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Meeting of Stars at the Foot of That Idol Whose Name Is Oscar

By Antonio di Benedetto

March 2, 2018

In search of gold: the author of Zama went to the 1965 Academy Awards and lived to tell the tale

Festivals: Lumière 2017

By Yonca Talu

December 29, 2017

Step into the light: our correspondent catches up with the cinephile playgrounds of the Lumière festival in Lyon

Why Sam Shepard Has “The Right Stuff”

By Philip Kaufman

August 4, 2017

An appreciation of the playwright/actor/screenwriter by the writer/director of The Right Stuff

Art/Form: Fulci’s Brush with Death

By Chris Shields

July 24, 2017

Written in blood: Italian avant-garde art and Lucio Fulci’s gutsy horror, together at last (with a dash of Bava)

Film of the Week: Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present

By Jonathan Romney

March 30, 2017

Dots and loops: the avant-garde artist and musician is rightfully restored to prime view in a new documentary

Film Comment Readers’ Poll 2016

By Film Comment

February 27, 2017

As you like it: the 25 best movie according to you (no backsies)

Shedding Some Light

By Barry Jenkins

January 2, 2017

The acclaimed director on the films that inspired Moonlight

NYFF: The Aquarius Letters

By Yonca Talu

October 11, 2016

Fierce art: the director of Aquarius discusses the film's personal resonance, its controversial release, and the political situation in Brazil

Sudden Fear (1952)

By Farran Smith Nehme

August 11, 2016

Haute face: Joan Crawford's Oscar-nominated turn as a spurned heiress-playwright offers a new gold standard for 50s melodrama

You’re the One for Me, Fatty

By Scott Eyman

July 11, 2016

Fast and bulbous: in early shorts costarring a young Buster Keaton, the notorious slapstick comedian Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was able to show off his full range of talents