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Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project, Shooting the Mafia, and The Irishman

By Imogen Sara Smith
November 26, 2019
Saving time: two new documentaries dwell on the compulsion to record as a means of staving off the relentless passage of time

News to Me: Charlie Kaufman, Susan Sontag, and the Paramount Decree

By James Wham
November 25, 2019
Together apart: Strand Releasing, mobsters vs. cowboys, and Todd Haynes

Deep Focus: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

By Michael Sragow
November 22, 2019
A man apart: a remarkable performance from Tom Hanks partially redeems Marielle Heller’s gimmicky film

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

Film of the Week: Knives Out

By Jonathan Romney
November 21, 2019
Pointy objects: like a clever piece of stage conjuring, Knives Out is slight but hugely enjoyable

Present Tense: Tomboys

By Sheila O'Malley
November 21, 2019
One of the guys: the figure of the tomboy has popped up regularly throughout the timeline of movies

Queer & Now & Then: 1988

By Michael Koresky
November 20, 2019
Close to you: Todd Haynes’s Superstar uses disease as cover for a social rot so entrenched there may be no cure

Excerpt from Get Out: The Complete Annotated Screenplay

By Film Comment
November 20, 2019
Read an exclusive selection from a new annotated edition of Jordan Peele’s screenplay for Get Out.

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