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Alex Garland explores social breakdown and internecine strife across the US in this explosive blockbuster.
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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 films about stunt people
What could go wrong? Ahead of the release of the new Ryan Gosling action comedy The Fall Guy, we look at movies that put stunt people centre stage – from Drive to Once upon a Time in Hollywood.
By Gayle Sequeira
Support your local police movie
By Philip French
That They May Face the Rising Sun: a quietly captivating experience
By Philip Concannon
“Few films, in own experience, have bristled with so many problems”: Michael Balcon on Scott of the Antarctic
By Michael Balcon
The unhappy happy ending of Douglas Sirk’s There’s Always Tomorrow
By Guy Lodge
Programme highlights announced for June and July 2024 at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX
Programme highlights announced for June and July 2024 at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAXBushman rediscovered: how real life intruded into a 1970s US indie film
By Tomisin Adepeju
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BFI Flare programmer Wema Mumma and award-winning asexual activist Yasmin Benoit discuss the history of asexual and aromantic characters in film and TV.
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