Reviews

Writer & Director: Eric Barbier Cast: Yvan Attal, Berenice Bejo 108min. Drama. France l Luxembourg Place Vendôme (1998) was the last memorable Antwerp-set diamond-themed heist thriller - it starred Catherine Deneuve as the...

As we celebrate the 400th Birthday of our most famous writer, the BFI presents the biggest ever programme of SHAKESPEARE on film nationwide and in selected countries across the World, courtesy...

Cast: Anna Karina, Sami Frey, Claude Brasseur, Louisa Colpeyn | 95 min | Drama |  France BANDE À PART, shot in 25 days and based on the pulp novel “Fool’s Gold” by Dolores...

BEST DOCUMENTARY | BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL Dir.: Ossama Mohammed, Wiam Simav Bedirxan; Documentary; Syria/France 2014, 92 min. Imagine you were a filmmaker talking to a friend on a street about opening...

Dir.: Jean-Luc Godard Cast: Anna Karina, Sady Rebbot, Andre S. Labarthe, Brice Parain France 1962, 85 min. VIVRE SA VIE is a decisive step in the development of film aesthetics – but it...

In this three part part series, 88-year old seasoned pro David Attenborough nimbly clambers aboard the Alucia, a 56-metre research and exploration vessel equipped with a state-of-the-art Triton submersible, laboratories...

Dir.: Andrew Droz Palermo; Cast: Kiernan Shipka, Timothee Chalamet, Elizabeth Reaser, Grant Bouter USA 2015, 90 min. Director/writer Andrew Droz Palermo's debut is yet another rural mystery; strong on atmosphere but weak on...

Dir.: Patricia Riggen; Cast: Antonio Banderas, Juliette Binoche, Rodrigo Santoro, Juan Pablo Raba, Laurence Golborne, Gabriel Byrne, Bob Gunton, James Brolin; Chile/USA 2015, 127 min. Mexican director Patricia Riggen’s account of the dramatic...

The Daddy of all martial arts films, King Hu's impressive A TOUCH OF ZEN has been sparklingly restored to its full glory in this Ming Dynasty masterpiece. Perhaps the most...