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The Film Comment Podcast: Douglas Sirk and Representation

By Film Comment
January 26, 2016
More than melodrama allows: a discussion of the director's approach to race and ethnicity in his Hollywood films

The Film Comment Podcast: The Best Performances of 2015

By Film Comment
January 19, 2016
Speaking directly: our panel of critics discuss the best, worst, and halfway decent performances of last year

W.C. Fields for President!

By Film Comment
January 19, 2016
We can do better. An excerpt from the master's parodic book on ascending to the highest office in the land

State of the Art

By Film Comment
January 4, 2016
Taking the pulse of cinema in 2015

An Announcement from Film Comment

By Film Comment
December 23, 2015
Senior Editor Nicolas Rapold has been named the interim editor of Film Comment as Gavin Smith concludes his run as editor

Lynch/Rivette: In Dreams

By Film Comment
December 21, 2015
On the occasion of the Film Society series and the publication of The Man from Another Place by Dennis Lim, a conversation between Lim and Melissa Anderson

The Film Comment Podcast: The Best Films of 2015

By Film Comment
December 18, 2015
Yes, Darling, but is it Art? Our panel of contributors and editors discuss—and frequently disagree—with the results of this year's poll

Best Films of 2015

By Film Comment
December 14, 2015
First class: the top 20 films of 2015, as selected by our contributors, colleagues, and collaborators

Best Undistributed Films of 2015

By Film Comment
December 14, 2015
Waiting for the spotlight: 20 of the best films of 2015 that are not yet distributed

Trivial Top 20: Best Sequels

By Film Comment
November 4, 2015

NYFF: Martin Scorsese on Film Preservation

By Film Comment
October 27, 2015
The filmmaker describes how he helped change attitudes about the value of celluloid

The Film Comment Podcast: NYFF 2015 Roundtable

By Film Comment
October 20, 2015
Live from the New York Film Festival, it's the Film Comment Roundtable! A murderers' row of guest critics (and a couple of your humble FC editors) discuss the highlights of this year's selection

The Film Comment Podcast: Shoah

By Film Comment
October 7, 2015
J. Hoberman and Joshua Oppenheimer discuss Shoah in the first episode of the FILM COMMENT podcast

Trivial Top 20: Best Performances by Former Pro Athletes

By Film Comment
July 21, 2015
 

The New Issue: July/August 2015

By Film Comment
July 6, 2015
Noah Baumbach on Mistress America, Kent Jones on Pedro Costa's Horse Money, Amy Taubin on The Diary of a Teenage Girl, multiple views from Cannes, and more

Cannes Roundtable #2

By Film Comment
June 5, 2015
To the victor go the spoils: our cabal of critics discuss the surprise Palme d'Or winner, Jacques Audiard's Dheepan, and other overlooked films

Cannes Roundtable #1

By Film Comment
May 22, 2015
Our international panel of caffeinated critics debates Cannes premieres by Todd Haynes, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Pixar, Yorgos Lanthimos, and more

The New Issue: May/June 2015

By Film Comment
May 8, 2015
Remembering Albert Maysles, a 29-page midsection on Korean cinema with profiles of leading directors, actors, and genres, Kent Jones on narrative, and more

The New Issue: March/April 2015

By Film Comment
March 7, 2015
Bertrand Bonello's Saint Laurent, the 40th annual Grosses Gloss, Kent Jones on film criticism and acting, Howard Hampton on Clouds of Sils Maria, and more

Trivial Top 20: Best Final Performances

By Film Comment
March 6, 2015

1. Carole Lombard To Be or Not to Be, 1942

2. Victor Sjöström Wild Strawberries, 1957

3. Barbara Loden Wanda, 1970

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