film commentary

In which a devoted fan of erotic thrillers is frustrated to find that a movie with a very promising premise is turned into a boring, inoffensive mess.

An intrepid filmmaker aims to experience an adorable new kids movie with a sense of newness and wonder — by watching it on shrooms.

One of 2014's best, this Brooklyn-set portrait of burgeoning female adolescent sexuality examines a moment of transition in a young girl's life.

Who could be better to write about this Oscar contender than a filmmaker who used to be a wrestler? 

The winner of Talkhouse Film's 2014 poll was released prior to the site's launch, and also just before a special date in James Ponsoldt's life...

The latest from Harvard's Harvard Sensory Ethnography Lab, one of the most acclaimed documentaries of 2014 is a film of 11 perfect shots.

A letter from one filmmaker to another, suggesting an ongoing tutelage and mentorship that would take the form of a letter-writing exchange.

Half a decade after its premiere at Sundance, a look at the rabble-rousing street artist's debut documentary and its impact on the non-fiction form.

Watching this richly musical vampire movie is like lying on your bedroom floor with headphones on, listening to a great record for the first time.

Sometimes you watch something amazing and inspiring and know exactly what kind of movie you want to make next.

Rather than twisted and predatory or respectable and desexualized, this groundbreaking French thriller makes gay men sultry and dangerous.

The actor (and bleeding-heart Hollywood Commie Hippie Punk) delves into this visceral tale of revenge, and the great performance at its core.