Film Comment

Christian Petzold by Jordan Cronk

Berlin Alexey German Jr. by Yonca Talu

Katharina Wyss by Lily Majteles

Ildiko Enyedi by Nicolas Rapold

The Rise of Valeska Grisebach

No translation available: Valeska Grisebach’s latest film goes beyond realism and into the borderlands of Bulgaria

February 20, 2018

The Film Comment Podcast: The Rise of Valeska Grisebach

Camerimage Denis Lenoir by Robert Horton

Valeria Sarmiento by Jaime Grijalba

Sundance RaMell Ross by Eric Hynes

Camerimage Dan Laustsen by Robert Horton

Camerimage Charlotte Bruus Christensen by Robert Horton

Jaume Collet-Serra by Nick Pinkerton

Camerimage Sam Levy by Robert Horton

Thomas Arslan by Jordan Cronk

The Cinema of Experience II

Getting past first: a discussion with filmmakers and scholars about finding cinematic language

February 27, 2018

The Film Comment Podcast: The Cinema of Experience II

China Goes to the Movies

New year, new Yimou: a candid discussion of the current state of film exhibition, production, and distribution in the mainland

February 13, 2018

The Film Comment Podcast: China Goes to the Movies

I Loved It When I Was a Kid

Avant taste: four critics discuss some of the films that defined their childhoods

February 6, 2018

The Film Comment Podcast: I Loved It When I Was a Kid

Apichatpong Weerasethakul on Sleepcinemahotel

Room to dream: the director’s latest installation at Rotterdam offers guests the opportunity to exist in a liminal space (plus breakfast)

February 1, 2018

The Film Comment Podcast: Apichatpong Weerasethakul on Sleepcinemahotel

Let’s Eat

Taste sensations: we discuss the films that make us hungry, for better or worse

January 30, 2018

The Film Comment Podcast: Let’s Eat

Sundance Day Seven

To the front: on the increasing visibility of women and minorities at the festival, the problems with The Tale, and much more

January 24, 2018

The Film Comment Podcast: Sundance Day Seven

Steve James

Class is in session: the seasoned documentarian discusses his ten-part miniseries about a racially diverse school in the Chicago suburbs, America to Me

January 23, 2018

The Film Comment Podcast: Steve James

Sundance Day Six

Keeping it real: on Sam Green’s A Thousand Thoughts, Jennifer Fox’s The Tale, Desiree Akhavan’s The Miseducation of Cameron Post, and Panos Cosmatos’s Mandy

January 23, 2018

The Film Comment Podcast: Sundance Day Six

Sebastián Silva

No way out: the prolific director discusses the racial dynamics of his latest Sundance premiere, Tyrel

January 22, 2018

The Film Comment Podcast: Sebastián Silva

Good Soundtrack, Bad Movie

For your listening pleasure only: a handful of films that make up for their lack of storytelling prowess with unforgettable music

January 16, 2018

The Film Comment Podcast: Good Soundtrack, Bad Movie

Phantom Thread

Bespoke: two female critics discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest, featured on our January/February cover

January 9, 2018

The Film Comment Podcast: Phantom Thread

Reckoning with Misogyny

Woman’s work: critics discuss current and past attempts at ending sexual assault and inequality in the film industry and beyond

January 2, 2018

The Film Comment Podcast: Reckoning with Misogyny

Sundance Day Five

Interiors: as the first weekend of the fest closes, thoughts on Sebastián Silva’s Tyrel, Ethan Hawke’s Blaze, Gustav Möller’s The Guilty, and Sandi Tan’s Shirkers

January 22, 2018

The Film Comment Podcast: Sundance Day Five

Sundance Day Four

Out of the past: Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade, Craig William Macneill’s Lizzie Borden, and Paul Dano’s Wildlife

January 21, 2018

The Film Comment Podcast: Sundance Day Four

Sundance Day Three

No business like snow business: our correspondents brave the cold to discuss Gus Van Sant’s Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot, RaMell Ross’s Hale County This Morning, This Evening, and Stephen Laing’s Crime + Punishment

January 20, 2018

The Film Comment Podcast: Sundance Day Three

Sundance Day Two

In the public eye: thoughts on the opening night film Private Life, Our New President, 306 Hollywood, and more

January 19, 2018

The Film Comment Podcast: Sundance Day Two

Sundance Day One

Let the games begin: the first of our daily episodes from Park City previews what’s good, bad, and ugly

January 18, 2018

The Film Comment Podcast: Sundance Day One