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The Greatest Films of All Time issue
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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Mel Brooks: 5 essential films
For towering tastelessness and peerless parody, here are five of the best places to get to grips with the comedy of Mel Brooks on his 100th birthday. Originally published in 2015.
By Mike Sutton
Finest hours: Robert Walker as the charm-school sociopath in Strangers on a Train
By Chloe Walker
BFI Chair Jay Hunt welcomes six new governors to the BFI board
BFI Chair Jay Hunt welcomes six new governors to the BFI boardThe Furious: familiar revenge cinema gets an exuberant martial-arts workout
By David West
10 great Canadian debut features
By Adam Nayman
Don’t try this at home: Jackass: The Movie reviewed in 2003
By Edward Lawrenson
Programme highlights for August 2026: Monica Vitti, the artistry of puppets on film, and the radical films of director Peter Watkins
Programme highlights for August 2026: Monica Vitti, the artistry of puppets on film, and the radical films of director Peter WatkinsEvents
The creators of Free Nelson Mandela bring the story of Mandela’s extraordinary release to BFI Southbank.
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