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Jeff Reichert (Remote Area Medical) Talks the Most Overlooked Documentaries of 2014

By Jeff Reichert | January 17, 2015

Jeff Reichert (Remote Area Medical) Talks the Most Overlooked Documentaries of 2014

The awards season is inevitably a time when certain films are showered with praise and plaudits, but many worthier movies slip by unnoticed.

Mohammad Gorjestani (Refuge) Talks Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher

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By Mohammad Gorjestani | January 15, 2015

Mohammad Gorjestani (Refuge) Talks Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher

Who could be better to write about this Oscar contender than a filmmaker who used to be a wrestler?

James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now) Talks Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin

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By James Ponsoldt | January 14, 2015

James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now) Talks Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin

The winner of Talkhouse Film's 2014 poll was released prior to the site's launch, and also just before a special date in James Ponsoldt's life...

Robert Greene (Actress) Talks Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez’s Manakamana

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By Robert Greene | January 13, 2015

Robert Greene (Actress) Talks Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez’s Manakamana

The latest from Harvard's Harvard Sensory Ethnography Lab, one of the most acclaimed documentaries of 2014 is a film of 11 perfect shots.

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel

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By Terence Nance | January 12, 2015

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel

A letter from one filmmaker to another, suggesting an ongoing tutelage and mentorship that would take the form of a letter-writing exchange.

Riley Stearns (Faults) Talks Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive

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By Riley Stearns | January 9, 2015

Riley Stearns (Faults) Talks Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive

Watching this richly musical vampire movie is like lying on your bedroom floor with headphones on, listening to a great record for the first time.

Sophia Takal (Green) Talks Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s The Lego Movie

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By Sophia Takal | January 8, 2015

Sophia Takal (Green) Talks Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s The Lego Movie

Sometimes you watch something amazing and inspiring and know exactly what kind of movie you want to make next.

Travis Mathews (Interior. Leather Bar.) Talks Alain Guiraudie’s Stranger by the Lake

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By Travis Mathews | January 7, 2015

Travis Mathews (Interior. Leather Bar.) Talks Alain Guiraudie’s Stranger by the Lake

Rather than twisted and predatory or respectable and desexualized, this groundbreaking French thriller makes gay men sultry and dangerous.

Actor Noah Segan (Looper) Talks Jeremy Saulnier’s Blue Ruin

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By Noah Segan | January 6, 2015

Actor Noah Segan (Looper) Talks Jeremy Saulnier’s Blue Ruin

The actor (and bleeding-heart Hollywood Commie Hippie Punk) delves into this visceral tale of revenge, and the great performance at its core.

Brea Grant (Best Friends Forever) Talks Gareth Evans’ The Raid 2

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By Brea Grant | January 5, 2015

Brea Grant (Best Friends Forever) Talks Gareth Evans’ The Raid 2

The actress and writer-director is a kid in a candy shop watching this spectacular, brilliantly choreographed Indonesian-set action movie.