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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.

January 23, 2015

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.

January 22, 2015

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?

January 21, 2015

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.

January 20, 2015

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.

January 17, 2015

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.

January 16, 2015

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? 

January 15, 2015

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...

January 14, 2015

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.

January 13, 2015

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.

January 12, 2015

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.

January 10, 2015

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.

January 9, 2015