Features and reviews

Discover the latest from the BFI, the UK’s lead organisation for film, television and the moving image.

Reviews

Deadpool & Wolverine: a tiresome attack of cameos and superhero snark

There’s no shortage of comic book in-jokes, but the convoluted multiverse premise causes Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman to get lost in their own film, competing with cameos and multiple versions of themselves.

By Kim Newman

Deadpool & Wolverine: a tiresome attack of cameos and superhero snark

News

Watership Down to be released by BFI Distribution in UK and Irish cinemas on 25 October

5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 26 to 28 July

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 26 to 28 July

10 great

10 great Olympic documentaries

By Thomas Flew

10 great Olympic documentaries

News

September 2024 highlights at BFI Southbank include Martin Scorsese’s British film picks and Maggie Cheung

From the Sight and Sound archive

“I like to have the freedom a novelist has”: Nuri Bilge Ceylan on Winter Sleep

By Geoff Andrew

“I like to have the freedom a novelist has”: Nuri Bilge Ceylan on Winter Sleep

Features

Kafka on screen: the trials and metamorphoses of Kafkaesque cinema

By Neil Young

Kafka on screen: the trials and metamorphoses of Kafkaesque cinema

Interviews

“I think Istanbul is a place queer people gravitate to”: Director Levan Akin on Crossing

By Alex Davidson

“I think Istanbul is a place queer people gravitate to”: Director Levan Akin on Crossing

Reviews

The Echo: Tatiana Huezo’s mesmerising docufiction film presents a holistic view of a rural Mexican village

By Chris Shields

The Echo: Tatiana Huezo’s mesmerising docufiction film presents a holistic view of a rural Mexican village

Features

TwitchCon 2024 report: a thousand Truman Shows, all streaming at once

By Kristina Tarasova

TwitchCon 2024 report: a thousand Truman Shows, all streaming at once

Where to begin

Where to begin with Indigenous horror

By Stephen Morgan

Where to begin with Indigenous horror

Reviews

I Saw the TV Glow second look review: Jane Schoenbrun’s 1990s horror cracks open a radically disturbing space between realities

By Ben Walters

I Saw the TV Glow second look review: Jane Schoenbrun’s 1990s horror cracks open a radically disturbing space between realities

News

Applications open for the BFI LFF 2024 Critics Mentorship Programme

News

UK Global Screen Fund announces latest awards to support the UK’s independent screen sector

Interviews

Béla Tarr on Sátántangó at 30: “The length of a movie all depends on what you want to say. I don’t care what is acceptable”

By Alex Barrett

Béla Tarr on Sátántangó at 30: “The length of a movie all depends on what you want to say. I don’t care what is acceptable”

5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 19 to 21 July

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 19 to 21 July

Reviews

blur: To the End: undercurrents of loss, legacy and mortality swim through Blur’s reunion doc

By Sam Davies

blur: To the End: undercurrents of loss, legacy and mortality swim through Blur’s reunion doc

Reviews

Crossing: an emotionally rich journey through Istanbul

By Carmen Gray

Crossing: an emotionally rich journey through Istanbul

Reviews

Twisters: a whirlwind of disaster movie clichés

By John Bleasdale

Twisters: a whirlwind of disaster movie clichés

10 great

10 great stop-motion animated films

By Brogan Morris

10 great stop-motion animated films

From the Sight and Sound archive

"That old transference of guilt theme so beloved of Hitchcock": Marnie reviewed in 1964

By Penelope Houston

"That old transference of guilt theme so beloved of Hitchcock": Marnie reviewed in 1964

Reviews

Thelma: June Squibb stars as a senior-citizen action hero in this late career highlight

Interviews

Lee Isaac Chung on directing Twisters: “I had to pitch to Steven Spielberg to try to get this job”

By Lou Thomas

Lee Isaac Chung on directing Twisters: “I had to pitch to Steven Spielberg to try to get this job”

Reviews

Janet Planet second look review: Annie Baker’s miraculous mother-daughter tale

By Katie McCabe

Janet Planet second look review: Annie Baker’s miraculous mother-daughter tale

Obituaries

Shelley Duvall obituary: the unique star of The Shining, 3 Women and Popeye

By Anne Billson

Shelley Duvall obituary: the unique star of The Shining, 3 Women and Popeye

Reviews

Younger: thoughtful documentary tracks the lives of older athletes

By Daniella Alconaba

Younger: thoughtful documentary tracks the lives of older athletes

Reviews

Agent of Happiness: gentle documentary explores the question – can joy be quantified?

By Leigh Singer

Agent of Happiness: gentle documentary explores the question – can joy be quantified?

Reviews

The Devil’s Bath: two expertly-crafted hours of dread, gore, and emotional violence

By Adam Nayman

The Devil’s Bath: two expertly-crafted hours of dread, gore, and emotional violence

Reviews

Eno: a fascinating, unguarded portrait of Brian Eno that changes with each watch

By Sam Wigley

Eno: a fascinating, unguarded portrait of Brian Eno that changes with each watch

Features and reviews

Deadpool & Wolverine: a tiresome attack of cameos and superhero snark

Watership Down to be released by BFI Distribution in UK and Irish cinemas on 25 October

5 things to watch this weekend – 26 to 28 July

10 great Olympic documentaries

September 2024 highlights at BFI Southbank include Martin Scorsese’s British film picks and Maggie Cheung

“I like to have the freedom a novelist has”: Nuri Bilge Ceylan on Winter Sleep

Kafka on screen: the trials and metamorphoses of Kafkaesque cinema

“I think Istanbul is a place queer people gravitate to”: Director Levan Akin on Crossing

The Echo: Tatiana Huezo’s mesmerising docufiction film presents a holistic view of a rural Mexican village

TwitchCon 2024 report: a thousand Truman Shows, all streaming at once

Where to begin with Indigenous horror

I Saw the TV Glow second look review: Jane Schoenbrun’s 1990s horror cracks open a radically disturbing space between realities

Applications open for the BFI LFF 2024 Critics Mentorship Programme

​​UK Global Screen Fund announces latest awards to support the UK’s independent screen sector

Béla Tarr on Sátántangó at 30: “The length of a movie all depends on what you want to say. I don’t care what is acceptable”

5 things to watch this weekend – 19 to 21 July

blur: To the End: undercurrents of loss, legacy and mortality swim through Blur’s reunion doc

Crossing: an emotionally rich journey through Istanbul

Twisters: a whirlwind of disaster movie clichés

10 great stop-motion animated films

"That old transference of guilt theme so beloved of Hitchcock": Marnie reviewed in 1964

Thelma: June Squibb stars as a senior-citizen action hero in this late career highlight

Lee Isaac Chung on directing Twisters: “I had to pitch to Steven Spielberg to try to get this job”

Janet Planet second look review: Annie Baker’s miraculous mother-daughter tale

Shelley Duvall obituary: the unique star of The Shining, 3 Women and Popeye

Younger: thoughtful documentary tracks the lives of older athletes

Agent of Happiness: gentle documentary explores the question – can joy be quantified?

The Devil’s Bath: two expertly-crafted hours of dread, gore, and emotional violence

Eno: a fascinating, unguarded portrait of Brian Eno that changes with each watch

UK Global Screen Fund announces latest awards to support the UK’s independent screen sector