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This Pseudo-Documentary about “Non-Reading Lesbian” Dennis Hopper is the First Half of a Great Lost Double Bill

By Alex Ross Perry | February 8, 2016

This Pseudo-Documentary about “Non-Reading Lesbian” Dennis Hopper is the First Half of a Great Lost Double Bill

Alex Ross Perry talks Lawrence Schiller and L.M. Kit Carson's 'The American Dreamer' (and its companion piece, Hopper's masterpiece, 'The Last Movie')

Alex Ross Perry (Queen of Earth) Talks Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno

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By Alex Ross Perry | September 23, 2015

Alex Ross Perry (Queen of Earth) Talks Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno

After more than half a decade away, the Splat Pack director returns with a disgusting, vile, morally dubious cannibal movie. Yes, it's that good.

Kazik Radwanski (Tower) Talks Alex Ross Perry’s Queen of Earth

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By Kazik Radwanski | September 1, 2015

Kazik Radwanski (Tower) Talks Alex Ross Perry’s Queen of Earth

The new collaboration between Perry and actress Elisabeth Moss joins the canon of great films that chronicle the downfall of a female heroine.

Josh Safdie (Heaven Knows What) and Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talk Doug Ellin’s Entourage

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By Josh Safdie | June 9, 2015

Josh Safdie (Heaven Knows What) and Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talk Doug Ellin’s Entourage

Two New York indie filmmakers who are longtime fans of Vinnie Chase and the gang debate how the HBO show fared in its leap to the big screen.

Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talks Cameron Crowe’s Aloha

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By Alex Ross Perry | May 29, 2015

Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talks Cameron Crowe’s Aloha

Does the level of animosity aimed at this new film from a once-beloved writer-director point at deeper cultural issues?

Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talks Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

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By Alex Ross Perry | December 22, 2014

Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talks Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

As the second of the Kiwi director's Tolkien trilogies ends, a look back at the scope and impact of this epic body of work.

Screenwriter Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) Talks Alex Ross Perry’s Listen Up Philip

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By Ben York Jones | October 16, 2014

Screenwriter Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) Talks Alex Ross Perry’s Listen Up Philip

This dry, witty portrait of a manipulative young New York novelist provokes not only laughter, but also a sense of unease in its audience.

Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talks Adam Wingard’s The Guest

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By Alex Ross Perry | September 22, 2014

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.

Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talks John Michael McDonagh’s Calvary

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By Alex Ross Perry | July 31, 2014

Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talks John Michael McDonagh’s Calvary

The follow-up to The Guard has a great cast and a stunning setting, but slow-burning suspense and Catholic guilt doesn't play for everyone.

Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talks Scott Derrickson’s Deliver Us From Evil

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By Alex Ross Perry | July 8, 2014

Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talks Scott Derrickson’s Deliver Us From Evil

“From the director of Sinister.” Sold. Scott Derrickson’s Sinister was not only one of my favorite films...