Film Comment

Artists of the light: two greats of the American avant-garde join us for a look back at moviemaking and movie-going in the New York of the early '60s

Build back better: Ina Archer and Shivendra Singh Dungarpur join to discuss the technical and philosophical challenges of film preservation

Underwater moonlight: French cinematographer Louvart talks about her remarkable lens-work on the new coming-of-age drama Murina

Child’s play: Nathan Lee and Gavin Smith join to exchange gifts including God Told Me To, Death Race, Baby’s Day Out and more

There goes my hero: Ed Halter and Blair McClendon join to unpack the “rich text” that is Tom Cruise’s world-dominating blockbuster, Top Gun: Maverick

Negative space: Adam Nayman and Beatrice Loayza join to discuss Olivier Assayas’s new, series-length reimagining of his classic 1996 feature

Sculpting in time: Dennis Lim, Antoine Thirion, and Jean-Michel Frodon join to look back at the 75th Cannes Film Festival

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.