Nicolas Rapold

The Film Comment Podcast: Dee Rees on The Last Thing He Wanted

January 26, 2020

International situation: the filmmaker sits down to discuss her thriller, one of the most highly anticipated films at Sundance

The Film Comment Podcast: Sundance 2020 #2

By Nicolas Rapold

January 25, 2020

Go big or go home: Slate's Sam Adams joins to discuss Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Zola, Jumbo, and other festival standouts

The Film Comment Podcast: Sundance 2020 #1

By Nicolas Rapold

January 24, 2020

Star power: our first salvo from the snowy hinterland covers Miss Americana, Crip Camp, Bad Hair, and much more

Interview: Bill and Turner Ross

By Nicolas Rapold

January 23, 2020

Knocked out loaded: the filmmakers behind standout Sundance doc Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets on great bar films and “spiritual itineraries”

The Film Comment Podcast: Sundance 2020 Preview

By Nicolas Rapold

January 22, 2020

Keeping watch: Amy Taubin and Devika Girish join for an early look at this year’s offerings

The Film Comment Podcast: The Decade Project #4, or, What Just Happened?

By Nicolas Rapold

January 17, 2020

The whole wide world: our panel of critics wraps their hive-mind around the films and trends of the past ten years

The Film Comment Podcast: Pedro Costa on Vitalina Varela

By Nicolas Rapold

January 15, 2020

Remain in light: the filmmaker on his latest film, quite possibly the most beautiful of 2020

The Film Comment Podcast: Filmmakers on Varda

By Nicolas Rapold

January 10, 2020

A woman apart: our panel discusses Agnès Varda’s pioneering career and her influence on their work

The Film Comment Podcast: Josh and Benny Safdie on Uncut Gems

By Nicolas Rapold

January 8, 2020

I'm walkin' here! The brothers talk to Nick Pinkerton about the New York films that influenced their full-throttle thriller

Dispatch: Viennale 2019

By Nicolas Rapold

January 6, 2020

Intelligent design: the latest edition of the festival continued its insightful mélange of programming

The Film Comment Podcast: Greta Gerwig and Little Women

By Nicolas Rapold

January 2, 2020

Fresh perspectives: Amy Taubin and Devika Girish join for a rousing discussion of Gerwig’s triumphant adaptation

The Film Comment Podcast: The Decade Project #3

By Nicolas Rapold

December 18, 2019

Building character: Shonni Enelow and Michael Koresky join to discuss acting and performance in the 2010s

The Film Comment Podcast: The Decade Project #2

By Nicolas Rapold

December 13, 2019

Commanding attention: looking back at the cinematographers, editors, and costume designers who stood out in the 2010s

The Film Comment Podcast: The Best Movies of 2019

By Nicolas Rapold

December 11, 2019

It’s that time of year again! The best films of 2019, chosen through a poll of our contributing writers

The Film Comment Podcast: The Decade Project #1

By Nicolas Rapold

December 4, 2019

Over your shoulder: the first in a series of looks back at the major tectonic shifts, themes, and films of the past ten years

The Film Comment Podcast: Martin Scorsese and The Irishman

By Nicolas Rapold

November 27, 2019

Man of the people: Molly Haskell, Shonni Enelow, and Michael Koresky join to discuss how the elegiac epic fits into the filmmaker’s body of work

The Film Comment Podcast: New Releases, November 2019

By Nicolas Rapold

November 22, 2019

Taking the long view: critics Devika Girish and Michael Gillespie join to discuss Atlantics, The Irishman, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire

The Film Comment Podcast: Todd Haynes on Dark Waters

By Nicolas Rapold

November 20, 2019

Guest host Amy Taubin sits down with the veteran filmmaker to discuss Teflon pans, corporate malfeasance, and his new whistleblower drama

Interview: Shannon Murphy

By Nicolas Rapold

November 18, 2019

Incisive moments: the director on her Venice standout Babyteeth, an electric debut feature

Short Takes: Waves

By Nicolas Rapold

November 13, 2019

Director Trey Edward Shults returns for a third roving feature with all cylinders firing