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Reviews

Parthenope: Paolo Sorrentino’s swooning tribute to Naples puts beauty before plot

Nothing quite coheres in this picaresque journey of a young Neapolitan desired by all around her, but the glorious images make the it worthwhile – just about.

By Catherine Wheatley

Parthenope: Paolo Sorrentino’s swooning tribute to Naples puts beauty before plot

Reviews

Caught by the Tides second look review: Jia Zhangke’s haunting triptych on the spectres of progress

By Imogen Sara Smith

Caught by the Tides second look review: Jia Zhangke’s haunting triptych on the spectres of progress

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10 great Japanese time-travel films

By Josh Slater-Williams

10 great Japanese time-travel films

Features

Slade in Flame at 50: Noddy Holder, Tom Conti and director Richard Loncraine on the “Citizen Kane of British rock movies”

By Stephen Dalton

Slade in Flame at 50: Noddy Holder, Tom Conti and director Richard Loncraine on the “Citizen Kane of British rock movies”

News

UK Global Screen Fund announces latest international distribution awards to support the promotion of UK independent feature films

Features

Mai Zetterling in the UK: from stardom to freedom

By Josephine Botting

Mai Zetterling in the UK: from stardom to freedom

Features

Majora‘s Mask at 25: the reccurring influence of Nintendo’s ‘weird Zelda game’

By Katie Granger

Majora‘s Mask at 25: the reccurring influence of Nintendo’s ‘weird Zelda game’

Festivals

April: dread inhabits every frame of Déa Kulumbegashvili’s brilliant abortion drama

By Jessica Kiang

April: dread inhabits every frame of Déa Kulumbegashvili’s brilliant abortion drama

Interviews

“I don’t exist as a director in Georgia”: Dea Kulumbegashvili on her haunting abortion drama April

By Katie McCabe

“I don’t exist as a director in Georgia”: Dea Kulumbegashvili on her haunting abortion drama April

Festivals

Cloud: an online hustle turns deadly in Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s violent, freewheeling thriller

By Nicolas Rapold

Cloud: an online hustle turns deadly in Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s violent, freewheeling thriller

News

BFI America launches as BFI National Archive celebrates its 90th anniversary in Los Angeles

Lists

Shirley MacLaine: 10 essential films

By Chloe Walker

Shirley MacLaine: 10 essential films

From the Sight and Sound archive

Marital arts: Pride & Prejudice reviewed in 2005

By Jessica Winter

Marital arts: Pride & Prejudice reviewed in 2005

Features

Psychonauts at 20: how the inventive Double Fine game took us inside other people’s minds

By Henry Barnes

Psychonauts at 20: how the inventive Double Fine game took us inside other people’s minds

Where to begin

Where to begin with Mai Zetterling

By Alex Barrett

Where to begin with Mai Zetterling

Reviews

Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story: elegant documentary is dazzled by the glamour of Irish author’s life

By Nicole Flattery

Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story: elegant documentary is dazzled by the glamour of Irish author’s life

Obituaries

Paddy Higson obituary: a pioneering, prolific producer of Scottish film and TV

By Douglas Weir

Paddy Higson obituary: a pioneering, prolific producer of Scottish film and TV

News

BFI 68mm films added to UNESCO International Memory of the World Register

News

Programme highlights announced for June 2025 at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX: Michael Haneke, The World of Barbara Loden and the return of the Film on Film Festival

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10 great films featuring dual performances

By Rory Doherty

10 great films featuring dual performances

Interviews

“We’re recreating the devil’s music”: composer Ludwig Göransson on Sinners

By Lou Thomas

“We’re recreating the devil’s music”: composer Ludwig Göransson on Sinners

Features

Lights, camera, hatch-on!: a brief history of screen easter eggs

By George Bass

Lights, camera, hatch-on!: a brief history of screen easter eggs

Features

Why Carl Theodor Dreyer’s unmade Jesus film is one of cinema’s great ‘What ifs’

By Alex Barrett

Why Carl Theodor Dreyer’s unmade Jesus film is one of cinema’s great ‘What ifs’

Warfare: reconstruction of an Iraq War mission gone wrong is intense but emotionally ineffective

By Philip Kemp

Warfare: reconstruction of an Iraq War mission gone wrong is intense but emotionally ineffective

News

BFI Creative Challenge Fund reopens with added focus on indie producers

Lists

Rod Steiger: 10 essential films

By Chloe Walker

Rod Steiger: 10 essential films

Rarities of British cinema

Service for Ladies: how Alexander Korda’s glittering comedy brought a dash of continental sophistication to British cinema

By Josephine Botting

Service for Ladies: how Alexander Korda’s glittering comedy brought a dash of continental sophistication to British cinema

Reviews

The Return: Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche bring ferocity to this stripped back reimagining of Homer’s Odyssey

By Ben Nicholson

The Return: Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche bring ferocity to this stripped back reimagining of Homer’s Odyssey

Reviews

One to One: John & Yoko: Kevin Macdonald’s documentary finds new angles to the Lennon and Ono story

By Sam Davies

One to One: John & Yoko: Kevin Macdonald’s documentary finds new angles to the Lennon and Ono story

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10 great video game narratives

By Joseph Pidgeon

10 great video game narratives