Features and reviews

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

Lists

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

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

Harry Belafonte: 10 essential performances

By Alex Ramon

Harry Belafonte: 10 essential performances
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 24 to 26 November

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 24 to 26 November
10 great

10 great films set in hotels

By Georgina Guthrie

10 great films set in hotels
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 17 to 19 November

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 17 to 19 November
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 10 to 12 November

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 10 to 12 November
10 great

10 great TV ghost stories

By Adam Scovell

10 great TV ghost stories
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 3 to 5 November

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 3 to 5 November
10 great

10 great court-martial dramas

By Tom Barnard

10 great court-martial dramas
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 27 to 29 October

By Matthew Thrift

5 things to watch this weekend – 27 to 29 October
10 great

10 great video game monsters

By George Bass

10 great video game monsters
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 20 to 22 October

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 20 to 22 October
10 great

10 great Scottish romances

By Jamie Dunn

10 great Scottish romances
10 great

10 great Edgar Allan Poe adaptations

By Gayle Sequeira

10 great Edgar Allan Poe adaptations
Festivals

20 great films playing at BFI London Film Festival 2023

20 great films playing at BFI London Film Festival 2023
10 great

10 great films about Indigenous American and First Nations experience

By James Rose

10 great films about Indigenous American and First Nations experience
Lists

Glynis Johns: 10 essential films

By David Parkinson

Glynis Johns: 10 essential films
3 to see

3 to see at LFF: sex and violence

By Paul Ridd

3 to see at LFF: sex and violence
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 29 September to 1 October

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 29 September to 1 October
10 great

10 great hitman films

By Brogan Morris

10 great hitman films
3 to see

3 to see at LFF: films from the Middle East and North Africa

By Isra Al Kassi

3 to see at LFF: films from the Middle East and North Africa
3 to see

3 to see at LFF: Nordic films

By Sarah Lutton

3 to see at LFF: Nordic films
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 22 to 24 September

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 22 to 24 September
10 great

10 great films about artificial intelligence

By Georgina Guthrie

10 great films about artificial intelligence
3 to see

3 to see at LFF: French films

By Jonathan Romney

3 to see at LFF: French films
3 to see

3 to see at LFF: Sub-Saharan African films

By Wema Mumma

3 to see at LFF: Sub-Saharan African films
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 15 to 17 September

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 15 to 17 September
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