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Role Models: Quincy Jones Blew Up Nightmares on Wax’s Musical World
George Evelyn talks Thriller, learning to sample, and why he keeps looking back to the prolific music maker.
Real Fear in a Thriller
Director Ferdinando Cito Filomarino on how he brought genuine human emotion and an unconventional protagonist to his manhunt movie Beckett.
No Brainin’, No Thinkin’, Just Fun and Some Stunts
Director John Stewart on his criminally overlooked stunt-filled thriller Action U.S.A., which is newly re-released in 4K.
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.
Across the Aisle: Politics and Violence Collide in The Purge: Election Year
Jim Hemphill casts his ballot in favor of the latest entry in James DeMonaco's unlikely franchise, which portrays an America devoid of heroes.
“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.
Revisited: Abel Ferrara (Bad Lieutenant) Talks with Gaspar Noé (Love) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast
Two of cinema's bad boy directors chat about Padre Pio, pornography, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and more.
Joe Lynch (Everly) Talks Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight
An appreciation of QT's latest that, naturally, has an overture, chapters and an intermission.
Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Wim Wenders’ The End of Violence
A film that was a critical and financial disappointment two decades ago now appears a startlingly prescient commentary on the U.S and Hollywood.
Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) Talks The Mo Brothers’ Killers
A dark, compelling thriller about an unholy alliance between a journalist and a maker of snuff films hides a sinister "family" connection in amongst a
Tom Kalin (Savage Grace) Talks Hossein Amini’s The Two Faces of January
Patricia Highsmith's novels have consistently fascinated filmmakers, and this take on her 1964 novel is just the latest adaptation to hit the screen.
Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talks Adam Wingard’s The Guest
The latest film from Wingard and his creative collaborator Simon Barrett harkens back to '80s genre cinema, but don't just write it off as pastiche.











