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Will playtime ever be the same? See Toy Story 5 on the UK’s biggest screen.
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The Greatest Films of All Time issue
Once a decade the magazine asks critics to select the best films ever made. Explore the results in a special edition.
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10 great Canadian debut features
Ahead of the release of Sophy Romvari’s acclaimed Blue Heron, we revisit 10 Canadian debut features that signalled singular talents and quietly reshaped the national film landscape.
By Adam Nayman
Programme highlights for August 2026: Monica Vitti, the artistry of puppets on film, and the radical films of director Peter Watkins
Programme highlights for August 2026: Monica Vitti, the artistry of puppets on film, and the radical films of director Peter WatkinsPublic encouraged to ‘Cool Off in Culture’ as second heatwave of the year hits and health alerts issued
Public encouraged to ‘Cool Off in Culture’ as second heatwave of the year hits and health alerts issued“I want to make films about my community”: Akinola Davies Jr
By Nadia Denton
Excavating legacies: Euzhan Palcy interviewed by June Givanni
By Abiba Coulibaly
75 years of The Lavender Hill Mob: how the London locations look today
By Adam Scovell
The monster and the mirror: Black resistance humour in cinema
By Artel Great
Events
The creators of Free Nelson Mandela bring the story of Mandela’s extraordinary release to BFI Southbank.
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Our Screen Culture 2033 strategy for the BFI and ten-year National Lottery funding strategy from 2023 to 2033.
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