Film
David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) Talks Tsai Ming-liang’s Stray Dogs
Watching a new work by a favorite director, the Texas filmmaker dwells on a long, suspended moment in this austere portrait of poverty.
Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Sam Miller’s No Good Deed
What happens when an affable, movie-loving filmmaker tries to go watch a new movie for Talkhouse Film but instead is pushed to the brink?
Charlie Shackleton (Beyond Clueless) Talks Walking in the Footsteps of Los Angeles Plays Itself
The British first-time filmmaker takes in the City of Angels on foot as he pays tribute to Thom Andersen's seminal collage film.
Screenwriter Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) Talks Ned Benson’s The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Cut together from two different movies, this tale of a doomed marriage struggles to tell a consistent story (or deliver on its mysterious title).
Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) Talks Leigh Janiak’s Honeymoon
The fear of the unknown is the most primal terror of them all, and a young writer-director brilliantly exploits this in her feature debut.
Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Tim Sutton’s Memphis
This elegiac portrait of the Southern city excels by being quietly, unobtrusively observational rather than wanting to be part of the action.
Barry Jenkins (Medicine for Melancholy) Talks Ray McKinnon’s Rectify
A piece of storytelling in the great Southern tradition, actor-writer McKinnon's show brilliantly captures the rhythms of life.
Tracy Droz Tragos (Rich Hill) Talks Rory Kennedy’s Last Days in Vietnam
Made almost 40 years after the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam, this documentary underlines why we must not forget the lessons of that war.
DIY Filmmaking Guru Kentucker Audley Talks How to Make It Big in Hollywood
It's tough to become a successful Hollywood director, but following these simple steps from an industry vet can help fast-track your fame.
Craig Zobel (Compliance) Talks Stuart Murdoch’s God Help the Girl
Can musicians successfully make the leap to film? The promising debut feature from Belle and Sebastian's lead singer makes the case that they can.
Onur Tukel (Summer of Blood) Talks David Wnendt’s Wetlands
One of the most shocking and controversial movies of the year inspires not an enraged critical attack — but a cartoon.
Kat Candler (Hellion) Talks János Szász’s The Notebook
Kat Candler's been very busy with her film recently, but her husband's been needling her about not writing for Talkhouse Film, so she wrote this, OK?











