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Cowboys, Aliens, Dracula and Dubbing: Memories of a Small-Screen Childhood

Ana Asensio, writer-director-star of SXSW winner Most Beautiful Island, on the roots of her love of film and its magical ability to connect.

August 8, 2017

Second Screen: Riverdale, or if Fassbinder Had Directed 90210

Jim Hemphill on the deliriously enjoyable CW show, which is so referential it makes Tarantino look like Bresson.

July 24, 2017

Second Screen: NCIS: New Orleans is the Rio Bravo of Police Procedurals (No, Really)

Jim Hemphill explains why this spinoff of a long-running cop show has some of the best qualities of Howard Hawks' 1959 classic Western.

June 28, 2017

Why Nirvanna the Band the Show is the Most Criminally Overlooked Show on TV

Charlie Shackleton tries to put into the words the genius of Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol's highly underrated creative non-fiction series.

June 13, 2017

David Lynch’s Alternative Facts, or How Twin Peaks is the Only Response to Trumpian Surrealism

At a time when U.S. politics is beyond satire, Matthew Wilder finds a resonant parallel in the unbridled weirdness of Lynch's seminal TV show.

June 6, 2017

Why the Slow-Burning Genius of Twin Peaks is Perfect for the Golden Age of Binge-Watching

Brea Grant celebrates the return of David Lynch's iconic show and explains why its rhythms fit so well with the current zeitgeist.

June 2, 2017

Second Screen: The Irresistible Hollywood Narrative of Famous in Love

Jim Hemphill on why he fell for Freeform's addictive new series about the on-screen/off-screen romance between two young movie stars.

April 19, 2017

How Claire Dolan and Roseanne Got Me Through My First Year in New York City

Ido Fluk, director of The Ticket, looks back on arriving in New York in August 2001, and his experiences in a city suddenly thrown into crisis.

April 4, 2017

Second Screen: Is Billions a New High for Cable Television?

Jim Hemphill on the abundance of riches to be found in the Showtime series, which brings the best of cinema to the small screen.

March 27, 2017

24 Plus 24: Legacy Still Equals 24

Sidewalk Stories' legendary writer-director-star Charles Lane takes stock of the reboot of one of his favorite recent TV shows.

March 8, 2017

Talkhouse Playlist: Spend Valentine’s Day with Ex-Girlfriends

Japanese garage punk, dad rock and an anthem for wanderers.

February 14, 2017

Second Screen: Why Six is Giving Award Season Movies a Run for Their Money

Jim Hemphill on how the History Channel's surprising new series – and especially Kimberly Peirce's episode – shows cinema how it's done.

January 24, 2017