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Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko) Talks David Fincher’s Gone Girl (and Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut)

Memories of early Fincher and the passing of another great director, and connecting the dots between two twisted, satirical thrillers about marriage.

December 29, 2014

Jennifer Prediger (Apartment Troubles) Talks Talya Lavie’s Zero Motivation

A darkly funny portrait of young Israeli girls struggling through their military service announces the arrival of an exciting new directorial talent.

December 8, 2014

Leigh Janiak (Honeymoon) Talks David Mackenzie’s Starred Up

We mostly know about prison from films or TV, and this tough movie about life inside teaches us another thing: Jack O'Connell is a real movie star.

August 28, 2014

Kitty Talks One Direction’s Midnight Memories

In my (relatively) short lifetime of cultural awareness, I've witnessed a (relatively) massive evolution of pop music. My first taste of true love...

November 26, 2013

Amy Klein (Leda, Hilly Eye, Titus Andronicus) Talks the Musical Adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home

The first time I went to see the musical Fun Home at the Public Theater, the lights came on after the first ten minutes, and a voice announced...

November 16, 2013

Drew Daniel (Matmos ) Talks Cher’s Closer to the Truth

I will confess that it was in the spirit of a perverse gamble that I agreed to review this album; Talkhouse editor-in-chief Michael Azerrad asked...

October 3, 2013

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks About Screaming

As a baby, I had colic. Colic babies never shut up. They cry and cry and cry as their parents scramble to try to fix the problem. My mother and...

May 11, 2013

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks the Knife’s Shaking the Habitual

When I worked at a rape crisis center, I had an older co-worker named Tamara. She was often invited to speak publicly about women’s issues...

April 17, 2013