The Film Comment Podcast
1) New Year, New Releases, with Beatrice Loayza and Mark Asch
Every January, as we ring in the new year, we take a moment to take a look at some of the major new releases of the holiday season. This year, Film Comment Editors Devika Girish and Clinton Krute invi...Show More
2) The Best Films of 2025, with Amy Taubin and Bilge Ebiri
On December 11, 2025, as part our annual winter list extravaganza, Film Comment Editors Devika Girish and Clinton Krute were joined by esteemed critics Amy Taubin and Bilge Ebiri for a real-time count...Show More
3) Kleber Mendonça Filho on The Secret Agent
This week’s Podcast features an in-depth interview with Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho, whose latest feature, The Secret Agent, is in select theaters now. The film was a highlight of both t...Show More
4) Noah Baumbach on Jay Kelly
This week, Film Comment Editors Devika Girish and Clinton Krute sit down with writer-director Noah Baumbach, whose new feature, Jay Kelly, is in select theaters now. The movie stars George Clooney as ...Show More
5) Tokyo International Film Festival #3, with Aiko Masubuchi
Last week, Devika returned from the Tokyo International Film Festival, which ran from October 27 to November 5 in the Japanese capital. As one of the major festivals in Asia, the event is a great show...Show More
6) Tokyo International Film Festival #2, with Kambole Campbell and Sasha Han
Last week, Devika returned from the Tokyo International Film Festival, which ran from October 27 to November 5 in the Japanese capital. As one of the major festivals in Asia, the event is a great show...Show More
7) Tokyo International Film Festival #1, with Vadim Rizov and Kong Rithdee
Last week, Devika returned from the Tokyo International Film Festival, which ran from October 27 to November 5 in the Japanese capital. As one of the major festivals in Asia, the event is a great show...Show More
8) Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, with Miriam Bale and Adam Piron
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another has been the talk of the town since its wide release last month—from critics to filmmakers to audiences, the reception has been nothing short of euphori...Show More
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, with Miriam Bale and Adam Piron
1:28:25 | Oct 24th, 2025
9) NYFF63 Festival Report, with Molly Haskell, J. Hoberman, and Beatrice Loayza
As the 63rd New York Film Festival drew to a close last weekend, it was once again time for Film Comment’s Festival Report, our annual live overview of the NYFF that was. FC Editor Clinton Krute was j...Show More
NYFF63 Festival Report, with Molly Haskell, J. Hoberman, and Beatrice Loayza
1:06:23 | Oct 17th, 2025
10) Gianfranco Rosi on Below the Clouds
One of the highlights of this year’s New York Film Festival is the latest feature by the nonfiction master Gianfranco Rosi, known for documentaries like Sacro GRA (2013), Fire at Sea (2016), and Nottu...Show More