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Zeke Hawkins and Simon Hawkins (Bad Turn Worse) Talk Francis Lawrence’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1

The filmmaking brothers watch the JLaw blockbuster sequel at the Alamo Drafthouse in Yonkers. And end up wishing they'd ordered cookies for dessert.

Riley Stearns (Faults) Talks Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game

Flashing back to his high-school days, the LA-based writer-director ponders how you should discuss a film you don't feel strongly about either way.

November 25, 2014

Anna Martemucci (Hollidaysburg) Talks Amir Bar-Lev’s Happy Valley

This documentary about Jerry Sandusky and the Penn State sex abuse scandal prompts a thoughtful, brave and very personal take on the subject matter.

November 24, 2014

Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Holiday Movies and What Makes Them Special

A lover of all things wintry and festive — not to mention a devoted cinephile — identifies the qualities that make us connect to holiday movies.

November 22, 2014

Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) Talks Angus Sampson and Tony Mahony’s The Mule

The veteran horror director highly recommends this taut, tough, darkly funny Australian thriller, but warns that it's not one for the squeamish.

November 21, 2014

Actress Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development) Talks Ana Lily Amirpour’s A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

The actress and aspiring director takes a trip to the mysterious ghost town of Bad City — and to Canter's Kibitz Room to meet its creator.

November 20, 2014

Kentucker Audley (Open Five 2) Talks Peter and Bobby Farrelly’s Dumb and Dumber To

When he was 13, he loved the original and thought it was the most hilarious thing ever. Twenty years on, will he think the sequel is funny at all?

November 19, 2014

David Cross (Hits) Talks Florian Habicht’s Pulp: A Film about Life, Death & Supermarkets

Jarvis Cocker may be a great songwriter, but that doesn't mean a film on his band is interesting. Or that writing about movies is straightforward...

November 18, 2014

Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze) Talks Patricia Benoit’s Stones in the Sun

The documentary filmmaker is greatly impressed by this intimate, simply told drama, and particularly by one movingly authentic opening scene.

November 17, 2014

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Watching Interstellar Six Times in Six Days in Six Formats

Christopher Nolan is one of the major filmmakers trying to keep celluloid alive, but does film truly provide a superior viewing experience to digital?

November 15, 2014

Isabelle Huppert Talks with Kim Cattrall for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

In an intimate conversation, the legendary actresses discuss their long friendship, maintaining a successful career, the joys of producing, and more.

November 14, 2014

Ti West (The Sacrament) Talks Tommy Lee Jones’ The Homesman

A Western that defies the trends of current mainstream cinema and proves that one of the finest actors of our generation is also a great filmmaker.

November 13, 2014