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Present Tense: Sylvia Plath Goes to the Movies

By Sheila O'Malley
June 27, 2019
Something fresh and strange: newly released letters reveal the prominent presence of movies in the poet’s life

Playlist: Les Blank’s Chulas Fronteras and Del Mero Corazon

By Clinton Krute
June 27, 2019
Border crossing: Les Blank’s joyous celebrations of Tejano music and culture return to the screen

The Film Comment Podcast: New Releases

By Nicolas Rapold
June 26, 2019
Season of the witch: Devika Girish and Maddie Whittle join to exorcise their thoughts on the summer’s latest releases

News to Me: Rachel Morrison, Thom Yorke, and Jim Jarmusch

By Film Comment
June 24, 2019
Summer in the city: Spike Lee, Chris Marker, and even more Pauline Kael

Deep Focus: Toy Story 4

By Michael Sragow
June 21, 2019
Plastic people: though the story is running on fumes, the latest entry is a must-see for its beauty, drollery, and charm

Film of the Week: The Plagiarists

By Jonathan Romney
June 21, 2019
Infinite regress: Peter Parlow’s curious micro-budget provocation offers plenty to chew over

Higher Learning: Anne Charlotte Robertson’s Five Year Diary

By Becca Voelcker
June 20, 2019
“We go to the garden, we grow in the garden”: Robertson’s autobiography includes a network of interactions with plants, animals, and weather

Interview: Jessie Buckley

By Steven Mears
June 20, 2019
Take me home: the star of Wild Rose on her Irish upbringing and her newfound love for country music

The Film Comment Podcast: What Was the TV Movie?

By Nicolas Rapold
June 19, 2019
Ripped from the headlines: guests Soraya Nadia McDonald and Shonni Enelow on the underappreciated art of the made-for-TV movie

Queer & Now & Then: 1967

By Michael Koresky
June 19, 2019
Up close and personal: Frank Simon’s The Queen portrays unashamed gay men inhabiting their own bodies—and clothes—with pride