Listen in: filmmakers Eduardo Williams, Brett Story, and Zoya Laktionova discuss the ethical and practical ways in which documentaries use sound, voice, and audio
Shelter from the storm: critics Justin Chang, Tim Grierson, and Alison Willmore wrap up the 2025 edition with Bi Gan’s Resurrection, Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind, and more
Under cover: Kong Rithdee and Neta Alexander join to discuss Kleber Mendonça Filho's The Secret Agent, Christian Petzold's Mirrors No. 3, and Sebastián Lelio's The Wave
Drink deep: critics Mark Asch, Kong Rithdee, and Isabel Stevens join to swim through recent premieres Die My Love, The Chronology of Water, Nouvelle Vague, and Urchin
Don’t let go: Isabel Stevens and Thomas Flew from Sight and Sound join to discuss Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Two Prosecutors, and Left-Handed Girl
First impressions: critics Jonathan Romney and Guy Lodge join to kick off our festival coverage, discussing early selections Leave One Day, Enzo, and Sound of Falling
Burning down the house: Robert Daniels and Michael Blair join to discuss Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag, and Andrew Ahn’s The Wedding Banquet
Grief stages: the Canadian auteur discusses making art to process loss, the eroticism of conspiracy theories, and why his latest is very much a Toronto film
On the lookout: critics Mark Asch and Natalia Keogan join to discuss this year’s lineup of films by emerging directors, including Familiar Touch, Mad Bills to Pay, Lost Chapters, and more
Out with the old: critic Tim Grierson joins FC editors Devika Girish and Clinton Krute to discuss recent offerings Mickey 17, Opus, Misericordia, Eephus, and more
Pain and glory: Eric Newman and Paul Thompson, editors of the Los Angeles Review of Books, join to discuss, debate, and dismantle this year’s nominees, from Anora to Emilia Pérez to Nickel Boys, and more
Bon appetit: Andrew Katzenstein, Genevieve Yue, and Michael Blair join the FC editors to dish up favorite titles from the legendary American filmmaker’s body of work
Revolutionary dream: Curators Bunga Siagian and Yuki Aditya and critics Cici Peng and Inney Prakash join to discuss a special program at this year’s IFFR devoted to the historic Afro-Asian Film Festivals
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