Film
Why Trump’s Victory Made Me Decide to Go Make Movies in Mexico
Filmmaker Jade Porter on why the result of the presidential election prompted her to fulfill a long-held dream to live south of the border.
Second Screen: The Catch’s Effortless Style Conceals Its True Brilliance
In his regular TV column, Jim Hemphill gets caught up in the ABC crime series, which channels Soderbergh and Hitchcock at their entertaining best.
Underrated/Overlooked: Joe Swanberg on The Show About the Show
The acclaimed writer-director on his favorite thing of 2016, the highly unconventional meta web series by fellow Talkhouse contributor Caveh Zahedi.
Meredith Graves (Perfect Pussy) Talks with Rose McGowan for The Talkhouse Film Podcast
Recorded earlier this year at Samsung 837 in NYC, an energized, provocative conversation between two of the smartest, most engaged artists around.
How Volunteering for Hillary Taught Me to Take Action Against Impending Doom
Horror helmer Adam Egypt Mortimer on how directing helped him as a phone bank volunteer, and volunteering helped quiet his director's anxiety.
Underrated/Overlooked: Stephen Cone on Being 17
Stephen Cone on the latest film by the criminally undervalued French filmmaker André Téchiné, a director very important to Cone's life and work.
Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Daisy Miller
LaBruce highlights Peter Bogdanovich's unfairly dismissed 1974 Henry James adaptation, a film he considers one of the best of the 1970s.
Underrated/Overlooked: David Lowery on Warcraft (and Tale of Tales)
Pete's Dragon's director defends the reputation of Duncan Jones' much maligned sword-and-sorcery blockbuster (and another cinematic spectacle).
Underrated/Overlooked: Jim Hemphill on The Duel
Jim Hemphill champions one of the most ambitious (and satisfying) movies of 2016, a wildly original Western that defies expectations at all turns.
Remembering Robert Vaughn, My Movie Dad
Victoria Negri recalls the close relationship she developed with the late actor on her directorial debut, in which he played her real-life father.
Green Gatorade, Answering Machines and Gratitude: My Memories of Leonard Cohen
Film director Craig Zobel pays tribute to Leonard Cohen by sharing stories of his encounters with the era-defining singer-songwriter.
Burner Phones and Email Encryption: Protecting Documentary Sources in a Surveillance State
Investigative documentary filmmaker Sonia Kennebeck shares her experiences making National Bird in a post-Edward Snowden world.











