As her latest film Magic Farm is released in cinemas, our new series on peak performances looks at Chloë Sevigny’s nervily vigilant partygoer in Whit Stillman’s razor-sharp comedy about the New York ...

The BFI Fellowship recognises Cruise’s achievements as an extraordinary, versatile actor and his huge contribution to the UK film industry as a producer.

Capturing a dreamlike night working at the Portobello Hotel, the newly restored Nightshift reveals the remarkable vision of British filmmaker Robina Rose, who died in January, and her unique ...

Outdated attitudes but also pioneering compassion abound in these 10 path-finding documentaries about mental health from the 1940s to the 1990s.

Currently streaming on Klassiki, this Locarno prize-winning psychological drama conveys the spreading grief and confusion following a family tragedy at a summer getaway.

A world exclusive interview with Tom Cruise Inside: The latest edition of Black Film Bulletin, Wes Anderson on The Phoenician Scheme, The career of Mai Zetterling, the legacy of the Film Society, arch ...

In this playful performance film, Icelandic singer Emilíana Torrini performs a set of songs inspired by a collection of real-life 1960s love letters discovered after the recipient’s death in 2018.

Nothing quite coheres in Paolo Sorrentino’s story of a young Neapolitan desired by all around her, but the glorious images make it worthwhile – just about.

In 1951, the Swedish actress and soon-to-be groundbreaking director – who was born 100 years ago this May – wrote about the craft of film acting, and especially its relationship to stage acting.

As the award-winning A Samurai in Time comes to Blu-ray and digital, we explore highlights of Japanese cinema’s many inspired leaps and loops across time.

While male auteurs Edward Yang and Hou Hsiao-hsien were feted internationally, a closer look at Taiwan’s 1980s new wave reveals the interconnectedness and shared desires of many less celebrated ...

The Papacy has also figured in numerous fictional films, including crime dramas (The Godfather Part III, 1990), thrillers (Angels & Demons, 2009), horrors (The Pope’s Exorcist, 2023) and numerous ...