Nick James

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Festivals

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

Director Maura Delpero shows phenomenal restraint in her beautifully observed drama about a poor remote alpine community, set during World War II.

By Nick James

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

Festivals

The Bikeriders: a revved-up replay of the outlaw biker movie

By Nick James

The Bikeriders: a revved-up replay of the outlaw biker movie

From the Sight and Sound archive

“Her charisma, her presence, was a lot to do with her eyes”: Asif Kapadia on Amy

By Nick James

“Her charisma, her presence, was a lot to do with her eyes”: Asif Kapadia on Amy

Festivals

Black Tea: a labyrinthine multicultural love story

By Nick James

Black Tea: a labyrinthine multicultural love story

Festivals

Abiding Nowhere: a beautiful addition to Tsai Ming-liang’s Walker film series

By Nick James

Abiding Nowhere: a beautiful addition to Tsai Ming-liang’s Walker film series

Reviews

Perfect Days: Wim Wenders captures the beauty of the everyday in his best fiction film since Wings of Desire

By Nick James

Perfect Days: Wim Wenders captures the beauty of the everyday in his best fiction film since Wings of Desire

Obituaries

Derek Malcolm obituary: renowned British film critic and LFF director

By Nick James

Derek Malcolm obituary: renowned British film critic and LFF director

Festivals

Past Lives: this astonishing debut luminously captures a world-spanning, decades-long love story

By Nick James

Past Lives: this astonishing debut luminously captures a world-spanning, decades-long love story

Festivals

Everything Will Be OK labours its obvious anti-war allegories

By Nick James

Everything Will Be OK labours its obvious anti-war allegories

Festivals

Rimini is a sleazy, cheesy and beautiful portrayal of an ageing ‘schlager’ singer

By Nick James

Rimini is a sleazy, cheesy and beautiful portrayal of an ageing ‘schlager’ singer

From the Sight and Sound archive

The Lubitsch touch in The Shop Around the Corner

By Nick James

The Lubitsch touch in The Shop Around the Corner

From the Sight and Sound archive

Nicolas Roeg: the last British romantic

By Nick James

Nicolas Roeg: the last British romantic

Best of 2020

First Cow: Kelly Reichardt’s milk-rustling western rises like a treat

By Nick James

First Cow: Kelly Reichardt’s milk-rustling western rises like a treat

The Greatest Films of All Time

How we made the Greatest Films of All Time poll

By Nick James

How we made the Greatest Films of All Time poll

From the Sight and Sound archive

Dirk Bogarde: a class act

By Nick James

Dirk Bogarde: a class act

Festivals

Azor follows a quiet Swiss banker through Argentina’s dirty war

By Nick James

Azor follows a quiet Swiss banker through Argentina’s dirty war

Festivals

Introduction bridges the generational gap in Hong Sangsoo’s typical style

By Nick James

Introduction bridges the generational gap in Hong Sangsoo’s typical style

Interviews

In memory of Jean-Claude Carrière: the late screenwriter in conversation

By Nick James

In memory of Jean-Claude Carrière: the late screenwriter in conversation

Reviews

Ronnie’s: Ronnie Scott & his World Famous Jazz Club rhapsodises Soho in blue

By Nick James

Ronnie’s: Ronnie Scott & his World Famous Jazz Club rhapsodises Soho in blue

Deep focus

Twenty-first century noir

By Nick James

Twenty-first century noir

My Dream Palace

Tug of love: a cinema pilgrimage with Tilda Swinton and Mark Cousins

By Nick James

Tug of love: a cinema pilgrimage with Tilda Swinton and Mark Cousins

Best of 2020

About Endlessness first look: Roy Andersson rises above his customary absurdism

By Nick James

About Endlessness first look: Roy Andersson rises above his customary absurdism

Lists

Forgotten treasures of the multiplex

By Ryan Gilbey, Nick James and others

Forgotten treasures of the multiplex

Polls

The best film books, by 51 critics

By Geoff Andrew, Michael Atkinson and others

The best film books, by 51 critics

Polls

Print the legend: introducing the Film Book Poll

By Nick James

Print the legend: introducing the Film Book Poll

Features

A tribute to the late Sue Bruce-Smith

By Nick James

A tribute to the late Sue Bruce-Smith

Reviews

Malmkrog review: Cristi Puiu convenes a big-house philosophical pile-on

By Nick James

Malmkrog review: Cristi Puiu convenes a big-house philosophical pile-on

News

Nine discoveries from the 2020 Berlinale

By Ela Bittencourt, Jamie Dunn and others

Nine discoveries from the 2020 Berlinale

Polls

Syndromes of a new century: introducing the best films of the 2000s

By Nick James

Syndromes of a new century: introducing the best films of the 2000s

Reviews

Seberg review: a breathless biopic of a star with a complex life

By Nick James

Seberg review: a breathless biopic of a star with a complex life