film commentary

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?

Robin Wright plays Robin Wright in a surreal, dystopian vision of Hollywood's future, a film that's more psychic fiction than science fiction.

A wild giallo throwback that's maybe more committed to an intensely stylized approach and highly specific tone than any movie before.

A kidnapped wife whose husband doesn't want her back. A deft adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel. A young filmmaker showing his versatility.

The chronicler of Elaine Stritch's late years considers a new documentary on her "uncle," an iconic figure who goes from strength to strength.

A discussion of this entertaining new doc — and also the battle between non-fiction films that deliver information and convey "messy reality."

As HBO's sexy, silly supernatural show prepares to air its final episode, erotic novelist Davis examines its irresistible appeal.

Has another 2014 film so inventively woven together different genres and tones into a cohesive whole? Aaron Katz doesn't think so.

How do you bounce back from the lowest, most humiliating experience of your life? If you're Catherine Breillat, you make a film about it.

What happens when a filmmaker watches movies with a completely open mind? Well, sometimes inspiration comes from the strangest of places...

Sly Stallone's craggy old geezers not only save the day in the movie, but also in real life for this young female filmmaker having a very bad week.

Though somewhat dismissed when it was first released 30 years ago, John Cassavetes' swan song – now on Criterion – is an undeniable classic.