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Cannes 2026 #9: Breaking Borders at Cannes Docs
Podcast Jason Ryle, Mark Mushiva, and Lisa Smith discuss building cinematic networks that nourish connections across borders On May 15,…
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Cannes 2026 #8: Bringing It All Back Home
Podcast Critics Justin Chang, Tim Grierson, and Jessica Kiang close out the festival, discussing The Dreamed Adventure, The Birthday Party,…
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Cannes 2026 #6: Happy Hours
Podcast Isabel Stevens and Neta Alexander share their responses to Pedro Almodóvar’s Bitter Christmas, Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, and more Cannes…
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Being Yourself: George Clooney | Film Comment
There is a scene in Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly (2025) in which the eponymous movie star—an industrially entrenched A-lister who’s entered the…
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Boots Riley on I Love Boosters
Podcast The filmmaker talks fashion, feminism, and revolution by Film Comment On this week’s Podcast, Boots Riley joins to discuss…
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Being Yourself: George Clooney
This article appeared in the April 24, 2026 edition of The Film Comment Letter, our free weekly newsletter featuring original film criticism…
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In Conversation with George Clooney
Next week, on Monday, April 27, Film at Lincoln Center honors George Clooney with their annual Chaplin Award. Clooney has…
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Interview: Julia Ducournau on Alpha
With Alpha playing in theaters in New York, I chatted with Ducournau about the film’s key themes: the body, empathy, beauty, and…
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Woman on the Verge
This article appeared in the April 3, 2026 edition of The Film Comment Letter, our free weekly newsletter featuring original film criticism…
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Melissa Anderson on The Hunger
For more than two decades, Melissa Anderson has been one of New York City’s most important film critics—and one of…
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