film reviews
The New Movie Gangsters, The Big Short and the Pseudo-Sequel Adam McKay Should Make
Director Adam Bhala Lough on his namesake McKay's Wall Street comedy drama, a surprise 2015 Oscar contender.
“Spotlight Left Me Heady with Love of What Great Movies Can Do”
Richard Shepard, writer-director of 'The Matador,' shares his appreciation for Tom McCarthy's Oscar frontrunner.
"I Thought I’d Given Michael Fassbender a Hard Time on Centurion": Neil Marshall on The Revenant
For the British director, watching Alejandro G. Iñárritu's wilderness epic brings back visceral memories of his own filmmaking experiences.
“Even the Hillbillies are Attractive,” and Other Problems with the Near-Identical Remake of Eli Roth’s Cabin Fever
Zach Clark details why the inexplicably similar rehash of the 2002 cult hit just doesn't cut it.
Hail, Caesar! and Cognitive Wanderances on Such Subjects as Overcommitment, Student Debt, Beyoncé’s Specific Juju and Bill Cosby’s Guilt
Terence Nance on the latest film by the Coen brothers, among other things...
This Pseudo-Documentary about “Non-Reading Lesbian” Dennis Hopper is the First Half of a Great Lost Double Bill
Alex Ross Perry talks Lawrence Schiller and L.M. Kit Carson's 'The American Dreamer' (and its companion piece, Hopper's masterpiece, 'The Last Movie')
Adam Bhala Lough (Hot Sugar’s Cold World) Talks Adam McKay’s The Big Short
The writer-director explains how Wall Street movies are the new gangster flicks - and pitches Adam McKay on a follow-up to his Oscar contender.
Lucky McKee (May) Talks David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows
The director of an indie horror classic shares his appreciation for a new classic – and explains why it made him want to punch a kitten in the balls.
Bruce LaBruce (Gerontophilia) Talks Philippe Garrel’s In the Shadow of Women
Though less internationally well-known than his peers, Garrel is one of the great French auteurs and his new film finds him at the peak of his powers.
Lexi Alexander (Punisher: War Zone) Talks Wilson Yip’s Ip Man 3
There's much to celebrate and enjoy in what may be the legendary Donnie Yen's farewell to the martial arts genre.
Sarah Gertrude Shapiro (UnREAL) Talks Sean Baker’s Tangerine
The emerging showrunner, who voted seven times for Baker's movie in Talkhouse Film's year-end poll explains why she loves it so much.
Kat Candler (Hellion) Talks Xavier Dolan’s Mommy
The Texas filmmaker writes a letter to the director of her favorite film of 2015.
