Two siblings are taken into the care of Laura, a foster parent obsessed with bringing her deceased child back to life, in Danny and Michael Philippou’s impressive follow-up to 2022’s Talk to Me.

From the dystopian visions of Brazil and Twelve Monkeys to the surreal odyssey of The Fisher King, Terry Gilliam has spent half a century defying cinematic convention. In this wide-ranging interview, ...

The magic of Charles Laughton's Southern gothic one-off may be in Mitchum's willing flamboyance, argued David Thomson in our April 1999 issue ...

Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud’s rich trilogy of films exploring modern relationships concludes beautifully with the story of Johanne, a 17-year-old who grapples with her unrequited love for ...

A swashbuckling adventure leads BFI Player’s August line-up, alongside a stunning homegrown debut and suite of Sophia Loren classics.

To celebrate Helen Mirren’s 80th birthday, Kate Stables hails her extraordinary 2006 metamorphosis into Queen Elizabeth II – “a human submarine with her emotions and personality largely submerged”.

Censors quibbled some of the adult language in the script, but otherwise passed this boundary-pushing drama starring Julie London and Anthony Steel as a married couple seeking out a fertility clinic.

Director Petra Biondina Volpe captures the chaos and pressure of a night shift at an understaffed hospital in a cinematic tribute to nurses that’s elevated by the unflashy skill of Leonie Benesch.

More hidden gems, chosen by critics and filmmakers including Steven Soderbergh, Jane Schoenbrun and Asif Kapadia. Inside: B. Ruby Rich on Sorry, Baby, Peter Sellers at 100, Stephanie Rothman’s ...

Plus on stage appearances from Ridley Scott, Tim Burton, Neil Tennant, Nadia Fall, Pooja Kaul, David Mitchell, Robert Webb and more.

The Spanish director’s ever-evolving approach to on-screen relationships has led him to The Other Way Around, an upside-down rom com that begins with a break-up.

Tragedy draws successful German orchestra conductor Tom back to his complicated family in a bleak three-hour saga from Matthias Glasner that finds hope in the darkest of places.