By Me and The Goonies.

January 17, 2020

Best of 2019: Aisha Tyler on Julius Onah’s Luce

The actress-writer-director spotlights one of the movies that stood out during a particularly strong year for cinema.

January 16, 2020

Best of 2019: Trey Edward Shults on Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse

The writer-director of Waves on his favorite movie of the year (which just happens to be by a friend of his!).

January 15, 2020