Full Spectrum: I Love Boosters Boots Riley’s latest eye-popping caper makes magic out of Marxism Cover story by Blair McClendon Read more about Full Spectrum: I Love Boosters
Full Spectrum: I Love Boosters Boots Riley’s latest eye-popping caper makes magic out of Marxism Cover story by Blair McClendon
CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 CANNES 2026 Dispatches Cannes 2026: All Together Now Anxieties over fascism permeated this year’s festival, where the best films refused transparent metaphors and neat endings by Devika Girish No. 6 · June 4, 2026 Cannes 2026: All Together Now Cannes 2026: Language Barriers Festival selections Fjord, The Beloved, and I'll Be Gone in June grapple with what’s lost—and gained—in translation by Mark Asch No. 5 · May 22, 2026 Cannes 2026: Language Barriers Cannes 2026: Home Again James Gray’s Paper Tiger, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden, and Radu Jude’s The Diary of a Chambermaid are standouts of the festival’s first week by Beatrice Loayza No. 4 · May 19, 2026 Cannes 2026: Home Again Cannes 2026: From Time to Time New films from Ryûsuke Hamaguchi and Lisandro Alonso speak to our current moment with clarity and empathy by Dennis Lim No. 3 · May 18, 2026 Cannes 2026: From Time to Time Cannes 2026: Cannes Opener Early festival premieres of Fatherland, In Waves, and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma outshine safer selections by Jonathan Romney No. 2 · May 15, 2026 Cannes 2026: Cannes Opener Cannes 2026: Fairytale in the Supermarket This year’s festival presents a cross-section of an industry in flux by Scott Macaulay No. 1 · May 11, 2026 Cannes 2026: Fairytale in the Supermarket Interviews Valeska Grisebach on The Dreamed Adventure The director discusses her Jury Prize–winning latest, a grim and graceful epic set on the Bulgarian border by Beatrice Loayza Arthur Harari on The Unknown The French filmmaker discusses his mesmerizing and unnerving body-swapping thriller, a major highlight of this year’s Competition by Dennis Lim Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri, and Blair McClendon on Clarissa The directors and editor of the Cannes 2026 standout on their Nigeria-set adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway by Devika Girish Reviews Cannes 2026: Critics’ Grid Our favorite critics rate films from this year’s edition Podcasts Cannes 2026 #9: Breaking Borders at Cannes Docs Jason Ryle, Mark Mushiva, and Lisa Smith discuss building cinematic networks that nourish connections across borders 49 mins. · Jun 2 Cannes 2026 #9: Breaking Borders at Cannes Docs Cannes 2026 #8: Bringing It All Back Home Critics Justin Chang, Tim Grierson, and Jessica Kiang close out the festival, discussing The Dreamed Adventure, The Birthday Party, Coward, and more 66 mins. · May 26 Cannes 2026 #8: Bringing It All Back Home Cannes 2026 #7: Standing Ovations Thomas Flew and Neta Alexander recap late-festival premieres The Black Ball, Minotaur, The Man I Love, and more 56 mins. · May 23 Cannes 2026 #7: Standing Ovations Cannes 2026 Subscriber Exclusive: Join the Party Dennis Lim, Kong Rithdee, and Antoine Thirion join to unpack this year’s festival 50 mins. · May 22 Cannes 2026 Subscriber Exclusive: Join the Party Cannes 2026 #6: Happy Hours Isabel Stevens and Neta Alexander share their responses to Pedro Almodóvar’s Bitter Christmas, Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, and more 40 mins. · May 20 Cannes 2026 #6: Happy Hours Cannes 2026 #5: Out-of-Body Experience Jordan Cronk, Adam Piron, and Ruun Nuur dive into mid-festival highlights 9 Temples to Heaven, Paper Tiger, The Unknown, and more 50 mins. · May 19 Cannes 2026 #5: Out-of-Body Experience Cannes 2026 #4: At My Window Critics Öykü Sofuoğlu and Inney Prakash debate their reactions to Clarissa, Sheep in the Box, and Hope 50 mins. · May 18 Cannes 2026 #4: At My Window Cannes 2026 #3: Picture Perfect Robert Daniels and Inney Prakash debate new films from Radu Jude, Marie Kreutzer, and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi 42 mins. · May 16 Cannes 2026 #3: Picture Perfect Cannes 2026 #2: Historical Fictions Critics Katie McCabe and Alison Willmore join to discuss Fatherland, Nagi Notes, Parallel Histories, and more 43 mins. · May 15 Cannes 2026 #2: Historical Fictions Cannes 2026 #1: First Looks Jonathan Romney and Beatrice Loayza kick off our Cannes 2026 coverage with reactions to Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Butterfly Jam, and more 45 mins. · May 14 Cannes 2026 #1: First Looks Listen & follow Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon MusicAudible
Cannes 2026: All Together Now Anxieties over fascism permeated this year’s festival, where the best films refused transparent metaphors and neat endings by Devika Girish No. 6 · June 4, 2026 Cannes 2026: All Together Now
Cannes 2026: All Together Now Anxieties over fascism permeated this year’s festival, where the best films refused transparent metaphors and neat endings by Devika Girish No. 6 · June 4, 2026
Cannes 2026: Language Barriers Festival selections Fjord, The Beloved, and I'll Be Gone in June grapple with what’s lost—and gained—in translation by Mark Asch No. 5 · May 22, 2026 Cannes 2026: Language Barriers
Cannes 2026: Language Barriers Festival selections Fjord, The Beloved, and I'll Be Gone in June grapple with what’s lost—and gained—in translation by Mark Asch No. 5 · May 22, 2026
Cannes 2026: Home Again James Gray’s Paper Tiger, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden, and Radu Jude’s The Diary of a Chambermaid are standouts of the festival’s first week by Beatrice Loayza No. 4 · May 19, 2026 Cannes 2026: Home Again
Cannes 2026: Home Again James Gray’s Paper Tiger, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden, and Radu Jude’s The Diary of a Chambermaid are standouts of the festival’s first week by Beatrice Loayza No. 4 · May 19, 2026
Cannes 2026: From Time to Time New films from Ryûsuke Hamaguchi and Lisandro Alonso speak to our current moment with clarity and empathy by Dennis Lim No. 3 · May 18, 2026 Cannes 2026: From Time to Time
Cannes 2026: From Time to Time New films from Ryûsuke Hamaguchi and Lisandro Alonso speak to our current moment with clarity and empathy by Dennis Lim No. 3 · May 18, 2026
Cannes 2026: Cannes Opener Early festival premieres of Fatherland, In Waves, and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma outshine safer selections by Jonathan Romney No. 2 · May 15, 2026 Cannes 2026: Cannes Opener
Cannes 2026: Cannes Opener Early festival premieres of Fatherland, In Waves, and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma outshine safer selections by Jonathan Romney No. 2 · May 15, 2026
Cannes 2026: Fairytale in the Supermarket This year’s festival presents a cross-section of an industry in flux by Scott Macaulay No. 1 · May 11, 2026 Cannes 2026: Fairytale in the Supermarket
Cannes 2026: Fairytale in the Supermarket This year’s festival presents a cross-section of an industry in flux by Scott Macaulay No. 1 · May 11, 2026
Valeska Grisebach on The Dreamed Adventure The director discusses her Jury Prize–winning latest, a grim and graceful epic set on the Bulgarian border by Beatrice Loayza
Arthur Harari on The Unknown The French filmmaker discusses his mesmerizing and unnerving body-swapping thriller, a major highlight of this year’s Competition by Dennis Lim
Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri, and Blair McClendon on Clarissa The directors and editor of the Cannes 2026 standout on their Nigeria-set adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway by Devika Girish
Cannes 2026 #9: Breaking Borders at Cannes Docs Jason Ryle, Mark Mushiva, and Lisa Smith discuss building cinematic networks that nourish connections across borders 49 mins. · Jun 2 Cannes 2026 #9: Breaking Borders at Cannes Docs
Cannes 2026 #8: Bringing It All Back Home Critics Justin Chang, Tim Grierson, and Jessica Kiang close out the festival, discussing The Dreamed Adventure, The Birthday Party, Coward, and more 66 mins. · May 26 Cannes 2026 #8: Bringing It All Back Home
Cannes 2026 #7: Standing Ovations Thomas Flew and Neta Alexander recap late-festival premieres The Black Ball, Minotaur, The Man I Love, and more 56 mins. · May 23 Cannes 2026 #7: Standing Ovations
Cannes 2026 Subscriber Exclusive: Join the Party Dennis Lim, Kong Rithdee, and Antoine Thirion join to unpack this year’s festival 50 mins. · May 22 Cannes 2026 Subscriber Exclusive: Join the Party
Cannes 2026 #6: Happy Hours Isabel Stevens and Neta Alexander share their responses to Pedro Almodóvar’s Bitter Christmas, Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, and more 40 mins. · May 20 Cannes 2026 #6: Happy Hours
Cannes 2026 #5: Out-of-Body Experience Jordan Cronk, Adam Piron, and Ruun Nuur dive into mid-festival highlights 9 Temples to Heaven, Paper Tiger, The Unknown, and more 50 mins. · May 19 Cannes 2026 #5: Out-of-Body Experience
Cannes 2026 #4: At My Window Critics Öykü Sofuoğlu and Inney Prakash debate their reactions to Clarissa, Sheep in the Box, and Hope 50 mins. · May 18 Cannes 2026 #4: At My Window
Cannes 2026 #3: Picture Perfect Robert Daniels and Inney Prakash debate new films from Radu Jude, Marie Kreutzer, and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi 42 mins. · May 16 Cannes 2026 #3: Picture Perfect
Cannes 2026 #2: Historical Fictions Critics Katie McCabe and Alison Willmore join to discuss Fatherland, Nagi Notes, Parallel Histories, and more 43 mins. · May 15 Cannes 2026 #2: Historical Fictions
Cannes 2026 #1: First Looks Jonathan Romney and Beatrice Loayza kick off our Cannes 2026 coverage with reactions to Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Butterfly Jam, and more 45 mins. · May 14 Cannes 2026 #1: First Looks
Letter from the Editors Welcome to the new Film Comment Introducing our quarterly digital magazine by Devika Girish, Clinton Krute and Michael Blair Features Still Waters Run Deep: Tony Leung The great actor—and star of the new film Silent Friend—delves into his minimalist approach and remarkable career by Andrew Chan Still Waters Run Deep: Tony Leung Total Control: Michaela Coel The multi-hyphenate star of The Christophers and Mother Mary reflects on what it’s like to do it all by Amy Taubin Total Control: Michaela Coel Journals: Old and New Beginnings The critic revisits his years as a Paris and London correspondent for the magazine by Jonathan Rosenbaum Journals: Old and New Beginnings Lucrecia Martel’s Ghosts Colonialism has always been the subtext of the Argentine filmmaker's work. In her first documentary feature, it is the text by Erika Balsom Lucrecia Martel’s Ghosts Lucrecia Martel on Our Land “Who determines what the cause and the consequence is?” by Devika Girish Lucrecia Martel on Our Land In Memoriam Public Domains: Frederick Wiseman For over 60 years, the filmmaker reflected the constant negotiations of life in a democracy by Genevieve Yue Reviews Hell in a Handbag: The Devil Wears Prada 2 Sequel syndrome comes for the beloved 2006 classic by Haley Mlotek Critics’ Grid Our favorite critics rate the latest releases Film Comment Recommends Teo Hernández at MoMA A new series presents the Mexican experimental filmmaker’s lyrical portraits of bodies in space by Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer The Film Comment Podcast Boots Riley on I Love Boosters The filmmaker talks fashion, feminism, and revolution 61 mins. · May 1 Boots Riley on I Love Boosters Listen & follow Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon MusicAudible
Welcome to the new Film Comment Introducing our quarterly digital magazine by Devika Girish, Clinton Krute and Michael Blair
Still Waters Run Deep: Tony Leung The great actor—and star of the new film Silent Friend—delves into his minimalist approach and remarkable career by Andrew Chan Still Waters Run Deep: Tony Leung
Still Waters Run Deep: Tony Leung The great actor—and star of the new film Silent Friend—delves into his minimalist approach and remarkable career by Andrew Chan
Total Control: Michaela Coel The multi-hyphenate star of The Christophers and Mother Mary reflects on what it’s like to do it all by Amy Taubin Total Control: Michaela Coel
Total Control: Michaela Coel The multi-hyphenate star of The Christophers and Mother Mary reflects on what it’s like to do it all by Amy Taubin
Journals: Old and New Beginnings The critic revisits his years as a Paris and London correspondent for the magazine by Jonathan Rosenbaum Journals: Old and New Beginnings
Journals: Old and New Beginnings The critic revisits his years as a Paris and London correspondent for the magazine by Jonathan Rosenbaum
Lucrecia Martel’s Ghosts Colonialism has always been the subtext of the Argentine filmmaker's work. In her first documentary feature, it is the text by Erika Balsom Lucrecia Martel’s Ghosts
Lucrecia Martel’s Ghosts Colonialism has always been the subtext of the Argentine filmmaker's work. In her first documentary feature, it is the text by Erika Balsom
Lucrecia Martel on Our Land “Who determines what the cause and the consequence is?” by Devika Girish Lucrecia Martel on Our Land
Public Domains: Frederick Wiseman For over 60 years, the filmmaker reflected the constant negotiations of life in a democracy by Genevieve Yue
Hell in a Handbag: The Devil Wears Prada 2 Sequel syndrome comes for the beloved 2006 classic by Haley Mlotek
Teo Hernández at MoMA A new series presents the Mexican experimental filmmaker’s lyrical portraits of bodies in space by Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer
Boots Riley on I Love Boosters The filmmaker talks fashion, feminism, and revolution 61 mins. · May 1 Boots Riley on I Love Boosters
Boots Riley on I Love Boosters The filmmaker talks fashion, feminism, and revolution 61 mins. · May 1 Boots Riley on I Love Boosters
Still to come in this issue The Film Comment Podcast: John Early on Maddie’s Secret Don Bluth: Of Mice and Men by Dash Shaw Subscribers to Film Comment get first access. Sign up for free. Submit
