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One Battle After Another at BFI IMAX

Nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards and 14 Critics Choice Awards, experience Paul Thomas Anderson’s instant classic on screen-filling IMAX 70mm.

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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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Reviews

Ella McCay: a sleepy political comedy

James L. Brooks’ first film as director in 15 years has some great comic moments, but feels like it’s sleepwalking through its sentimental story of a young state Governor thrown in the deep end of American politics.

By Adam Nayman

Ella McCay: a sleepy political comedy
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Events

The star and director-producer-writer of one of the most critically-acclaimed films of the year visit BFI IMAX to introduce a special screening of One Battle After Another.

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The BFI National Archive has one of the most important film and TV collections in the world. Choose from a selection of 11,000 titles that cover 120 years of British life, and the history and art of film.

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Screen Culture 2033

Our Screen Culture 2033 strategy for the BFI and ten-year National Lottery funding strategy from 2023 to 2033.

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