Flying home: filmmaker Suneil Sanzgiri and writer and programmer Greg de Cuir Jr. delve into the ways in which digital media represents and responds to colonialism, diaspora, and violence
Rhythm of the night: critics and programmers Inney Prakash and Cici Peng join to discuss highlights from this year's festival, including films by Maxime Jean-Baptiste, Hong Sangsoo, Wang Bing, and more
School's out: Genevieve Yue and Isabel Stevens—both critics and parents—discuss what they watch with their children and why (with the kids themselves chiming in, too!)
Lost highways: the two critics join to discuss their new book Corpses, Fools and Monsters, an examination of the past, present, and future of trans cinema
Killer's kiss: the famed American filmmaker joins to discuss his latest, a charming mix of screwball and noir that asks darkly comedic questions about identity, passion, and the criminal justice system
Let there be light: Dennis Lim and Justin Chang sit down to discuss late-festival selections All We Imagine as Light,The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Viet and Nam, and more
Hard rain: critics Beatrice Loayza, Giovanni Marchini Camia, and Caitlin Quinlan discuss Miguel Gomes’s Grand Tour, Alain Guiraudie’s Misericordia, Mahdi Fliefel’s To a Land Unknown, and Paolo Sorrentino’s Parthenope
Party down: Guy Lodge and Adam Piron offer their reactions to Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez and Sean Baker’s Anora before sharing some personal festival highlights
Body and soul: critics Robert Daniels, Miriam Bale, and Mark Asch discuss recent festival premieres, including David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds, Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, Claire Simon's Elementary, and more
Fool’s errands: Kelli Weston and Jessica Kiang join to unpack Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, Andrea Arnold’s Bird, and Yorgos Lanthimos’s Kinds of Kindness
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