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Love in the land of Twin Peaks

By Juan Barquin

Mark Frost and David Lynch's beloved television series is a testament to the greatest power human beings have.

Personal freedom in Wild at Heart

By Kathryn Bromwich

A snakeskin jacket stands for so much in David Lynch's lurid fairytale Wild at Heart.

Interview: Cate Blanchett and Matty Sidle

By David Jenkins

With already countless strings to her acting bow, Cate Blanchett adds yet one more by starring in Matty Sidle’s experimental comic short, Bozo Over Roses.

Laura longs for an angel: On Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

By Willow Catelyn Maclay

Willow Catelyn Maclay reflects on the lonely last days of Laura Palmer in David Lynch's Twin Peaks prequel.

Guo Run – first-look review

By David Jenkins

The pain and confusion of miscarriage is presented with bracing clarity in Li Dongmei’s impressive character study.

First Person Plural – first-look review

By David Jenkins

A bourgeois couple experience the noxious effects of a vaccine in this gorgeous, surreal study of corrupted minds and bodies.

Vitrival – first-look review

By David Jenkins

This absorbing and carefully-crafted chronicle of a quaint Belgian village crumbling to pieces is 2025 breakout.

One more cup of coffee in Mulholland Drive

By Adam Woodward

Adam Woodward reflects on the importance of a cup of coffee in David Lynch's Hollywood neo-noir.

Eraserhead and the Lady in the Radiator

By David Jenkins

In our tribute to the works and worlds of David Lynch, David Jenkins reflects on his most spiritual film.

The many faces of Sidney Poitier

By John Livesey

As the BFI celebrates the legacy of an acting icon, we delve into Poitier's complex legacy.

Double Indemnity and the banality of evil

By Darren Richman

The shadow of the Holocaust and the filmmaker's personal experience with it looms large across Billy Wilder's most influential and enduring work.

Dances of desire in The Brutalist, Wicked, and Queer

By Carly Mattox

Several of 2024's films explore the relationship between movement and belonging, with intriguing – and often moving – results.

Brady Corbet: ‘It’s a fucking film’

By Hannah Strong

The maverick writer/director espouses the need to stick behind your aesthetic and creative ideals at all costs.

Eisenstein in Sacramento

By Marlenée Heath

A writer reflects on Sergei Eisenstein's little-known research trip to California, where he took in the sights of Sutter's Fort.

The legacy of James Baldwin in cinema

By Mathew Ko

A century after the birth of James Baldwin, his words continue to echo across filmmaking culture.

Played for laughs: how cinema still fails male sexual assault survivors

By Mark Carnochan

There is a troubling history of male survivors of sexual assault being treated as a joke in film and television – one writer recounts finding solace in another story.

Jesse Eisenberg: ‘Is our modern pain valid?’

By Darren Richman

The actor and writer/director of A Real Pain discusses his Polish heritage and the tricky prospect of filming scenes for a comedy drama in a concentration camp.

100 films to look forward to in 2025 – part two

By Little White Lies

Here's the second half of our annual preview, featuring upcoming films from Lynne Ramsay, Bong Joon-ho and many more.

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