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Then and now

Witchfinder General: in search of the witchy Suffolk locations of the classic Vincent Price folk horror

One of the foundation stones of folk horror, Witchfinder General sees Vincent Price conducting a reign of misogynistic terror across 17th-century East Anglia. We went to Suffolk to look for its locations.

By Adam Scovell

Witchfinder General: in search of the witchy Suffolk locations of the classic Vincent Price folk horror

Festivals

Anora: Sean Baker’s demolition of the Pretty Woman fantasy is his most vivid creation yet

By Jessica Kiang

Anora: Sean Baker’s demolition of the Pretty Woman fantasy is his most vivid creation yet

Festivals

Vermiglio: a slow-burn Italian family saga of immense subtlety

By Nick James

Vermiglio: a slow-burn Italian family saga of immense subtlety

News

Chantal Akerman: The Rebel Who Shook Up Cinema honoured with major BFI celebration

Features

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas at 20 – the blockbuster gaming crime saga and the films that inspired it

By George Bass

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas at 20 – the blockbuster gaming crime saga and the films that inspired it

Reviews

“A lot of this footage had never been seen in South Africa”: Milisuthando Bongela on her documentary-memoir Milisuthando

By Nick Bradshaw

“A lot of this footage had never been seen in South Africa”: Milisuthando Bongela on her documentary-memoir Milisuthando

Reviews

Emilia Pérez: Jacques Audiard’s outlandish telenovela-style musical shouldn't work, but it does

By Sophia Satchell-Baeza

Emilia Pérez: Jacques Audiard’s outlandish telenovela-style musical shouldn't work, but it does

Reviews

Dahomey second look review: haunting documentary captures the homecoming of looted treasures

By Kelli Weston

Dahomey second look review: haunting documentary captures the homecoming of looted treasures

10 great

10 great horror films of the decade so far

By Anton Bitel

10 great horror films of the decade so far

News

BFI’s Bryony Dixon honoured with Jean Mitry Award by Pordenone Silent Film Festival

Interviews

The post-punk look: Dick Pope on remastering Mike Leigh’s Naked

By James Bell

The post-punk look: Dick Pope on remastering Mike Leigh’s Naked

From the Sight and Sound archive

Everyone's entitled to one good scare: Halloween reviewed in 1979

By Richard Combs

Everyone's entitled to one good scare: Halloween reviewed in 1979

Where to begin

Where to begin with Ang Lee

By Brogan Morris

Where to begin with Ang Lee

Festivals

We Live in Time: an eminently watchable but contrived weepie

By Leigh Singer

We Live in Time: an eminently watchable but contrived weepie

Lists

6 essential directors from the golden age of South Korean cinema

By Kate E. Taylor Jones

6 essential directors from the golden age of South Korean cinema

Festivals

Queer: Luca Guadagnino finds romance in William S. Burroughs’ story of obsession and squalor

By Jessica Kiang

Queer: Luca Guadagnino finds romance in William S. Burroughs’ story of obsession and squalor

Features

“People should have freedom to make the films they want to make”: Mike Leigh on rejection and the challenges for young filmmakers – LFF Screen Talk

By Josh Slater-Williams

“People should have freedom to make the films they want to make”: Mike Leigh on rejection and the challenges for young filmmakers – LFF Screen Talk

News

Award winners announced at 2024 BFI London Film Festival

Festivals

Piece by Piece: Pharrell’s Lego movie takes a playful approach to the music biopic

By Alex Dudok de Wit

Piece by Piece: Pharrell’s Lego movie takes a playful approach to the music biopic

Festivals

Silent Sherlock: Three Classic Cases: Arthur Conan Doyle’s mysteries come to life at Alexandra Palace

By Philip Concannon

Silent Sherlock: Three Classic Cases: Arthur Conan Doyle’s mysteries come to life at Alexandra Palace

Obituaries

Alvin Rakoff obituary: veteran director of British film and TV

By David Parkinson

Alvin Rakoff obituary: veteran director of British film and TV

From the Sight and Sound archive

The jezebel swagger of Miriam Hopkins

By Dan Callahan

The jezebel swagger of Miriam Hopkins

Reviews

Shadow of Fire: Tsukamoto Shinya’s unnerving conclusion to his anti-war trilogy

By Josh Slater-Williams

Shadow of Fire: Tsukamoto Shinya’s unnerving conclusion to his anti-war trilogy

Reviews

Milisuthando: a personal interrogation into the lingering horrors of South African apartheid

By Kambole Campbell

Milisuthando: a personal interrogation into the lingering horrors of South African apartheid

Interviews

“A lot of things that adult actors are trying to achieve, kids just bring with them”: Franz Rogowski on Bird

By Thomas Flew

“A lot of things that adult actors are trying to achieve, kids just bring with them”: Franz Rogowski on Bird

From the Sight and Sound archive

A year with Andrei

By Michal Leszczylowski

A year with Andrei

10 great

10 great New Zealand films

By Carmen Gray

10 great New Zealand films

Interviews

Mark Cousins on his portrait of a neglected painter: “Once you’re infected by an artist’s work, it’s timeless”

By Georgia Korossi

Mark Cousins on his portrait of a neglected painter: “Once you’re infected by an artist’s work, it’s timeless”

Reviews

Flow: charming animal odyssey turns its limited resources into strengths

By Kambole Campbell

Flow: charming animal odyssey turns its limited resources into strengths

Interviews

“There is another way”: making The Wild Robot

By Nick Bradshaw

“There is another way”: making The Wild Robot