September-October 2019 | Film Comment

Phantom Light

by Imogen Sara Smith

“Shitamachi: Tales of Downtown Tokyo” and Parasite by Imogen Sara Smith

Unquiet Spirits: Atlantics, Vitalina Varela, and Martin Eden by Imogen Sara Smith

Close Reading

Endless Night by Cassidy Olsen

Martin Eden by Peter Kim George

To the Ends of the Earth by Moeko Fujii

Parasite, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and Fire Will Come by Mara Theodoropoulou

Liberté by Beatrice Loayza

Bacurau by A.G. Sims

Saturday Fiction and Sibyl by Michelle Chow

Beanpole by Nicholas Russell

Horrific Non-Horror

Lurking in the background: Michael Koresky and Ashley Clark on the (non-horror) films that still keep them up at night

October 30, 2019

The Film Comment Podcast: Horrific Non-Horror

Robert Eggers on The Lighthouse

Salty dogs: the director on the art, craft, and angst of bringing his brine-encrusted and mind-bending vision to the screen

October 23, 2019

The Film Comment Podcast: Robert Eggers on The Lighthouse

Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite

As above, so below: Amy Taubin and Michael Koresky join for a discussion of Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning sensation

October 16, 2019

The Film Comment Podcast: Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite

Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington

Wave that flag: the comedy duo on their new feature, a political satire and extension of the On Cinema at the Cinema story

October 15, 2019

The Film Comment Podcast: Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington

NYFF57 Festival Wrap

The friends we made: our panel of critics look back at the festival that was

October 11, 2019

The Film Comment Podcast: NYFF57 Festival Wrap

NYFF57 Filmmakers Chat

Come together: Justine Triet, Pietro Marcello, Corneliu Porumboiu, Akosua Adoma Owusu, and Luise Donschen join for our annual roundtable discussion

October 9, 2019

The Film Comment Podcast: NYFF57 Filmmakers Chat

Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles

Under Western eyes: the directors of Bacurau take aim at five scenes from their NYFF sensation

October 7, 2019

The Film Comment Podcast: Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles

NYFF57 Projections

Ways of seeing: Ed Halter and Nellie Killian join for a look at NYFF’s experimental program

October 4, 2019

The Film Comment Podcast: NYFF57 Projections

State of the Nation

Political education: our first FC NYFF talk this year was a wide-ranging conversation on the complex interplay between politics and cinema

October 2, 2019

The Film Comment Podcast: State of the Nation

NYFF 2019 #1

Looking ahead: Ashley Clark and Farihah Zaman join to preview highlights from NYFF, kicking off this Friday

September 25, 2019

The Film Comment Podcast: NYFF 2019 #1

Pedro Almodóvar and Pain and Glory

Man in the mirror: Michael Koresky and Eugene Hernandez join to discuss the Spanish filmmaker’s beloved career

September 18, 2019

The Film Comment Podcast: Pedro Almodóvar and Pain and Glory

Toronto 2019 #3

Foggy notion: Michael Koresky and Justin Chang join for a discussion of Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit Uncut Gems, Color Out of Space, and others

September 13, 2019

The Film Comment Podcast: Toronto 2019 #3

Toronto 2019 #2

Roundup: all the latest from TIFF, with a focus on Lina from Lima, Synonyms, Terminal Sud, and Blood Quantum.

September 11, 2019

The Film Comment Podcast: Toronto 2019 #2

Toronto 2019 #1

Digging in: our first report from TIFF touches on Knives Out, The Lost Okoroshi, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and much more

September 9, 2019

The Film Comment Podcast: Toronto 2019 #1

Venice Three

Make or break: guests Christina Newland and Jay Weissberg discuss premieres from Olivier Assayas, Pietro Marcello, Pablo Larraín, Roy Andersson, and more

September 5, 2019

The Film Comment Podcast: Venice Three

Venice Two

Laughing matter: Justin Chang joins our second dispatch from Venice to weigh in on Joker, American Skin, and The Laundromat

September 3, 2019

The Film Comment Podcast: Venice Two