What Richard Did

Richard is a decent, affable young man, part of a fairly affluent group of teenagers...

Midnight’s Children

Salman Rushdie is one of those authors that Hollywood has kept at arm’s length for...

The Impossible

Just before 1am on the morning of 26th December 2004, the third largest earthquake ever...

The official 2013 Golden Globe nominees

As you reach out to put yet another golden bauble onto your Christmas tree, the...

Jack Reacher

Deserving every one of its five stars, action film Jack Reacher is an absolute delight...

Turning Point

Prior to the screening of Turning Point, director Niyi Towolawi came onto the stage and...

Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut Quartet premieres in London

This year’s chosen film to support the...

Post Tenebras Lux

Post Tenebras Lux begins with a young child roaming around a field whilst the sky...

Jack Reacher premieres in London with Tom Cruise and Rosamund Pike

Written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, the new...

The Oranges: Interview with director Julian Farino

Starring Hugh Laurie, Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Alia Shawkat and...

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

There aren’t many films that can get away with a running time that exceeds...

Life of Pi

With Oscar season rearing its golden head soon, it is roughly this time of year...

Boxing Day

Not quite your usual Christmas-spirited movie for the festive season, Boxing Day is the slow-burning,...

Babette’s Feast

Babette’s Feast is many things:  a fairy tale, a delicate and at times slightly surreal...

Pitch Perfect

Hitting all the right notes with its tuneful combination of music and humour, Pitch Perfect...

Great Expectations

It hasn’t even been a year since the BBC’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Great...

Sightseers

In a marked change in tone from director Ben Wheatley’s fabulous Kill List, Sightseers is...

Bullhead

Achieving the rare combination of subtlety and brutality, Bullhead is one of the most striking...

I, Anna

Barnaby Southcombe’s I, Anna is a self-professed “film noir with European sensibility”,...

Argo confirms Ben Affleck as an outstanding director

Based on a true story, Argo is a nail-biting thriller...

Love Crime

Alain Corneau made fourteen feature films in his career from 1973 to 2010 before succumbing...

Chinatown at the BFI Southbank

The film noir genre was short lived: the general consensus among film historians...

End of Watch

End of Watch is a film that feels unripe. Watching it, one feels like it...

Wreck-It Ralph delivers the charm and entertainment of Disney’s best movies

Everyone has seen Toy Story, and...

Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist

Screened as part of the BFI’s Uncut season and...