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The Film Comment Podcast: Women in New Hollywood

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February 7, 2017
The female connection: Molly Haskell and Margaret Barton-Fumo praise the domestic refuseniks and other second-wave trailblazers

The Film Comment Podcast: Raoul Peck + Dustin Guy Defa and Laura Dunn

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January 31, 2017
Independents and independence: an interview with the director of I Am Not Your Negro and a Sundance chat with the directors of Person to Person and Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry

The Film Comment Podcast: Sundance History

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January 25, 2017
Skis and broken projectors: a group of independent film veterans discuss the development of the festival over the decades

The Film Comment Podcast: Sundance Critics’ Panel

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January 23, 2017
Live from Park City: Nick Pinkerton, Paula Mejia, Ashley Clark, and Nicolas Rapold weigh in on the films they've seen so far

The Film Comment Podcast: Identity

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January 17, 2017
Direct address: Amy Taubin and Ashley Clark on how race and ethnicity factor into the way we think and write about film

The Film Comment Podcast: Carte Blanche

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January 10, 2017
More money, more problems: a look at the films that directors make after they hit it big

The Film Comment Podcast: Spooky Christmas

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December 27, 2016
'Tis the season: a discussion of the best horror (and horror traditions) around the holiday

The Film Comment Podcast: LGBTQ Representation

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December 20, 2016
The gaze and the gays: queer characters in contemporary Hollywood cinema

The Film Comment Podcast: The Best of 2016

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December 13, 2016
All together now: our editors discuss the mechanics of our contributors' poll

Best Films of 2016

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December 13, 2016
The greatest love of all: the top 20 films of 2016, as selected by our esteemed contributors

Best Undistributed Films of 2016

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December 13, 2016
Another country: 20 promising titles to watch out for in the coming year, as chosen by our contributors

The Film Comment Podcast: The Marginalization of Cinema

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December 6, 2016
The major and the minor: estimating the place of film in the popular imagination

The Film Comment Podcast: Tearjerkers and Manchester by the Sea

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November 29, 2016
Something in my eye: four critics discuss the films that make them weep and the mechanics of melodrama

The Film Comment Podcast: Post-Election

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November 23, 2016
What just happened? Filmmakers and critics gather to discuss the new American reality

The Film Comment Podcast: Paul Verhoeven

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November 15, 2016
Is he serious? A trio of experts dive into the Dutch filmmaker’s infamous oeuvre—plus a one-on-one chat with the director about Elle

The Film Comment Podcast: Election Day

By Film Comment
November 8, 2016
Double your dissent: Walter Bernstein, a blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter, and Edmundo Desnoes, the Cuban novelist and screenwriter of Memories of Underdevelopment, discuss their firsthand experiences with censorship and political filmmaking

The Film Comment Podcast: NYFF Live Filmmaker Chat

By Film Comment
November 1, 2016
Brain trust: Olivier Assayas, Alison Maclean, and Kleber Mendonça Filho discuss their art

The Film Comment Podcast: Kristen Stewart and Chloë Sevigny

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October 26, 2016
Keep cool: the two imperturbable actresses discuss technique and branching out into directing

The Film Comment Podcast: Face Your Fears

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October 25, 2016
The three ages of terror: our panel of experts reveal the films (horror and otherwise) that have unsettled them as children and adults

The Film Comment Podcast: Errol Morris Election Special

By Film Comment
October 19, 2016
Primary colors: the master documentarian talks about technique in his new film The B-Side, and Donald Trump