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The Film Comment Podcast: Roy Andersson’s About Endlessness

Alone together: Imogen Sara Smith and Jonathan Romney on Andersson's typically hilarious and harrowing latest
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The Film Comment Letter

Our free weekly letter launches May 6. Subscribe now to receive a free digital download of a back issue of your choice!

The Film Comment Podcast: Roy Andersson’s About Endlessness

Alone together: Imogen Sara Smith and Jonathan Romney on Andersson's latest harrowing (and hilarious) dispatch from the void

The Film Comment Podcast: New Directors/New Films 2021

Trees company: Chloe Lizotte and Vadim Rizov join to discuss highlights from this year's lineup

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What Could Go Wrong?

By Imogen Sara Smith
With the miraculous About Endlessness, the living pictures of Roy Andersson heave a melancholy sigh over the human condition

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The Film Comment Podcast: Trans Cinema Roundtable

By Film Comment
Framing the conversation: a quartet of critics and filmmakers reflect on trans film images

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Moebius Dragstrip

By Chuck Stephens
Circling back: Monte Hellman, who passed away on April 20, made movies that are the stuff of cinematic legend

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Mother Tongue

By Mayukh Sen
In English Vinglish, Sridevi brought a career’s worth of razor-sharp instinct to one of her final roles, as a resurgent housewife

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Interview: Bertrand Tavernier

By Max Nelson
Fast talk: Read this 2014 conversation with the brilliant filmmaker and consummate critic, who passed away on March 25

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Academy Leaders

By Andrew Sarris
Sarris offers some perspective on the awards in this 1980 essay