Features and reviews

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

Interviews

Paul King on Timothée Chalamet as Wonka: “This movie allowed him to scratch an itch that he’s probably had for a long time”

By Lou Thomas

Paul King on Timothée Chalamet as Wonka: “This movie allowed him to scratch an itch that he’s probably had for a long time”
10 great

10 great Christmas films of the 21st century

By Georgina Guthrie

10 great Christmas films of the 21st century
News

Here’s what we’ve got coming for audiences in 2024

Here’s what we’ve got coming for audiences in 2024
Reviews

Trenque Lauquen: an epic hymn to the unclassifiable

By Arjun Sajip

Trenque Lauquen: an epic hymn to the unclassifiable
News

Dates announced for 38th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival

Dates announced for 38th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Obituaries

Paul Watson obituary: British pioneer of fly-on-the-wall documentary

By Nick Bradshaw

Paul Watson obituary: British pioneer of fly-on-the-wall documentary
Interviews

“With art, you’re just out there ready to be criticised and that’s terrifying”: Savanah Leaf on Earth Mama

By Katie McCabe

“With art, you’re just out there ready to be criticised and that’s terrifying”: Savanah Leaf on Earth Mama
Features

In Prospero’s Room: the magick worlds of Derek Jarman and Powell and Pressburger collide at Prospect Cottage

By Brian Robinson

In Prospero’s Room: the magick worlds of Derek Jarman and Powell and Pressburger collide at Prospect Cottage
Lists

101 hidden gems: the greatest films you’ve never seen

101 hidden gems: the greatest films you’ve never seen
Reviews

Anselm: Wim Wenders’s innovative 3D documentary immerses the viewer in the art of Anselm Kiefer

By Katie McCabe

Anselm: Wim Wenders’s innovative 3D documentary immerses the viewer in the art of Anselm Kiefer
Polls

The best Blu-rays and DVDs of 2023

By Kieron Corless

The best Blu-rays and DVDs of 2023
Interviews

“I like feeling uncertain, displaced and unnerved”: Todd Haynes on May December

By Amy Taubin

“I like feeling uncertain, displaced and unnerved”: Todd Haynes on May December
News

British Independent Film Awards 2023: the winners in full

British Independent Film Awards 2023: the winners in full
News

Christopher Nolan to receive a BFI Fellowship

Christopher Nolan to receive a BFI Fellowship
Lists

50 great Christmas films currently streaming - updated for 2023

By Katherine McLaughlin, David Parkinson and others

50 great Christmas films currently streaming - updated for 2023
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 1 to 3 December

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 1 to 3 December
From the Sight and Sound archive

A man for all seasons: Fritz Lang interviewed in 1967

By Axel Madsen

A man for all seasons: Fritz Lang interviewed in 1967
The NHS at 75

Behind the curtain on the modern public health film: “They’re rooted in the power of storytelling to help people walk in others’ shoes”

By Patrick Russell

Behind the curtain on the modern public health film: “They’re rooted in the power of storytelling to help people walk in others’ shoes”
Lists

Harry Belafonte: 10 essential performances

By Alex Ramon

Harry Belafonte: 10 essential performances
News

Latest awards for international promotion of independent UK feature films announced by UK Global Screen Fund

Latest awards for international promotion of independent UK feature films announced by UK Global Screen Fund
Talkies

Poll position: past masters

By Kevin B. Lee

Poll position: past masters
Talkies

Poll position: the two top tens

By Kevin B. Lee

Poll position: the two top tens
Talkies

Poll position: an ecocinematic future

By Kevin B. Lee

Poll position: an ecocinematic future
Talkies

Poll position: a speculative syllabus

By Kevin B. Lee

Poll position: a speculative syllabus
Talkies

Poll position: canon events

By Kevin B. Lee

Poll position: canon events
Talkies

Poll position: ‘of its time’ or ‘of all time’?

By Kevin B. Lee

Poll position: ‘of its time’ or ‘of all time’?
Talkies

Poll position: a global cinematic canon

By Kevin B. Lee

Poll position: a global cinematic canon
Talkies

Poll position: a significant shake-up

By Kevin B. Lee

Poll position: a significant shake-up
Features

Nuns, land girls, ballet dancers: the paradoxes of Powell and Pressburger’s women

By Rachel Pronger

Nuns, land girls, ballet dancers: the paradoxes of Powell and Pressburger’s women
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