# Melissa Anderson on The Hunger

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Podcast: [The Film Comment Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-film-comment-podcast-1101320)
Published: 2026-03-31T19:04:08+00:00
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## Resource

For more than two decades, Melissa Anderson has been one of New York City’s most important film critics—and one of Film Comment’s favorite writers. From her start as a freelancer in the 2000s, through her editorships at Time Out , The Village Voice , and most recently 4Columns, she has regaled readers with her peerless wit, her attunement to desire, especially queer desire, and her facility for writing about actors. A new book published by The Film Desk—evocatively titled The Hunger: Film Writing, 2012–2024 —offers an invaluable compilation of Melissa’s writing. Film Comment editors Clinton Krute and Devika Girish invited Melissa on this week’s episode to talk about her formative experiences of film and film criticism, her development as a writer and editor, and the genesis of this new collection. Subscribe today to The Film Comment Letter , our free weekly newsletter featuring podcasts, features, reviews, interviews, streaming picks, news, and more.

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