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My Rocky Horror Picture Show Obsession

Out of Print director Julia Marchese traces the roots of her deep love for one of the greatest midnight movies of all time.

May 7, 2024

The Underdog Story of Skateboard

Director George Gage shares the unlikely story of his 1978 cult classic, which currently needs your help for its 45th anniversary restoration.

June 23, 2023

Hamlet 2 Could Be a Cult Classic

Jesse Locke (Motorists) makes a case for the "surprisingly moving" Steve Coogan comedy.

August 16, 2021

Revisited: I Took a Break from Building My Toothpick Diorama to Go See the Weirdest Movie of the Year

The screenwriter of Blair Witch just watched his first movie in 18 months, so of course he wrote about the experience for Talkhouse.

December 28, 2018

I Took a Break from Building My Toothpick Diorama to Go See the Weirdest Movie of the Year

The screenwriter of Blair Witch just watched his first movie in 18 months, so of course he wrote about the experience for Talkhouse.

February 19, 2018

The Improbable Genesis (and Unlikely Return) of Meet the Applegates

To coincide with a revival screening in Brooklyn, Michael Lehmann writes about the strange trajectory of his overlooked second feature.

January 24, 2018

How Gregg Araki’s Nowhere Helped Me Survive Adolescence (and Find Myself as a Filmmaker)

Mark Pariselli explains how a debilitating case of flu led him to discover the ultimate teen movie, and how it reshaped how he saw the world.

July 5, 2017

Eddie Mullins (Doomsdays) Talks Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie’s Heaven Knows What

A child of the video-store cult section finds echoes of the '70s in a gritty, authentic new portrait of street junkies.

June 2, 2015