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Tony Rayns (1948 to 2026)
The British critic and programmer was a world renowned expert in East Asian cinema, helping to bring many major Asian filmmakers to international attention.
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Tony Rayns (1948 to 2026)
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Festivals
The Blue Trail: a senior citizen flees dystopian Brazil for a freewheeling Amazonian adventure
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Interviews
“Time is a better curator”: Ethan Hawke on relevance, reinvention and the new rules of engagement
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Features
Sholay at 50: Ramesh Sippy’s dazzling epic stands the test of time
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Lists
Eight under-the-radar LFF films
By Thomas Flew, Beatrice Loayza and others
Interviews
“Fellini was adorable to hang out with”: Terence Stamp remembers it all
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Interviews
Wong Kar Wai on In the Mood for Love at 25 – a new interview: “Can an algorithm understand the weight of a glance between two people?”
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Sex work and the city: Mikko Mäkelä on his intimate meta-narrative Sebastian
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5 things to watch this weekend – 4 to 6 April
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5 things to watch this weekend – 28 to 30 March
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5 things to watch this weekend – 21 to 23 March
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5 things to watch this weekend – 7 to 9 March
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Features
Out 1: Jacques Rivette’s 13-hour labyrinth gets a rare UK screening
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5 things to watch this weekend – 28 February to 2 March
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Discoveries
5 discoveries from Berlin Film Festival 2025
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Festivals
10 to watch at Borderlines Film Festival 2025
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Reviews
What Marielle Knows: a teenager gains the ability to read her parents’ minds in this biting German comedy
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5 things to watch this weekend – 14 to 16 February
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5 things to watch this weekend – 7 to 9 February
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5 things to watch this weekend – 31 January to 2 February
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5 things to watch this weekend – 24 to 26 January
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5 things to watch this weekend – 17 to 19 January
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Interviews
David Lynch on music and innovation: “I like to call it experimentation”
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5 things to watch this weekend – 13 to 15 December
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5 things to watch this weekend – 6 to 8 December
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5 things to watch this weekend – 29 November to 1 December
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5 things to watch this weekend – 22 to 24 November
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5 things to watch this weekend – 15 to 17 November
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One per year
A great action film for every year, 1924 to now
By Henry Barnes, Anton Bitel and others
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5 things to watch this weekend – 4 to 6 October
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