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Finds of the century: 12 great films from 1921
The world of 100 years ago was surprisingly close to our own. Here, we choose 12 films from 1921 which capture the flavour of the times.
By Bryony Dixon and Pamela Hutchinson
5 things to watch this weekend – 14 to 16 May
By Samuel Wigley
Altman’s fortune: 10 underrated Robert Altman films
By Alex Ramon
5 things to watch this weekend – 7 to 9 May
By Samuel Wigley
5 things to watch this bank holiday weekend – 30 April to 3 May
By Samuel Wigley
5 things to watch this weekend – 23 to 25 April
By Samuel Wigley
10 great British thrillers of the 1970s
By David Parkinson
5 things to watch this weekend – 16 to 18 April
By Samuel Wigley
10 classic films from Russia, the Caucasus and Central Asia: a Klassiki watchlist
By Carmen Gray
The power of fear: 13 memorable British horror debuts
By Nikki Baughan
5 things to watch this weekend – 9 to 11 April
By Samuel Wigley
10 great Argentinian films of the 21st century
By Maria Delgado and Cecilia Sosa
5 things to watch this Easter weekend – 2 to 5 April
By Samuel Wigley
5 things to watch this weekend – 26 to 28 March
By Samuel Wigley
Adam Curtis picks 10 films that capture the mood of their times
By Adam Curtis
5 things to watch this weekend – 19 to 21 March
By Samuel Wigley
5 things to watch this weekend – 12 to 14 March
By Samuel Wigley
Five recommendations at BFI Flare 2021
By Chrystel Oloukoï
10 great American neo-noirs of the 1990s
By Lou Thomas
21 must-see debuts by female directors from the last 10 years
By Anjana Janardhan
5 things to watch this weekend – 5 to 7 March
By Samuel Wigley
5 things to watch this weekend – 26 to 28 February
By Samuel Wigley
Let there be projector light: 80 films that take us inside cinemas
By Thomas Flew