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The Film Comment Podcast is a weekly space for critical conversation about film, with a look at topical issues, new releases, and the big picture. Subscribe on Soundcloud, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Audible, Google Play, or Stitcher.

The Film Comment Podcast: Irma Vep and The Rehearsal

By Devika Girish

August 2, 2022

Mirror, mirror: Adam Nayman and Beatrice Loayza join to discuss the metatextual intricacies of Olivier Assayass's and Nathan Fielder's buzzy new shows

The Film Comment Podcast: Nathaniel Dorsky and Jerome Hiler on NYC’s Underground Cinema

By Film Comment

July 27, 2022

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

The Film Comment Podcast: Restoration and Preservation

By Film Comment

July 19, 2022

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

The Film Comment Podcast: Hélène Louvart on Murina and more

By Film Comment

July 12, 2022

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

The Film Comment Podcast: Movie Gifts Redux

By Film Comment

June 28, 2022

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

The Film Comment Podcast: Top Gun and Nationalist Cinema

By Film Comment

June 21, 2022

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

The Film Comment Podcast: Olivier Assayas’s Irma Vep

By Film Comment

June 14, 2022

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

The Film Comment Podcast: Léa Seydoux on Crimes of the Future and One Fine Morning

By Devika Girish

May 31, 2022

Body and soul: the prolific French actress joins the podcast to discuss her starring turns in excellent new films by Mia Hansen-Løve and David Cronenberg

The Film Comment Podcast: Cannes 2022 #11

By Film Comment

May 28, 2022

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

The Film Comment Podcast: Cannes 2022 #10 with Albert Serra on Pacifiction

By Film Comment

May 27, 2022

Tristes tropiques: Dennis Lim talks to director Albert Serra about his elliptical political thriller and Cannes standout, Pacifiction