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Crowd of protesters amid smoke and chaos, police officers stand on an elevated platform.
Festivals

Les Indésirables – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Ladj Ly’s fol­low-up to his Cesar award-win­ning Les Mis­érables is a hyper­bol­ic state-of-the-nation address that lacks the log­ic and fire of that first feature.
Three young people, two girls and one boy, sitting on a bench outdoors. The girls have long blonde and dark hair, and the boy has short brown hair. They are holding what appears to be some kind of electronic device.
Festivals

Riddle of Fire – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Three pre­co­cious kids set out on a quest for blue­ber­ry pie in West­on Razo­oli’s throw­back adven­ture film.
Woman in Tudor-style dress and jewellery, surrounded by other figures in a dark, ornate setting.
Festivals

Firebrand – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Karim Aïnouz’s Eng­lish lan­guage debut is a frus­trat­ing­ly but­toned-up take on the life of Hen­ry VII­I’s final wife, Cather­ine Parr.
Group of four people, diverse ethnicities, wearing casual summer clothing, posing and smiling in an outdoor setting.
The Oscar Goes To...

Why Fire Island deserves the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar

by Emma Fraser

Joel Kim Boost­er’s delight­ful mod­ern take on Jane Austen’s Pride & Prej­u­dice is the con­tem­po­rary romance we deserve.
Two hikers in blue and red winter attire, surrounded by misty, smoke-like clouds.
Review

Fire of Love

by David Jenkins

Sara Dosa’s whim­si­cal doc­u­men­tary chron­i­cles the trag­ic tale of ded­i­cat­ed vol­cano chasers Katia and Mau­rice Krafft.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two individuals, a man and a woman, in an embrace against a dark background. The man is wearing an orange t-shirt and the woman appears to be partially unclothed.
Festivals

Fogo Fatuo – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

A man on his deathbed recounts his youth as a fire­fight­er in João Pedro Rodrigues’ strik­ing queer feature.
Two people in police uniforms fighting in an ornate interior with scaffolding.
Review

Raging Fire

by Kambole Campbell

The final film by the great Ben­ny Chan is a glo­ri­ous throw­back to the gold­en days of Hong Kong action flicks.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Young woman with braided hair wearing a blue and white striped top, looking sideways with a serious expression.
Festivals

In praise of Youn Yuh-jung – Korean cinema’s most enduring star

by Ben Nicholson

A new ret­ro­spec­tive at the Lon­don Kore­an Film Fes­ti­val reveals the vet­er­an actor’s rich and var­ied career.
Anime-style illustration featuring an adult male figure with a facial covering and a young child, set against a background of traditional Japanese buildings and greenery.

How personal trauma and national tragedy inspired Grave of the Fireflies

by Alex Dudok de Wit

Read an exclu­sive extract from the new BFI Clas­sics book on Isao Takahata’s sem­i­nal 1988 animé.
Close-up of a person wearing a yellow hard hat and goggles in front of an orange background.
Incoming

Angelina Jolie fights fires in the trailer for Those Who Wish Me Dead

by Charles Bramesco

She ven­tures into the wilds of Mon­tana for writer/​director Tay­lor Sheridan’s lat­est neo-western.