Cold War intrigue to a jazz beat, a box of serials, and our new favourite Christmas film. What are you watching this weekend?

Released in 2004, Hideo Kojima's covert ops thriller pulled from James Bond, Apocalypse Now and Escape From New York in its mission to elevate stealth action gaming.

The Citadel, the gravity gun, the headcrab. Valve Corporation’s 2004 first-person shooter was a masterclass of game design that has endured, inspiring waves of video games, film and TV since.

Three Costa Rican women are incarnated into a 71-year-old woman in Antonella Sudasassi’s graceful exploration of ageing and sexual desire.

Get your hands on exclusive limited-edition Starve Acre figurines of Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark, as well as a set of signed novels from Andrew Michael Hurley. To celebrate the availability of Starve ...

At the BFI we champion new talent and unfamiliar stories from unfamiliar voices. We’re passionate about projects that reach new audiences, and we back the international promotion of the UK industry.

With her new film Bird, Andrea Arnold gets closer to the spirit of magical realist literature than most movies have done, says Juana Albina, one of the critics on this year’s LFF Critics Mentorship ...

Tyler Taormina’s sprawling portrait of an Italian-American family’s festive gathering in Long Island makes for an enjoyably ...

Denzel Washington’s extravagant performance brings vigour to Ridley Scott’s proficient retread of his Roman blockbuster.

The programme for January 2025 at BFI Southbank starts with Sidney Poitier: His Own Person, a major celebration of the trailblazing actor, director and activist who broke barriers with a filmography ...

In his new drama Joy, Bill Nighy plays the pioneering British obstetrician who helped develop IVF treatment. He talks to us about changing attitudes and how he’s had to “reprogramme violently”.

RRR may have blown the doors off internationally, but India has been making explosive action films for decades. Here are some of the best.