Film Comment

Tristes tropiques: Dennis Lim talks to director Albert Serra about his elliptical political thriller and Cannes standout, Pacifiction

Careless love: Jonathan Romney and Jessica Kiang join to talk Elvis, The Stars at Noon, and much more

Let’s get physical: Miriam Bale and Mark Asch discuss Cannes thirst traps Crimes of the Future, Don Juan, Will-o’-the-Wisp, and more

Hard rain: Justin Chang joins for a tête-à-tête on Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future, Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave, and more

Screentime: Eugene Hernandez and Arianna Bocco, President of IFC Films, discuss Cannes’ changing role in the film industry, how Cristian Mungiu changed Arianna’s career, and more

On an island: Jordan Cronk and Giovanni Marchini Camia discuss Cannes standouts including Triangle of Sadness, Armageddon Time, and more

Jackass forever: Inney Prakash and Vadim Rizov join to discuss highlights (and lowlights) from the 2022 edition of the festival, including Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO and Arnaud Desplechin’s Brother and Sister

Listen up: critics Jordan Cronk and Jessica Kiang dig into Kirill Serebrennikov’s Tchaikovsky's Wife, Pietro Marcello’s Scarlet, and other highlights from the first three days of Cannes 2022

Fresh eyes: BFI Editor at Large Lizzie Francke joins Eugene Hernandez to provide an inside-the-industry take on this year’s Cannes

Group chat: Jonathan Romney and Jessica Kiang join to run down their most anticipated films at Cannes, including David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future, Claire Denis’s The Stars at Noon, and more

Wrong now, right then: Dennis Lim joins for a fun, wide-ranging discussion about his new book on the work of Hong Sangsoo

Wide angle: the curators of two upcoming boundary-breaking programs join to discuss French film history and documentary futures

Two of a kind: the filmmaker discusses her new magical-realist drama, her love of classic children’s films, and much more.

Rising stars: a roundup of must-see titles from this year's showcase of new and emerging auteurs

Real talk: critics Leo Goldsmith and Chris Boeckmann join to discuss highlights from the nonfiction festival, including a spotlight on the work of Alice Diop

Desert blues: Nadav Lapid and Jamsheed Akrami join us to discuss Ahed's Knee and the politics of censorship

Art and war: Anastasiya Osipova and Lukas Brasiskis join to discuss the cinema of Ukraine, past and present, and its relevance to the ongoing war

Look within: John Klacsmann and Gina Telaroli join to discuss the intimate work of filmmakers like Jonas Mekas, Ed Pincus, Anne Charlotte Robertson, John Wilson, and others

First we take Manhattan: Jessica Kiang and Edo Choi join to discuss and debate festival highlights, including Claire Denis’s Fire, Bertrand Bonello’s Coma, Ulrich Seidl’s Rimini and more

Blue streak: the prolific filmmaker on his new paranoid thriller, his productive pandemic, how Big Tech makes bad ideas worse, and much more