For over twenty-five years, I’ve been taking interesting people to interesting movies in my ongoing quest for the ultimate post-film conversation. Currently, the results of those conversations appear twice a month in the pages of the Pacific Sun newspaper, in Marin County, California.

Check the below list for the most recent Talking Pictures columns or check out my TALKING PICTURES BLOG

GROTESQUELY AWESOME
Horror writer Nadia Bulkin on ‘Hereditary’
July 10, 2018

CULT STATUS
Greg Sestero on obsession, success and ‘The Disaster Artist’
February 28, 2018

INNER TRUTHS
Tom Hooper on love, gender and ‘The Danish Girl’
February 14, 2016

HOT OFF THE PRESS
Daedalus Howell on the power of journalism, red wine and ‘Spotlight’
January 27, 2016

NAKED TRUTH
Carol Doda on Verhoeven’s ‘Showgirls’ and why it’s “great.”
December 17, 2015

MAKING MAGIC
Special Effect master Dennis Muren on making the original ‘Star Wars’
December 16, 2015

HOT OFF THE PRESS
Director Tom Hooper talks ‘Spotlight’ with post-show audience
October 14, 2015

NOBODY HOME
Horror author Nicole Cushing on M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Visit’
September 30, 2015

STRAIGHT TALK
Rapper-actor-cop Piper on N.W.A. biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’
September 15, 2015

100% PROOPS
Comic Greg Proops on ‘Pillow Talk’ and what’s ailing modern movies
September 1, 2015

LOVE HURTS
In which I muse on ‘Paper Towns’ and the pains of youthful romance
August 13, 2015

HEAD GAMES
Therapist Myra Bernecker on Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’
July 16, 2015

EARTHQUAKE PARTY
Geologist Susan Panttaja shakes up the Rock’s ‘San Andreas’
June 25, 2015

FUTURE SHOCK
Political satirist Will Durst on the optimism of ‘Tomorrowland’
June 4, 2015

MAX-IMUM VELOCITY
Actor David Yen compares the wonder of ‘Peter Pan’ with the intensity of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
June 25, 2015