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Review

The Disappearance of Shere Hite – a profile doc with hidden depths

by David Jenkins

The life of the idiosyncratic US sexologist is parlayed into a story of rank misogyny and violent moral conservatism.

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Review

Poor Things review – Lanthimos at his most playful and comedic

by Savina Petkova

Emma Stone gives a career-defining performance in Yorgos Lanthimos’ opulent provocation about the human body as a nexus for pleasure and pain.

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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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Review

Scala!!! review – an exhaustive and lively document of a cult scene

by David Jenkins

An affectionate new documentary celebrates one of London’s most beloved cinema institutions and the patrons who made it mythological.

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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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Review

One Life review – protect Anthony Hopkins at all costs

by Adam Woodward

Anthony Hopkins is sensational in James Hawes’ otherwise fairly conventional biopic of Nicholas Winton, who was responsible for rescuing hundreds of Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

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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.