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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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“It’s no good showing things as they are – people wouldn’t believe them”: Alfred Hitchcock on To Catch a Thief
After To Catch a Thief's London premiere 70 years ago, Alfred Hitchcock spoke with Catherine de la Roche about melodrama, thrillers and critical responses to his work. From our Winter 1955-6 issue.
By Catherine de la Roche
Savages: eco stop-motion captures the vitality of the Borneo forest
By Nick Bradshaw
Dreams (Sex Love) second look review: vividly captures the dizzying highs and lows of first love
By Joseph Fahim
Late Shift: strained workplace drama is carried by Leonie Benesch as a dangerously overworked nurse
By Philip Concannon
BFI Player’s August 2025 line-up
BFI Player’s August 2025 line-upBring Her Back: Sally Hawkins is terrifying in the Philippous’ foster-family horror
By Kim Newman
Applications open for the BFI LFF 2025 Critics Mentorship Programme
Applications open for the BFI LFF 2025 Critics Mentorship ProgrammeEvents
The director of Lollipop, along with cast members Posy Sterling, Idil Ahmed and TerriAnn Cousins, visit BFI Southbank to talk about Hudson's debut, a raw and urgent drama about one desperate mother’s relentless fight for justice against a broken system.
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Our Screen Culture 2033 strategy for the BFI and ten-year National Lottery funding strategy from 2023 to 2033.
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