Maybe you don't feel paranoid, but a couple movies beg to differ as they look into our current c...

Maybe you don't feel paranoid, but a couple movies beg to differ as they look into our current culture of paranoia 02/05/2008

The night before Sony Pictures Classics planned to open Errol Morris’ Abu Ghraib doc Standard O...

The night before Sony Pictures Classics planned to open Errol Morris’ Abu Ghraib doc Standard Operating Procedure in two theaters the Tribeca Film Festival hosted a screening of the film, followed by a conversation between Morris and Jarhead author Anthony Swofford. Beat to the festival circuit by over a year by Rory Kennedy’s Ghosts of Abu [...] 25/04/2008

If you’re visiting a theater and tired of the same old movie clichés, conventional wisdom would...

If you’re visiting a theater and tired of the same old movie clichés, conventional wisdom would point you to the independent movie selection. However, a string on indiewood flicks–most recently The Visitor (opening tonight)–are caving in on their own “indie” clichés. Like rogue environmentalists tracking an invasive species in an Appalachian creek bed, we digest [...] 11/04/2008

Is "Iraq fatigue" a disgusting phenomenon or a natural dance between real life and movie life? T...

Is "Iraq fatigue" a disgusting phenomenon or a natural dance between real life and movie life? The new WHOLPHIN quarterly DVD magazine is out and needs to be talked about. 04/04/2008

Documentaries that don't suck! An interview with AJ Schnack, founder of new doc award the Cinema...

Documentaries that don't suck! An interview with AJ Schnack, founder of new doc award the Cinema Eye Honors. Plus an interview with Cinema Eye winning director Jason Kohn of MANDA BALA. 28/03/2008

10,000 BC vs. ONE MILLION YEARS BC: Can 990,000 years of evolution make a better movie? And spea...

10,000 BC vs. ONE MILLION YEARS BC: Can 990,000 years of evolution make a better movie? And speaking of better movies, Karina explains why we don't see good musicals anymore. 21/03/2008

As one festival ends, another begins. SXSW and True/False have us talking about MEDICINE FOR MEL...

As one festival ends, another begins. SXSW and True/False have us talking about MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY and FORBIDDEN LIES. 07/03/2008

Interview with Brett Morgen whose CHICAGO 10 opens tonight. The Razzies decided Lindsay Lohan is...

Interview with Brett Morgen whose CHICAGO 10 opens tonight. The Razzies decided Lindsay Lohan is this years worst actress, or is she? 29/02/2008

Interviewing Michel Gondry (BE KIND REWIND) about his "contradictions." Also, will Diablo Cody s...

Interviewing Michel Gondry (BE KIND REWIND) about his "contradictions." Also, will Diablo Cody survive Oscar night? 21/02/2008

Interviewing George Romero (DIARY OF THE DEAD opens tonight), we revisit NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEA...

Interviewing George Romero (DIARY OF THE DEAD opens tonight), we revisit NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Karina visits the loneliest of movie experiences for Valentine's Day. 15/02/2008

Sometimes you just need time to process and the week after Sundance has, unexpectedly, been one ...

Sometimes you just need time to process and the week after Sundance has, unexpectedly, been one of those times 01/02/2008

In a hotel room in Park City, Kevin, Karina and Paul try to digest their best of the fest for S...

In a hotel room in Park City, Kevin, Karina and Paul try to digest their best of the fest for Sundance 2008. 25/01/2008

As you may well know, the Spout team is knee-deep in Sundance, that juggernaut of American film...

As you may well know, the Spout team is knee-deep in Sundance, that juggernaut of American film festivals. For this episode of FilmCouch we present a conversation between the regulars (Paul, Kevin, Karina) and Filmspotting’s Adam Kempenaar about what we’re up to at the festival this year. Adam is looking forward to a pair of [...] 18/01/2008

Joe Swanberg and Ronald Bronstein talk BUTTERKNIFE. A gay film critic and a straight one get int...

Joe Swanberg and Ronald Bronstein talk BUTTERKNIFE. A gay film critic and a straight one get into an argument over I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY 11/01/2008

What can't we say about THERE WILL BE BLOOD? It's diabolical, but not so disturbing as our Top 5...

What can't we say about THERE WILL BE BLOOD? It's diabolical, but not so disturbing as our Top 5 Most Demented Christmas Movie Scenes Ever. 21/12/2007

I AM LEGEND and SAUCY FLYER UFO PI restart the human race in totally different ways. Interviewin...

I AM LEGEND and SAUCY FLYER UFO PI restart the human race in totally different ways. Interviewing Andrew Wagner, his movie STARTING OUT IN THE EVENING is in theaters now. 14/12/2007

Interviewing director Jennifer Venditti about BILLY THE KID (opening this week). Karina defends ...

Interviewing director Jennifer Venditti about BILLY THE KID (opening this week). Karina defends her controversial stance on the Coen Brothers and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. 07/12/2007

Interviewing the directors of DEAR PILLOW and THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY, two movies that...

Interviewing the directors of DEAR PILLOW and THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY, two movies that moved us, but in different directions. A lot to talk about and nothing to agree on. 30/11/2007

Happy Thanksgiving. FilmCouch is on holiday this week, but check out Paul's favorite episodes of...

Happy Thanksgiving. FilmCouch is on holiday this week, but check out Paul's favorite episodes of 2007. 23/11/2007

Did we miss something? Looking at directors everyone else seems to love, Ridley Scott (AMERICAN ...

Did we miss something? Looking at directors everyone else seems to love, Ridley Scott (AMERICAN GANGSTER) and the Coen Brothers (NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN). 16/11/2007

Lynch, a new documentary about the often imitated but never duplicated auteur, gives us an excu...

Lynch, a new documentary about the often imitated but never duplicated auteur, gives us an excuse to see how titles like Mulholland Dr. and Inland Empire stack up to the next generation’s attempt at mind-bending cinema. Karina interviews an interview pro, NYU professor and host of AMC’s Movies 101, Richard Brown. [display_podcast] FilmCouch 43 26/10/2007

Paul, Kevin and Karina passionately podcasting about everything worth seeing this weekend you pr...

Paul, Kevin and Karina passionately podcasting about everything worth seeing this weekend you probably will miss. 19/10/2007

A web series helps clarify the real excitement around Internet video. Also, Karina's favorite fi...

A web series helps clarify the real excitement around Internet video. Also, Karina's favorite film from the New York Film Festival is probably not coming to a theater near you, yet. 12/10/2007

A new doc about Kurt Cobain redeems years of shoddy journalism about our cultural icon. A self-i...

A new doc about Kurt Cobain redeems years of shoddy journalism about our cultural icon. A self-indulgent Hurricane Katrina film pricks a nerve in Karina Longworth. 05/10/2007

Is money the root of all evil? Oliver Stone's WALL STREET and Bill Haney's new doc THE PRICE OF ...

Is money the root of all evil? Oliver Stone's WALL STREET and Bill Haney's new doc THE PRICE OF SUGAR, opening tonight, have a lot to say this week as we take on The Economy, Spout style. 28/09/2007

INTO THE WILD opens tonight. Sean Penn tells us about first reading the book. We compare the fil...

INTO THE WILD opens tonight. Sean Penn tells us about first reading the book. We compare the film to THE MOSQUITO COAST. Karina explains why everybody must see HEAVY METAL IN BAGHDAD and interviews the filmmakers. 21/09/2007

THE BRAVE ONE--opening tonight--begs the question, has Jodie Foster lost her edge? Karina report...

THE BRAVE ONE--opening tonight--begs the question, has Jodie Foster lost her edge? Karina reports on movies that moved her from the Toronto International Film Festival 2007, ending tomorrow. (Brad Pitt actually makes the cut.) 14/09/2007