Jim Hemphill
Talkhouse
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Past articles by Jim:
On the Idiosyncratic Pleasures of Billy Wilder's The Front Page
Jim Hemphill celebrates the directing great's underappreciated 1974 remake, a film which arguably resonates even more strongly today. → Read More
Remembering the Thrillingly Original Visions of Norman J. Warren
Jim Hemphill pays tribute to the criminally underrated British horror director, who sadly passed away last week. → Read More
Second Screen: Best TV Shows of 2020
Talkhouse Film's resident TV expert Jim Hemphill shares his list of favorite small-screen pleasures from the past 12 months. → Read More
Enter the VOD: Frankie and Johnny Are Married Hilariously Blurs Reality and Fiction
Jim Hemphill touts this underrated gem about a couple putting on the late Terrence McNally’s play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. → Read More
Enter the VOD: Overdrive
Jim Hemphill recommends his latest VOD treasure, a slick and very enjoyable car thriller from the creators of the Chicago TV franchise. → Read More
Underrated/Overlooked: Jim Hemphill on Shaft
Maybe because it was a sequel/remake, most audiences missed out on one of the most entertaining films of 2019. → Read More
Enter the VOD: Fire With Fire
Jim Hemphill's new Talkhouse column about the hidden gems of VOD kicks off with underrated stuntman/auteur David Barrett's 2012 feature debut. → Read More
The Dark Side of Hollywood: the Twisted Pleasures of Fred Durst’s The Fanatic
Jim Hemphill, eternal champion of the film maudit, sings the praises of this intense portrait of L.A. fan culture from the former Limp Bizkit frontman. → Read More
Corvette Summer, A Hidden Gem of New Hollywood
Jim Hemphill celebrates the Blu-ray release of the 1978 film from the unheralded partnership of Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins. → Read More
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood is ... My God, What a Movie!
Tarantino's much anticipated ninth film is his best so far, and also arguably the greatest movie ever about the movies. → Read More
Second Screen: Warming Up to Dead To Me
Jim Hemphill on the new Netflix show about grief, a show which mines complex and conflicting emotions for both laughs and profundity. → Read More
William Gibson’s Version of Alien 3 Lives!
Jim Hemphill dives into Audible’s rendering of the legendary cyberpunk novelist’s never-produced installment of the Ripley series. → Read More
Don’t Sleep on Tarantino’s Reimagined Four-Part Cut of The Hateful Eight
Jim Hemphill on the rhythms and pleasures of the new miniseries-style edit of the director’s 2015 epic which quietly dropped on Netflix. → Read More
Second Screen: The Son is the Godfather of TV Westerns
Talkhouse's TV columnist is swept up by AMC's expansive Pierce Brosnan-led family saga, which has just started its second season. → Read More
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. → Read More
Revisiting Luke Perry's Great Unheralded Performance in Normal Life
Jim Hemphill pays tribute to the beloved actor, who showed his true brilliance as a performer in John McNaughton's overlooked 1996 crime drama. → Read More
Second Screen: FBI is Procedural TV Done Right
Jim Hemphill admires the latest addition to the small-screen realm of Law & Order creator Dick Wolf. → Read More
Underrated/Overlooked: Jim Hemphill on Skyscraper
Is it possible that Rawson Marshall Thurber's latest Dwayne Johnson vehicle is an action movie for the ages? → Read More
How the New Version of The Tree of Life Changed My Mind About Director’s Cuts
Jim Hemphill is overwhelmed by Terrence Malick's revelatory reimagination of 2011 magnum opus. → Read More
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. → Read More