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Three Great Things: Alex Ross Perry

Film
By Alex Ross Perry | July 1, 2025
By Alex Ross Perry | July 1, 2025

Three Great Things: Alex Ross Perry

The NYC indie stalwart, whose new documentary Videoheaven opens tomorrow, on cycling, tourism and baking pizzas with his daughter.

reRunning Happy Life

Film
By Michael M. Bilandic | December 3, 2021
By Michael M. Bilandic | December 3, 2021

reRunning Happy Life

The day his new movie Project Space 13 is released, Michael M. Bilandic looks back on the quirky microcinema that played his first film.

Revisited: How First Reformed’s Success Actually Points to a Dark Future for Independent Film

Film
By Alex Ross Perry | December 27, 2019
By Alex Ross Perry | December 27, 2019

Revisited: How First Reformed’s Success Actually Points to a Dark Future for Independent Film

Her Smell’s writer-director breaks down the stark reality that film distribution today is an inequitable system that excludes almost everyone.

Writing Grunge Songs for Elisabeth Moss

Music
By Alicia Bognanno | April 25, 2019
By Alicia Bognanno | April 25, 2019

Writing Grunge Songs for Elisabeth Moss

Alicia Bognanno (Bully) on crafting the music of Her Smell's fictional band.

How First Reformed’s Success Actually Points to a Dark Future for Independent Film

Film
By Alex Ross Perry | April 10, 2019
By Alex Ross Perry | April 10, 2019

How First Reformed’s Success Actually Points to a Dark Future for Independent Film

Her Smell’s writer-director breaks down the stark reality that film distribution today is an inequitable system that excludes almost everyone.

The 2017 Talkies: Talkhouse Film Contributors’ Top Films of the Year

Film
By Filmmakers | January 9, 2018
By Filmmakers | January 9, 2018

The 2017 Talkies: Talkhouse Film Contributors’ Top Films of the Year

Talkhouse Film contributors' favorite films of the year, with special contributions by Aisha Tyler, Bret Easton Ellis, Alex Ross Perry and more.

The 2016 Talkies: Talkhouse Film Contributors Share Their Top 10 Movies of the Year

Film
By Filmmakers | January 6, 2017
By Filmmakers | January 6, 2017

The 2016 Talkies: Talkhouse Film Contributors Share Their Top 10 Movies of the Year

The poll ballots of more than 50 filmmakers, including James Marsh, Alex Ross Perry and Terence Nance, who voted for their favorite movies of 2016.

How The Neon Demon’s “Failure” Reveals a Major Problem in Indie Film

Film
By Alex Ross Perry | December 30, 2016
By Alex Ross Perry | December 30, 2016

How The Neon Demon’s “Failure” Reveals a Major Problem in Indie Film

Alex Ross Perry on Nicolas Winding Refn's masterpiece, and what it bombing at the box office says about the state of independent film.

Why We Must Rethink the Metrics of Success (When Even Stranger Things Can’t Rescue a Film from Obscurity)

Film
By Alex Ross Perry | October 7, 2016
By Alex Ross Perry | October 7, 2016

Why We Must Rethink the Metrics of Success (When Even Stranger Things Can’t Rescue a Film from Obscurity)

Alex Ross Perry ponders the problems caused by the non-disclosure of digital film sales numbers and the inability of movies to stand out on VOD.

How The Neon Demon’s “Failure” Reveals a Major Problem in Indie Film

Film
By Alex Ross Perry | July 8, 2016
By Alex Ross Perry | July 8, 2016

How The Neon Demon’s “Failure” Reveals a Major Problem in Indie Film

Alex Ross Perry on Nicolas Winding Refn's masterpiece, and what it bombing at the box office says about the state of independent film.

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