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The Counselor was Cormac McCarthy’s unflinching portrait of the consequences of desire

By Evan Helmlinger

In his only produced screenplay, the American titan of literature painted a bleak picture of the logical endpoint of greed.

Why I love The Watermelon Woman

By Robyn Quick

Cheryl Dunye's debut feature broke the mould with its witty blend of fact and fiction – and remains a queer classic to this day.

In defence of The Bling Ring

By Katie Tobin

A decade since its release, Sofia Coppola's take on teen thieves and celebrity obsession is as sharp as ever.

What to watch at home in June

By Anton Bitel

From Robert Eggers' warring wickies to a duel in Edo era Japan, we bring you six unmissable treats from the world of physical media and streaming.

Lotte Reiniger and the hidden women of animation

By Robyn Quick

Equality in animation has come a long way, but female filmmakers are still being erased from an art form they helped pioneer.

Introducing British Indie Film Club – a new podcast from BIFA and LWLies

By Little White Lies

Our limited podcast series kicks off with special guest Samantha Morton discussing Ken Loach’s Ladybird Ladybird.

Why I love Edward Woodward’s performance in The Wicker Man

By Barry Levitt

As the steadfast Sergeant Neil Howie, Woodward becomes a compelling audience surrogate in Robin Hardy's seminal folk horror.

How do our childhood movie crushes shape our future love lives?

By Kate Padley

Aragorn, Elizabeth Swann, Peter Pan – how do the characters we obsess over in our childhood influence our adult selves?

Who is the Hawksian Woman?

By Sarah Cleary

From Hildy Johnson to Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw, Howard Hawks' films are often remembered for their spunky leading ladies – but how should we view them in the present day?

LWLies 99: The Asteroid City issue – Out now!

By Little White Lies

We blast off to a space-obsessed town in 1955 for Wes Anderson's latest lavish adventure.

The bleak, blistering end of Bill Hader’s Barry

By Rogan Graham

The black comedy series about a hitman pursuing an acting career ended with bloodshed and a damning appraisal of the true crime industrial complex.

Coming to you live from the apocalypse: The potent paranoia of Gregg Araki’s Nowhere

By Aryan Tauqeer Khawaja

As Gregg Araki's Teen Apocalypse series receives a 4K restoration, his take on the trials and tribulations of LA teenagers is still as sharp as ever.

Why watch Film on Film?

By Lillian Crawford

The BFI's first annual Film on Film festival aims to celebrate and educate on the wonders of celluloid, from nitrate and 35mm to 3D.

A new film season is championing queer stories from the 1990s

By Robyn Quick

This Pride Month, Barbican Cinema will showcase eight films celebrating LGBTQ+ lives.

An Asteroid City exhibition is landing in London

By Robyn Quick

Wes Anderson fans can tour original props and miniatures before catching a bite in a retro '50s-style diner.

The musical magic of Gold Diggers of 1933 at 90

By Julia Mueller

Mervyn LeRoy and Busby Berkeley's classic pre-Code musical still delights almost a century later – and its success is down to a key change in how the story was bookended.

The problem with Blue is the Warmest Colour

By Esmé Holden

A decade since Abdellatif Kechiche's film made history at the Cannes Film Festival, its legacy is a troubling one.

High school is hell in Isao Yukisada’s Go

By Anton Bitel

A teenage misfit is challenged by a new school and local bullies in this cult classic Japanese coming-of-age film.

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