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Movies With My Mom: The Beach Bum

Film
By Melissa B. Miller Costanzo | April 17, 2019
By Melissa B. Miller Costanzo | April 17, 2019

Movies With My Mom: The Beach Bum

Mel and her mother see Harmony Korine's wild new movie, and together conceive a brilliant new business idea: McConaughey’s Banana Hammocks.

Second Screen: The Perfectionists is Everything Pretty Little Liars Fans Could Hope For

Film
By Jim Hemphill | March 13, 2019
By Jim Hemphill | March 13, 2019

Second Screen: The Perfectionists is Everything Pretty Little Liars Fans Could Hope For

Filmmaker and die-hard PLL fan Jim Hemphill gives the skinny on the pilot of one of the most anticipated new shows of the season.

Second Screen: Best TV Shows of 2018

Film
By Jim Hemphill | December 20, 2018
By Jim Hemphill | December 20, 2018

Second Screen: Best TV Shows of 2018

Jim Hemphill, a man who watches too much (but still nowhere near enough to keep up!), picks a few favorites from the past 12 months.

Second Screen: Underneath Bull’s Style and Smarts, There’s Real Depth Too

Film
By Jim Hemphill | September 24, 2018
By Jim Hemphill | September 24, 2018

Second Screen: Underneath Bull’s Style and Smarts, There’s Real Depth Too

Jim Hemphill sings the praises of the incredibly enjoyable CBS procedural Bull, which returns for its third season tonight.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

Film
By Bruce LaBruce | August 22, 2018
By Bruce LaBruce | August 22, 2018

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

After writing about yet another of her movies, Bruce LaBruce has finally got Jodie Foster out of his system. Probably.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Rage

Film
By Bruce LaBruce | June 1, 2018
By Bruce LaBruce | June 1, 2018

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Rage

Talkhouse’s resident film archivist extols the virtues (and trashy pleasures) of an unfairly forgotten masterpiece of low-budget exploitation cinema.

Second Screen: How Peter Lenkov Brought Buddy Movies Back (to TV) with Hawaii Five-0 and MacGyver

Film
By Jim Hemphill | May 22, 2018
By Jim Hemphill | May 22, 2018

Second Screen: How Peter Lenkov Brought Buddy Movies Back (to TV) with Hawaii Five-0 and MacGyver

The beloved action movie subgenre has lain dormant for some time, but writer-producer Lenkov has kept its spirit alive in two of his CBS shows.

Second Screen: CBS’ New Procedural Instinct is Anything But Basic

Film
By Jim Hemphill | April 3, 2018
By Jim Hemphill | April 3, 2018

Second Screen: CBS’ New Procedural Instinct is Anything But Basic

Alan Cumming's gay lead character has been a major talking point, but there is much more besides that sets this series apart.

Second Screen: The Next Great Action Director is Working in TV – and She’s a Woman

Film
By Jim Hemphill | March 19, 2018
By Jim Hemphill | March 19, 2018

Second Screen: The Next Great Action Director is Working in TV – and She’s a Woman

Jim Hemphill spotlights a director whose standout talents show she's clearly ready to make the leap to the big screen.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Man on a Swing

Film
By Bruce LaBruce | March 6, 2018
By Bruce LaBruce | March 6, 2018

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Man on a Swing

LaBruce on Frank Perry’s unsettling cat-and-mouse neo-noir, and its parallels with another underseen gem, Séance on a Wet Afternoon.

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