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Founded in 1962, Film Comment has been the home of independent film journalism for over 50 years, publishing in-depth interviews, critical analysis, and feature coverage of mainstream, art-house, and avant-garde filmmaking from around the world. The Film Comment Podcast, hosted by editors Devika Girish and Clinton Krute, is a weekly space for critical conversation about film, with a look at topical issues, new releases, and the big picture. Film Comment is a nonprofit publication that relies on the support of readers. Support film culture. Support Film Comment.
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- 1 weeks ago48 min
Cannes 2026 #9: Breaking Borders at Cannes Docs
On May 15, Film Comment Editor Devika Girish moderated a panel at Cannes Docs, an industry sidebar dedicated to nonfiction filmmaking. Titled "Breaking Borders," the conversation examined how, even as the film market has become increasingly globalized, traditional professional networks and production infrastructure are still structured around exclusionary ideas about countries and continents. Devika gathered three panelists who lead groundbreaking networks that are nourishing connections across borders, changing not just the terrain of cinema but also of our notions of power, place, and belonging. The speakers included Jason Ryle, the Chief Executive Officer of the Arctic Indigenous Film Fund; Mark Mushiva, a creative technologist and Research Fellow with Forensic Architecture; and Lisa Smith, a founder of the Romani Filmmakers Network.Subscribe today to Film Comment to catch up with all of our Cannes 2026 coverage.Image courtesy of the Arctic Indigenous Film Fund.
- 2 weeks ago1h 5m
Cannes 2026 #8, with Justin Chang, Tim Grierson, and Jessica Kiang
Cannes 2026 wrapped this past weekend, but the Film Comment crew has not slowed down one bit as we continue to cut through the noise with dispatches, interviews, Podcasts, a special Cannes Critics’ Grid, and much more.For our final Podcast from the Croisette, FC Editor Devika Girish gathered three of our favorite critics—Justin Chang (The New Yorker), Tim Grierson (Screen International), and Jessica Kiang (Variety)—to unpack the festival's final days. The group discussed three late-premiering Competition titles: Valeska Grisebach's Jury Prize–winning The Dreamed Adventure , Léa Mysius's The Birthday Party , and Lukas Dhont's Coward —before turning to Ken Russell's newly restored The Devils (1971) , which screened in the Cannes Classics section.Subscribe today to Film Comment to stay up-to-date with all of our Cannes 2026 coverage.
- 3 weeks ago55 min
Cannes 2026 #7, with Thomas Flew and Neta Alexander
Cannes 2026 is nearing its close, but the Film Comment crew has not slowed down one bit as we continue to cut through the noise with dispatches, interviews, Podcasts, a special Cannes Critics’ Grid, and much more. This year’s edition has been packed with highly anticipated premieres from Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Valeska Grisebach, James Gray, Paweł Pawlikowski, and many more acclaimed filmmakers.For our seventh Podcast from the Croisette, FC Editor Devika Girish invited Sight and Sound’s Thomas Flew and scholar Neta Alexander to discuss a trio of late-festival Competition premieres: Andrey Zvyagintsev's Palme d'Or–contender Minotaur ; Ira Sachs's 1980s period drama The Man I Love ; and Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo's The Black Ball (La Bola Negra) , which received a rousing 20-minute ovation from the Cannes audience.Next, the group shout out highlights from other sections of the festival: Tom Fontenille's documentary A Secret Heart , which premiered in the ACID sidebar; Clio Barnard's youth-in-England fiction feature I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning , in the Directors' Fortnight program; and John Abraham's newly restored Report to Mother (1986) , from the Cannes Classics section.Subscribe today to Film Comment to stay up-to-date with all of our Cannes 2026 coverage.
- 3 weeks ago40 min
Cannes 2026 #6, with Isabel Stevens and Neta Alexander
Cannes 2026 is in full swing and the Film Comment crew is on the ground, cutting through the noise with dispatches, interviews, Podcasts, a special Cannes Critics’ Grid, and much more. This year’s edition is packed with highly anticipated premieres from Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Valeska Grisebach, James Gray, Paweł Pawlikowski, and many more acclaimed filmmakers.For our sixth Podcast from the sun-dappled shores of the French Riviera, Sight and Sound's Isabel Stevens and scholar Neta Alexander join FC Editor Devika Girish to share their responses to two Competition titles that are sure to generate lots of chatter: Cristian Mungiu's legal thriller Fjord and Pedro Almodóvar's self-reflexive drama Bitter Christmas . Next, they turn to two highlights from the festival's other sections: Austrian director Sandra Wollner's Everytime , which premiered as part of Un Certain Regard, and Chilean filmmaker Dominga Sotomayor's La perra , a selection in the Directors' Fortnight program.Subscribe today to Film Comment to stay up-to-date with all of our Cannes 2026 coverage.
- 3 weeks ago49 min
Cannes 2026 #5, with Jordan Cronk, Adam Piron, and Ruun Nuur
Cannes 2026 is in full swing, and the Film Comment crew is on the ground, ready to cut through the noise with dispatches, interviews, Podcasts, a special Cannes Critics’ Grid, and much more. This year’s edition is packed with highly anticipated premieres from Pedro Almodóvar, Valeska Grisebach, James Gray, Paweł Pawlikowski, and many more acclaimed filmmakers.For our fifth Podcast from the Croisette, Film Comment Editor Devika Girish is joined by critics (and programmers) Jordan Cronk, Adam Piron, and Ruun Nuur to dive into some mid-festival highlights: James Grey's buzzy crime drama Paper Tiger ; Thai director Sompot Chidgasornpongse’s family road movie 9 Temples to Heaven ; a selection of documentaries including Gabin, The Match, and The Story of Documentary Film ; and the out-of-body experience that is Arthur Harari's thriller The Unknown .Subscribe today to Film Comment to stay up-to-date with all of our Cannes 2026 coverage.
- 3 weeks ago49 min
Cannes 2026 #4, with Öykü Sofuoğlu and Inney Prakash
Cannes 2026 is in full swing, and the Film Comment crew is on the ground, ready to cut through the noise with dispatches, interviews, Podcasts, a special Cannes Critics’ Grid, and much more. This year’s edition is packed with highly anticipated premieres from Pedro Almodóvar, Valeska Grisebach, James Gray, Paweł Pawlikowski, and many more acclaimed filmmakers.For our fourth Podcast from the Croisette, Film Comment Editor Devika Girish is joined by critic Öykü Sofuoğlu as well as FC Contributing Editor and Asia Society programmer Inney Prakash to debate their reactions to Clarissa , Arie and Chuko Esiri's Mrs Dalloway adaptation set in contemporary Lagos; Sheep in the Box , Hirokazu Kore-eda's parable about the dangers of AI; and Hope , Na Hong-jin's high-throttle monster movie.Subscribe today to Film Comment to stay up-to-date with all of our Cannes 2026 coverage.
- 4 weeks ago41 min
Cannes 2026 #3, with Robert Daniels and Inney Prakash
Cannes 2026 has arrived, and the Film Comment crew is on the ground, ready to cut through the noise with dispatches, interviews, Podcasts, a special Cannes Critics’ Grid, and much more. This year’s edition is packed with highly anticipated premieres from Pedro Almodóvar, Valeska Grisebach, James Gray, Paweł Pawlikowski, and many more acclaimed filmmakers.For the third of our daily Podcasts from the Croisette, critic Robert Daniels (RogerEbert.com) and FC Contributing Editor and Asia Society programmer Inney Prakash join FC Editor Devika Girish to discuss Radu Jude's The Diary of a Chambermaid , Marie Kreutzer's Gentle Monster , and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's All of a Sudden .Subscribe today to Film Comment to stay up-to-date with all of our Cannes 2026 coverage.
- 4 weeks ago42 min
Cannes 2026 #2, with Katie McCabe and Alison Willmore
Cannes 2026 has arrived, and the Film Comment crew is on the ground, ready to cut through the noise with dispatches, interviews, Podcasts, a special Cannes Critics’ Grid, and much more. This year's edition is packed with highly anticipated premieres from Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Valeska Grisebach, James Gray, Paweł Pawlikowski, and many more acclaimed filmmakers.On the second of our daily Podcasts from the Croisette, critics Katie McCabe (Sight and Sound) and Alison Willmore (New York, Vulture) join FC editor Devika Girish to talk over their recent festival viewing. They begin with Pawlikowski’s highly anticipated Fatherland , before moving to Kôji Fukada’s subtle Nagi Notes , Asghar Farhadi’s surprisingly soapy Parallel Tales , and Maxence Voiseux’s documentary Gabin before wrapping up by revisiting Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma . Subscribe today to Film Comment to stay up-to-date with all of our Cannes 2026 coverage.
About The Film Comment Podcast
Founded in 1962, Film Comment has been the home of independent film journalism for over 50 years, publishing in-depth interviews, critical analysis, and feature coverage of mainstream, art-house, and avant-garde filmmaking from around the world. The Film Comment Podcast, hosted by editors Devika Girish and Clinton Krute, is a weekly space for critical conversation about film, with a look at topical issues, new releases, and the big picture. Film Comment is a nonprofit publication that relies on the support of readers. Support film culture. Support Film Comment.
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