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By Riley Stearns | May 19, 2022

Writer-director Riley Stearns, whose new movie Dual is out now, on the pivotal role the martial art plays in his life away from movies.

By Filmmakers | March 30, 2016

It's no fun to read a major critic tear down your vision, but it's sometimes a different matter when the writer is a trolling internet commenter...

By Filmmakers | January 30, 2016

In bed with a cup of tea, having lunch or stifling a sneeze, Talkhouse Film contributors share their Sundance picks from Park City and beyond.

By Riley Stearns | October 5, 2015

A longtime fan of one of the best short filmmakers around dives into his much-anticipated debut feature.

By Riley Stearns | April 20, 2015

A previously hard-to-find cult movie gets a second lease on life. The reason? Lions, motherfucker.

By Lloyd Kaufman | March 6, 2015

The veteran cult filmmaker turns his attention to a new indie release, fittingly about a man who deprograms cult members.

By Riley Stearns | January 9, 2015

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.

By Riley Stearns | November 25, 2014

Flashing back to his high-school days, the LA-based writer-director ponders how you should discuss a film you don't feel strongly about either way.

By Riley Stearns | June 2, 2014

I’m a predictable person. Last April, I saw an unsubtitled trailer for a film called Borgman and even though I didn’t understand...