Film
Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Rob Cohen’s The Boy Next Door
In which a devoted fan of erotic thrillers is frustrated to find that a movie with a very promising premise is turned into a boring, inoffensive mess.
Onur Tukel (Summer of Blood) Talks Hitoshi Matsumoto’s R100
A graphic representation of one filmmaker grappling with his very conflicted feelings toward a film that he's supposed to write about.
Zack Parker (Proxy) Talks Michael Mann’s blackhat
A familiar narrative setup, plot holes aplenty, an unconvincing hero, and a romance that doesn't add up. But who are we to criticize Michael Mann?
Clay Liford (Wuss) Talks Paul King’s Paddington
An intrepid filmmaker aims to experience an adorable new kids movie with a sense of newness and wonder — by watching it on shrooms.
Jeff Reichert (Remote Area Medical) Talks the Most Overlooked Documentaries of 2014
The awards season is inevitably a time when certain films are showered with praise and plaudits, but many worthier movies slip by unnoticed.
Screenwriter Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith (10 Things I Hate About You) Talks Eliza Hittman’s It Felt Like Love
One of 2014's best, this Brooklyn-set portrait of burgeoning female adolescent sexuality examines a moment of transition in a young girl's life.
Mohammad Gorjestani (Refuge) Talks Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher
Who could be better to write about this Oscar contender than a filmmaker who used to be a wrestler?
James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now) Talks Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin
The winner of Talkhouse Film's 2014 poll was released prior to the site's launch, and also just before a special date in James Ponsoldt's life...
Robert Greene (Actress) Talks Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez’s Manakamana
The latest from Harvard's Harvard Sensory Ethnography Lab, one of the most acclaimed documentaries of 2014 is a film of 11 perfect shots.
Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel
A letter from one filmmaker to another, suggesting an ongoing tutelage and mentorship that would take the form of a letter-writing exchange.
Jason Osder (Let the Fire Burn) Talks Exit Through the Gift Shop, Five Years Later
Half a decade after its premiere at Sundance, a look at the rabble-rousing street artist's debut documentary and its impact on the non-fiction form.
Riley Stearns (Faults) Talks Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive
Watching this richly musical vampire movie is like lying on your bedroom floor with headphones on, listening to a great record for the first time.











