Clint Eastwood Archives

The Decline of the Western and the Continuing Resonance of The Ballad of Little Jo

By Jim Hemphill | March 1, 2017

Jim Hemphill on Maggie Greenwald's 1993 revisionist Western, a film that brilliantly and insightfully plays with the tropes of the genre.

By Jim Hemphill | November 15, 2016

Jim Hemphill champions one of the most ambitious (and satisfying) movies of 2016, a wildly original Western that defies expectations at all turns.

By Matthew Wilder | August 29, 2016

It's very unfashionable to like Woody Allen's recent movies, but screenwriter Matthew Wilder finds their exquisite mastery irresistible.

By Joe Lynch | July 29, 2016

Director Joe Lynch offers up a list of personal picks from what he considers the most exciting month in the movie calendar.

By Clay Liford | April 19, 2016

Talkhouse regular Clay Liford, whose new film is about the erotic fan fiction community, digs into the problematic aspects of fan engagement.

By Jim Hemphill | February 18, 2015

A filmmaker who became a director because of Clint Eastwood considers the retired actor's latest effort behind the camera.

By Jim Hemphill | January 1, 2015

A filmmaker who became a director because of Clint Eastwood considers the retired actor's latest effort behind the camera.

By Jim Hemphill | June 27, 2014

Clint Eastwood's Jersey Boys made me almost unbearably nostalgic, but not in the ways you might think.