All articles by Michael Leader
50 key anime films
From the breakthrough of Akira in 1988, through the exquisite films of Miyazaki Hayao and others, Japanese animation has captivated audiences around the world. But anime’s history runs deeper still. Here we select 50 titles that celebrate its full, fascinating riches.
By Nick Bradshaw, Darren Ashmore and others
Critics’ talk: an introduction to anime (for BFI at Home)
By Michael Leader, Kambole Campbell and others
Frankie first look: Ira Sachs rambles through all the family variations under the sun
By Michael Leader
First Love first look: Miike Takashi pits yakuza against triads in a gonzo frenzy
By Michael Leader
The Dead Don’t Die first look: Jarmuschians assemble for the ultimate dead-end comedy
By Michael Leader
Suspiria first look: Luca Guadagnino makes heavy weather of Argento’s horror
By Michael Leader
Suspiria first look: Luca Guadagnino makes heavy weather of Argento’s horror
By Michael Leader
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs first look: a six-pack of western rambles by way of the Coen brothers
By Michael Leader
Kevin Costner: 10 essential films
By Philip Concannon, Michael Leader and others
Solo: A Star Wars Story review – how the young rebel fulfilled his franchise dues
By Michael Leader
Under the Silver Lake first look: David Robert Mitchell casts a voyeur into pop’s hall of mirrors
By Michael Leader
Asako I & II first look: a mournful drama out of quarter-life-crisis doubt
By Michael Leader
Petra first look: Jaime Rosales’s playful family tragedy
By Michael Leader
The best of Berlinale 2018 – the awards and our critics’ picks
By Geoff Andrew, Patrick Gamble and others
The Bookshop review: a muffled look at little England’s tactful tyrannies
By Michael Leader
The Happy Prince review: Rupert Everett’s dark Wilde
By Michael Leader
Angels Wear White review: sexism in a small town
By Michael Leader
The Third Murder review: Koreeda’s morally complex noir
By Michael Leader
Good Time review: Robert Pattinson careens the Safdies’ mean streets
By Michael Leader
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) review: bittersweet and brutal stories of family life
By Michael Leader
Jupiter’s Moon review: a refugee takes super-flight
By Michael Leader
Prevenge review: Alice Lowe’s broody slasher satire
By Michael Leader