Features and reviews

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Reviews

E.1027: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea: an elegant docufiction journey through a real-life modernist melodrama

Co-directed by Beatrice Minger and Christoph Schaub, this stylish film zips all too quickly through the life of Eileen Gray and her famous conflict with Le Corbusier, but shows great respect for the Irish architect’s creative vision.

By Katie McCabe

E.1027: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea: an elegant docufiction journey through a real-life modernist melodrama

Features

Drowning Dry: how an award-winning Lithuanian drama captures the disorientation of trauma

By Carmen Gray

Drowning Dry: how an award-winning Lithuanian drama captures the disorientation of trauma

Features

Robina Rose’s Nightshift: a restored vision from the punk-era British avant-garde

By Charlotte Procter

Robina Rose’s Nightshift: a restored vision from the punk-era British avant-garde

Lists

Mental Health Awareness Week: 10 films showing the evolution of mental healthcare in the UK

By Patrick Russell and Jez Stewart

Mental Health Awareness Week: 10 films showing the evolution of mental healthcare in the UK

Reviews

The Extraordinary Miss Flower: from a suitcase of old love letters, a charming musical fantasy emerges

News

Sight and Sound: the June 2025 issue

Features

The many voices behind Taiwan New Cinema

By Hyun Jin Cho

The many voices behind Taiwan New Cinema

Reviews

The Wedding Banquet: a satisfying reimagining of the 1993 classic

By Alex Davidson

The Wedding Banquet: a satisfying reimagining of the 1993 classic

Reviews

It’s Not Me: Leos Carax’s playful self-portrait reflects on a life of adventurous filmmaking

By Giovanni Marchini Camia

It’s Not Me: Leos Carax’s playful self-portrait reflects on a life of adventurous filmmaking

From the Sight and Sound archive

Mai Zetterling: some notes on acting

By Mai Zetterling

Mai Zetterling: some notes on acting

10 great

10 great films about popes

By David Parkinson

10 great films about popes

Interviews

“I can think of nothing more boring than a live concert film”: Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard and Emiliana Torrini on The Extraordinary Miss Flower

By Leigh Singer

“I can think of nothing more boring than a live concert film”: Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard and Emiliana Torrini on The Extraordinary Miss Flower

News

Little Trouble Girls, the debut feature from Slovenian director Urška Djukić, to be released by BFI Distribution

Reviews

Motel Destino: Karim Aïnouz’s equatorial noir sweats with neon hues and sexual tension

By Jane Giles

Motel Destino: Karim Aïnouz’s equatorial noir sweats with neon hues and sexual tension

Reviews

The Uninvited: Nadia Conners makes the anxieties of these Hollywood A-listers feel relatable

By Adam Nayman

The Uninvited: Nadia Conners makes the anxieties of these Hollywood A-listers feel relatable

News

BFI and British Council reveal ‘GREAT 8’ showcase for Cannes 2025

Finest hours

Finest hours: Michael Palin in A Private Function

By Alex Ramon

Finest hours: Michael Palin in A Private Function

Reviews

Thunderbolts*: finally, a fresh and engaging premise for the MCU

By Kim Newman

Thunderbolts*: finally, a fresh and engaging premise for the MCU

Features

Bullet Boy at 20: it’s relevant, yes, but it’s also cinema

By Clive Nwonka

Bullet Boy at 20: it’s relevant, yes, but it’s also cinema

Then and now

Roman Holiday: how the Italian locations for the Audrey Hepburn classic look today

By Adam Scovell

Roman Holiday: how the Italian locations for the Audrey Hepburn classic look today

Reviews

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

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

10 great

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 pop movies”

By Stephen Dalton

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

From the Sight and Sound archive

“Godard’s best film”: Alphaville turns 60

By Richard Roud

“Godard’s best film”: Alphaville turns 60

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