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Festivals

Festivals: Trolling the Croisette

By Nicolas Rapold
July 2, 2018
At Cannes, self-determination effectively became the topic du jour, whether on the screen or in debates about the festival

Festivals: Why Settle for Less?

By Amy Taubin
July 2, 2018
Showstoppers could still be found at Cannes beyond the security barricades

Festivals: Taiwan

By Abby Sun
June 19, 2018
Family affairs: the Taiwan International Documentary Festival speaks loud and clear on its 20th anniversary

Interview: Yann Gonzalez

By Jordan Cronk
June 14, 2018
Adult entertainment: the French filmmaker, winner of the Prix Jean Vigo, discusses his story set in the gay porn industry when film was still king

Festivals: Tribeca après Cannes

By Amy Taubin
June 7, 2018
Greener pastures: could Cannes learn something from Tribeca? Our critic looks back and reflects

Festivals: Cannes 2018

By Dennis Lim
May 28, 2018
Bending the rules: with the frenzy of Cannes in the rearview mirror, a few films reward consideration for their thoughtful reinventions

Cannes Interview: Ryusuke Hamaguchi

By Jordan Cronk
May 23, 2018
It's the loneliest number since the number one: the Japanese director of Asako I & II follows a young woman's doubled romance to the bittersweet end

The Film Comment Podcast: Cannes Day 11

By Film Comment
May 21, 2018
That’s all, folks: Manohla Dargis discusses Lee Chang-dong’s Burning, Alice Rohrwacher’s Happy as Lazzaro, and the privilege of attending the festival

Cannes Interview: Lee Chang-dong

By Dennis Lim
May 20, 2018
Vast carelessness: the Korean director's beguiling drama of lives led astray will be the one to endure from this year's edition of the festival

The Film Comment Podcast: Cannes Day 10

By Film Comment
May 18, 2018
When will it end? On the strategies (and effectiveness) of the hard-knock stories in Nadine Labaki’s Capernaüm, Sergei Dvortsevoy’s Ayka, Matteo Garrone’s Dogman, and Vittorio De Sica’s Bicycle Thieves