We shall rise: 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 Festival
A day in the life: Vadim Rizov and Ruun Nuur join to discuss festival selections Peter Hujar's Day, Predators, Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo), and more
Kicking and screaming: critics Lovia Gyarkye, Alana Pockros, and Lisa Wong Macabasco join to discuss BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Bunnylovr, and more
Listen closely: critics Robert Daniels and Tim Grierson debate early festival selections Rabbit Trap, Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, Twinless, and more
Stand!: our Sundance coverage kicks off with Maddie Whittle, Ruun Nuur, and Vadim Rizov joining to discuss SLY LIVES! (aka the Burden of Black Genius), Pee-wee as Himself, All That’s Left of You, and more
Always in style: in the second entry of our new advice column for cinephiles, critics Inney Prakash and Imogen Sara Smith offer sage career counsel and expert fashion tips
Ballad of a thin man: critic Lovia Gyarkye and Film Comment‘s Michael Blair join to discuss James Mangold‘s A Complete Unknown, Robert Eggers‘s Nosferatu, and more
Artificial heart: the great American actress discusses her role in the latest from Pedro Almodóvar, which co-stars Tilda Swinton as a dying woman who makes a daring request of an old friend, played brilliantly by Moore
Starting places: critics Erika Balsom and Benjamin Crais join to discuss the undersung filmmaker’s richly heterogenous, and endlessly fascinating, body of work
That's a wrap: critics Bilge Ebiri and Lovia Gyarkye join Film Comment editors Devika Girish and Clinton Krute for a spirited wrap-up analysis of the highlights and lowlights from this year's lineup
Bread and roses: the two directorial pairs behind Northern Lights (1978) and Union (2024) discuss the practical, formal, and political considerations of making films about people power
Sign up for the Film Comment Letter!
Thoughtful, original film criticism delivered straight to your inbox each week. Enter your email address below to subscribe.