what we missed
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The actress and writer-director is a kid in a candy shop watching this spectacular, brilliantly choreographed Indonesian-set action movie.
David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) Talks Jonathan Liebesman’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Pondering the latest (disappointing) exploits of the half-shell heroes, and what kind of movies kids deserve and get.








