Festivals

The Film Comment Podcast: Pedro Almodóvar and Pain and Glory

By Nicolas Rapold

September 18, 2019

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

Dispatch: Toronto 2019

By Michael Koresky

September 12, 2019

Love on the rocks: a report from TIFF on Marriage Story, Two of Us, Africa, and others

Dispatch: Venice 2019

By Nicolas Rapold

September 10, 2019

The last laugh: journeys into outer and inner space occupied the spotlight on the Lido, with a couple of surprises

Telluride 2019 Dispatch: Waves and The Assistant

By Eugene Hernandez

September 6, 2019

Brand-new films from two young directors, Kitty Green (The Assistant) and Trey Edward Shults (Waves), were among the highlights of this year's edition of the Colorado festival

Interview: Diao Yinan

By Wang Muyan

September 6, 2019

The director of The Wild Goose Lake philosophizes on the meaning and appeal of crime stories

Interview: Tyler Taormina

By Jordan Cronk

September 5, 2019

While we're young: Tyler Taormina's surburban-set debut comes on like a slightly surreal teen comedy before segueing into something far stranger

The Film Comment Podcast: Venice Three

By Nicolas Rapold

September 5, 2019

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