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Cannes Film Festival 2024

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Interview: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi on Evil Does Not Exist

Natural's not in it: the Japanese director discusses coincidence and confusion in his latest, which places the shape-shifting music of Eiko Ishibashi front and center
Read Clinton Krute's Interview

On Courtship

Serve and volley: Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers is a tennis love triangle where the building tension between the players is consistently frustrated by their physical separation—a basic rule of the sport
Read Sanoja Bhaumik's Essay

Film Comment Recommends: Aida Returns

By Devika Girish
Going home: Carol Mansour's documentary is a heist of sorts, depicting the ways in which exiled Palestinians, denied the right of return, keep their heritage alive

The Film Comment Podcast: Tribute to Navroze Contractor

Look again: documentarian Deepa Dhanraj discusses the life and work of her late partner and the extraordinary conditions under which he shot Duvidha

Heaven Can Wait

By Max Goldberg
Refracted light: Jerome Hiler’s Cinema Before 1300 is a discursive exploration of Gothic cathedrals’ luminous stained glass and a crucial part of a retrospective at MoMA

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Features

Streaming Behind Bars

By Phillip Vance Smith, II
Window on the world: incarcerated journalist Phillip Vance Smith, II delves into how people in prisons watch movies—the streaming devices available, the viewing options, the costs of renting a film, and more

Festivals

Making Sense of Life: Open City Documentary Festival 2024

By James Lattimer
Golden hour: this year’s reimagined edition was invigorated by a selection of archival Palestinian shorts and gems such as A Grasscutter’s Tale and The Soldier’s Lagoon

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Film Comment Recommends: Coconut Head Generation

By Matene Toure
Rise up: Alain Kassanda’s documentary captures Nigeria's campus protests—and the role that cinema can play in politics

Reviews

Conceived in Liberty

By Leo Goldsmith
Fire and brimstone: in Alex Garland’s Civil War, the CGI spectacle is bombastic and the politics conveniently vague

Features

Jeff Bridges: The Wanderer

By Bilge Ebiri
Free spirit: Film at Lincoln Center’s 49th Chaplin Awardee brings something of himself to every role—and yet does it differently each time

From the Archive

Interview: Bulle Ogier

By Christopher Small
The star of Duelle and Le Pont du Nord talks about her frequent collaborations with Rivette, and working with Duras and Oliveira