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Features

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Interviews

Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares: ‘Gentrification is hard to dramatise’

by Rógan Graham

Old pals and creative collaborators Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares team up to present their vision of a near future where London’s last social housing estate stands up against the oppressive régime.
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Home Ents

What to watch at home in January

by Anton Bitel

Pagan rituals, a Michael Powell classic and killer alligators are on the agenda in the first of 2024’s home ents guides.
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Interviews

Yorgos Lanthimos: ‘Why is sex such a taboo? I really don’t understand’

by Hannah Strong

Yorgos Lanthimos on the intricate cine-suture work that it took to make his magnificent new film, Poor Things.
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Top Ranking

Ten essential Werner Herzog films

by David Jenkins

In celebration of a BFI season of the German maverick’s sublime work in film, we pick ten of our absolute faves.
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Incoming

100 films to look forward to in 2024 – part two

by Little White Lies

In the second half of our preview looking ahead to 2024’s upcoming releases, we look at work from David Lowery, Lynne Ramsay, Mati Diop and many more.
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Incoming

100 films to look forward to in 2024 – part one

by Hannah Strong, Charles Bramesco and David Jenkins

New year, new movies! We look ahead to the films coming our way in 2024 – including new projects from Bong Joon-ho, George Miller, Rose Glass and many more.
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Interviews

Cailee Spaeny: ‘People feel really inspired by Sofia Coppola and nourished creatively’

by Hannah Strong

The star of Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, who won the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival for her performance, reflects on the experience of working with Coppola as well as her co-star Jacob Elordi.
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Home Ents

What to watch at home in December

by Anton Bitel

Samurai, demon dolls, an actor-murderer and RoboCop are some of the gems to catch up on while you’re relaxing this holiday season.
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In Praise Of

Why I love Kevin Conroy’s performance in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

by Kevin Bui

The voice actor brought his life experience to the role of the Caped Crusader, and in the process gave us a batman for the ages.
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In Praise Of

Why Shaolin Soccer is the greatest football movie ever made

by Cian Tsang

By combining his signature absurdist style and sincerity with the beautiful game, Stephen Chow created an exhilarating and unconventional sports movie that captures the highs and laws of football.