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Our partner Sofas & Stuff invite you to enjoy some of their favourite films on BFI Player, revealing the uncommon threads that make their festive season special. Subscription free for 14 days, then £6.99 a month – cancel anytime. But anyone who makes a purchase or requests a quote from Sofas & Stuff between 15 December 2025 and 6 February 2026 can claim a £15 discount on an annual subscription.

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Once a decade the magazine asks critics to select the best films ever made. Explore the results in a special edition.

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Sight and Sound: the March 2026 issue

On the cover: Multi-award-winning filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson on One Battle After Another and his life in the movies. Inside the issue: Tributes to the late Béla Tarr; Kristen Stewart finds new expression as writer-director of The Chronology of Water; an interview with Kleber Mendonça Filho, director of The Secret Agent; Sirāt director Oliver Laxe on his intuitive, sensorial filmmaking; Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee; Josh Safdie, director of Marty Supreme talks dreams, drive and delusions; Mary Bronstein returns with If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. Plus, reviews of new releases and a look back at the work of Andrzej Wajda, ten years after his death.

Sight and Sound: the March 2026 issue
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