Erika Balsom is a reader in film studies at King’s College London and the co-editor of Feminist Worldmaking and the Moving ...

Walks beside me: an inclusive, elastic understanding of modern queer lives emerges across Dag Johan Haugerud’s Sex/Dreams/Love trilogy ...

Film Comment hosted the author Malcolm Harris for a special event celebrating the launch of his latest book, What’s Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis—an invigorating analysis of climate ...

Heroes and villains: the festival largely made good on its promise to show socially relevant works from independent and early ...

“I don’t know if you’re a detective or a pervert,” remarks Sandy (Laura Derm) to Jeffrey (Kyle MacLachlan) at a crucial juncture in the harrowing new David Lynch picture, Blue Velvet.We never are told ...

The results are now in for our 2024 poll of Film Comment ’s contributors! On this page, you’ll find our list of the 20 best films that were released either theatrically or virtually in 2024 in the ...

Every year, Film at Lincoln Center honors a luminary of the film industry with the Chaplin Award.This year’s honoree is a beloved screen icon: the Dude, the Starman, the legend—Jeff Bridges. As critic ...

This article appeared in the March 22, 2024 edition of The Film Comment Letter, our free weekly newsletter featuring original film criticism and writing. Sign up for the Letter here. The Hourglass ...

This article appeared in the January 5, 2024 edition of The Film Comment Letter, our free weekly newsletter featuring original film criticism and writing. Sign up for the Letter here. Robert Bresson ...

The results are in for our 2023 poll of Film Comment's contributors and colleagues!On this page you’ll find a selection of the individual ballots submitted by our voters for the Best Films of 2023 ...

Yam Daabo/The Choice (Idrissa Ouédraogo, 1986, Burkina Faso/France) – Digital Restoration . Restored in 4K from the 16mm original negative camera and magnetic sound by The Film Foundation’s World ...

The results are in for our 2023 poll of Film Comment ’s contributors! On this page, you’ll find our list of the best films that were released either theatrically or virtually in 2023 in the United ...