Film
Striving for Amateur
For director Justin Zuckerman, making new his movie Yelling Fire in an Empty Theater was not about advancing his career.
Agoraphobic Freeway Blues
Zia Mohajerjasbi’s stream-of-consciousness take on one of the more unexpected personal meanings of the title of his new film, Know Your Place.
Three Great Things: Cheech Marin
The legendary actor-comedian, who’s currently playing Jennifer Lopez’s dad in the romcom Shotgun Wedding, on the best that life has to offer.
Underrated/Overlooked: Emily Bennett on Men
Alone with You writer-director-star Emily Bennett sets the record straight on Alex Garland’s divisive 2022 horror movie.
Underrated/Overlooked: Sarah Elizabeth Mintz on Sharp Stick
Good Girl Jane writer-director Sarah Elizabeth Mintz reclaims Lena Dunham’s unfairly maligned portrait of burgeoning female sexuality.
Turning My Childhood Home into a Film Set
Who’s Annie? creator and director Sophia Peer on how reenacting sitcom scenes with her parents inspired her to turn trauma into comedy.
Seeing and Seeking
Documentarian Kimi Takesue, whose new film Onlookers premieres at Slamdance this weekend, on the forces that have shaped her life and work.
My Dad Killed Himself From PTSD
The Stalking Fields co-writer, producer and star Sean Crampton shares the tragic and very personal story that underlies the film.
To the Rainforest’s Credit
Filmmaker Melissa Lesh on the challenges she faced making her new documentary, Wildcat, in the Amazonian rainforest.
How Severance Perfectly Parallels the Absurd Speakership Debacle
Filmmaker Deborah Goodwin unpacks the uncanny echoes of TV’s best show she found in Kevin McCarthy’s bumbling bid for power.
How Story is Destroying Us (and How to Write Back)
Sam Jaeger, currently starring in The Handmaid’s Tale, on how story has become our king, equally capable of devastating harm or salvation.
The 2022 Talkies: Talkhouse Film Contributors Share Their Top 10 Movies of the Year
A selection of poll ballots from filmmakers, including Bruce LaBruce, Crystal Moselle and David Dastmalchian, choosing their best of 2022.











