Sam Wigley

Sam is News and Features Editor of bfi.org.uk. He’s a critic for Sight and Sound and a member of the London Critics’ Circle.

Samuel Wigley

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5 things to watch

5 things to watch this Easter weekend – 29 March to 1 April

An odyssey through America’s oddball east, a murderous life story told backwards, and the return of an Ealing caper. What are you watching this Easter?

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this Easter weekend – 29 March to 1 April
Reviews

Opus: Sakamoto Ryuichi performs his swan songs

By Sam Wigley

Opus: Sakamoto Ryuichi performs his swan songs
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 22 to 24 March

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 22 to 24 March
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 15 to 17 March

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 15 to 17 March
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5 things to watch this weekend – 8 to 10 March

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 8 to 10 March
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5 things to watch this weekend – 1 to 3 March

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 1 to 3 March
Interviews

The City of God phenomenon: a new interview with Fernando Meirelles

By Sam Wigley

The City of God phenomenon: a new interview with Fernando Meirelles
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 23 to 25 February

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 23 to 25 February
World of influence

From The Descent to Caspar David Friedrich: the influences on Stone Age horror Out of Darkness

By Sam Wigley

From The Descent to Caspar David Friedrich: the influences on Stone Age horror Out of Darkness
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 9 to 11 February

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 9 to 11 February
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5 things to watch this weekend – 2 to 4 February

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 2 to 4 February
Festivals

Handling the Undead: the walking dead offer hope for the bereaved in this mournful zombie movie

By Sam Wigley

Handling the Undead: the walking dead offer hope for the bereaved in this mournful zombie movie
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 26 to 28 January

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 26 to 28 January
Festivals

Sex work and the city: Mikko Mäkelä on his intimate meta-narrative Sebastian

By Sam Wigley

Sex work and the city: Mikko Mäkelä on his intimate meta-narrative Sebastian
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 19 to 21 January

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 19 to 21 January
Festivals

British films at Sundance 2024

By Sam Wigley

British films at Sundance 2024
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 12 to 14 January

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 12 to 14 January
Interviews

Trenque Lauquen: the mutating production of the year’s most intoxicating mystery

By Sam Wigley

Trenque Lauquen: the mutating production of the year’s most intoxicating mystery
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 8 to 10 December

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 8 to 10 December
Lists

50 great Christmas films currently streaming - updated for 2023

By Katherine McLaughlin, David Parkinson and others

50 great Christmas films currently streaming - updated for 2023
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 1 to 3 December

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 1 to 3 December
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 24 to 26 November

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 24 to 26 November
Interviews

Joanna Hogg in the hall of ghosts: “In the evenings, we’d sit there with the fire roaring and watch films”

By Sam Wigley

Joanna Hogg in the hall of ghosts: “In the evenings, we’d sit there with the fire roaring and watch films”
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 17 to 19 November

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 17 to 19 November
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5 things to watch this weekend – 10 to 12 November

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 10 to 12 November
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5 things to watch this weekend – 3 to 5 November

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 3 to 5 November
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5 things to watch this weekend – 20 to 22 October

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 20 to 22 October
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 29 September to 1 October

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 29 September to 1 October
World of influence

Cult classic, not bestseller: favourite film noirs with The Streets star Mike Skinner

By Sam Wigley

Cult classic, not bestseller: favourite film noirs with The Streets star Mike Skinner
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