abuse Archives | Talkhouse

On Bad Sisters: Fighting Back Against Being Smaller and Quieter

By Alison Star Locke | March 24, 2023

The Apology writer-director Alison Star Locke on the satisfying and meaningful resonance of Sharon Horgan's new TV show.

By Robin Edwards | June 24, 2019

Robin Edwards (Lisa Prank) on the tenderness and toughness of Patience.

By Jade Jenise Dixon | December 15, 2017

Actor-writer-director Jade Jenise Dixon on escaping an abusive relationship, and how writing a screenplay about her experiences transformed her life.

By Emily Maxwell | May 2, 2017

The drummer discusses how writing "I'm Not" helped her work through sexual assault trauma.

By Stuart Gordon | January 13, 2016

The horror directing great is shaken by a troubling (but horribly familiar) premise and two phenomenal central performances.