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The Film Comment Podcast

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  • Sex in the Cinema at NYFF64, with Ayanna Dozier and Melissa Anderson

    October 9, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    Several films—both old and new—across this year’s NYFF lineup push the boundaries of depictions of sensuality and desire on screen, posing provocative questions for the current cinema landscape, where sex has become a divisive…

  • Critics Academy x NYFF Shorts #2

    September 29, 2026 · 27 min

    For the last two weeks, we've handed over The Film Comment Podcast to the participants of the 2026 Film at Lincoln Center Critics Academy—an annual program for up-and-coming critics held during the New York Film Festival, led by Film…

  • Critics Academy x NYFF Shorts #1

    September 25, 2026 · 25 min

    This week and next, we're handing over The Film Comment Podcast to the participants of the 2026 Film at Lincoln Center Critics Academy—an annual program for up-and-coming critics held during the New York Film Festival, led by Film Comment…

  • Venice 2026 #6, with Mariona Borrull, Leonardo Goi, Luke Hicks, and Öykü Sofuoğlu

    September 14, 2026 · 46 min

    For the past two weeks, Film Comment has been reporting from the picturesque shores of the Lido di Venezia, where the Venice Film Festival takes place each year. For our final Podcast from this year's edition, which wrapped over the…

  • Venice 2026 #5, with Jordan Cronk and Öykü Sofuoğlu

    September 11, 2026 · 51 min

    This week, Film Comment is reporting from the picturesque shores of the Lido di Venezia, where the Venice Film Festival takes place each year. This year’s edition features new films by many major auteurs, including Werner Herzog, Lee…

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  • Venice 2026 #4, with Eva Sangiorgi and Paola Casell

    September 10, 2026 · 44 min

    This week and next, Film Comment is reporting from the picturesque shores of the Lido di Venezia, where the Venice Film Festival takes place each year. This year’s edition features new films by many major auteurs, including Werner Herzog…

  • Venice 2026 #3, with Jonathan Romney and Tim Grierson

    September 9, 2026 · 48 min

    This week and next, Film Comment is reporting from the picturesque shores of the Lido, where the Venice Film Festival takes place each year. This year’s edition features new films by many major auteurs, including Werner Herzog, Lee…

  • Venice 2026 #2, with Bilge Ebiri and Guy Lodge

    September 8, 2026 · 43 min

    This week and next, Film Comment is reporting from the picturesque shores of the Lido, where the Venice Film Festival takes place each year. This year’s edition features new films by many major auteurs, including Werner Herzog, Lee…

  • Venice 2026 #1, with Miriam Bale and Öykü Sofuoğlu

    September 6, 2026 · 45 min

    This week and next, Film Comment is reporting from the picturesque shores of the Lido, where the Venice Film Festival takes place each year. This year’s edition features new films by many major auteurs, including Werner Herzog, Lee…

  • Jane Schoenbrun on Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

    August 6, 2026 · 37 min

    Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Jane Schoenbrun’s third narrative feature, opens in theaters tomorrow. Dizzyingly meta-textual and deliciously, well, campy, the film stars Hannah Einbinder as an emerging queer filmmaker tasked with…

  • Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, with Genevieve Yue and Inney Prakash

    July 24, 2026 · 51 min

    Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Zendaya, and more, is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated films of the year. Last week, FC Contributing Editor Genevieve Yue wrote…

  • Karlovy Vary #3, with Robert Daniels and Guy Lodge

    July 11, 2026 · 36 min

    This week, Film Comment Editor Clinton Krute is in the Czech Republic, reporting on the 60th Karlovy Vary Film Festival. Located in a picturesque spa town, the fest has long been the home of hidden gems in its Competition sections, as well…

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About the show

Founded in 1962, Film Comment has been the home of independent film journalism for over 50 years, publishing in-depth interviews, critical analysis, and feature coverage of mainstream, art-house, and avant-garde filmmaking from around the world. The Film Comment Podcast, hosted by editors Devika Girish and Clinton Krute, is a weekly space for critical conversation about film, with a look at topical issues, new releases, and the big picture. Film Comment is a nonprofit publication that relies on the support of readers. Support film culture. Support Film Comment.