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20 great films playing at BFI London Film Festival 2024

Can’t decide what to make time for at BFI London Film Festival 2024? Discover some of the most intriguing films on the programme, reviewed and recommended by Sight and Sound critics.

20 great films playing at BFI London Film Festival 2024

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In memoriam: obituaries of those who died in 2023

By Bob Mastrangelo

In memoriam: obituaries of those who died in 2023

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SCALA SPIRIT: 30 transgressive films perfect for a raucous midnight screening

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101 hidden gems: the greatest films you’ve never seen

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Sight and Sound’s original verdict on 15 of Cannes’ biggest Palme d’Or winners

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The female gaze: 100 overlooked films directed by women

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The female horror renaissance: a watchlist

By Anna Bogutskaya

The female horror renaissance: a watchlist

Festivals

30 great films playing at BFI London Film Festival 2021

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Finds of the century: 12 great films from 1921

By Bryony Dixon and Pamela Hutchinson

Finds of the century: 12 great films from 1921

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Cruel Britannia: six British ‘video nasties’

By Kim Newman

Cruel Britannia: six British ‘video nasties’

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10 key jazz films

By Jonathan Romney

10 key jazz films

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Adam Curtis picks 10 films that capture the mood of their times

By Adam Curtis

Adam Curtis picks 10 films that capture the mood of their times

Festivals

Five recommendations at BFI Flare 2021

By Chrystel Oloukoï

Five recommendations at BFI Flare 2021

My Dream Palace

Let there be projector light: 80 films that take us inside cinemas

By Thomas Flew

Let there be projector light: 80 films that take us inside cinemas

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The most anticipated films of 2021

By Thomas Flew, Devika Girish and others

The most anticipated films of 2021

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The most anticipated television of 2021

By Pamela Hutchinson

The most anticipated television of 2021

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9 of Tilda Swinton’s favourite films

By Tilda Swinton

9 of Tilda Swinton’s favourite films

From the Sight and Sound archive

Remake/remodel: 45 weird and wonderful alternative film cuts

By James Bell, Tom Charity and others

Remake/remodel: 45 weird and wonderful alternative film cuts

Best of 2020

The best film books of 2020

Deep focus

Twenty-first century noir

By Nick James

Twenty-first century noir

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Forgotten treasures of the multiplex

By Ryan Gilbey, Nick James and others

Forgotten treasures of the multiplex

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50 key anime films

By Nick Bradshaw, Darren Ashmore and others

50 key anime films