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Despite its setting against a backdrop of recent British political history, Neil Jordan's excellent drama is also a timeless exploration of gender identity and moral ambiguity.
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The BFI celebrates the obscure public information films of the eccentric British character actor and director Richard Massingham, uncovering much to enjoy.
14 Oct 2015
'Eyes Without a Face' Is Full of Fairy Tale Aesthetics
In Eyes Without a Face, French director Georges Franju lifts a fairly standard horror film narrative into the realms of poetic fable.
25 Aug 2015
A Sherlock Holmes Fit for a King
In an excellent series of TV adaptations, the noble and striking Douglas Wilmer offers a portrayal of Holmes that is perhaps closest to the great writer's original character.
15 Jul 2015
'The Francois Truffaut Collection' Captures the Director's Finest Hours
These eight films collectively demonstrate a master filmmaker with a total understanding and command of cinematic language.
06 Mar 2015
'Mr. Sloane' Displays An Allenesque Dark Charm
Robert B. Weide's British period comedy Mr. Sloane was cancelled after just one season, depriving viewers of an engaging, wise and beautifully-made character study.
06 Jan 2015
(Not So) Sex Obsessed: 'Alain Robbe-Grillet: Six Films 1963-74'
The controversial French director's best known films are collected into this handsome six-film BFI box set, full of impressive nouvelle vague innovation.
05 Sep 2014
'Seven Samurai' Spawned a Subgenre All of Its Own
Celebrating its 60th birthday this year, Akira Kurosawa's superb and influential Japanese adventure film is still as impressive as ever.
11 Jun 2014
'Runaways', Rebellion and Reissue
Aimed at younger viewers, this BFI period collection about runaways and tearaways manages a good mix of entertainment, education and social commentary.
03 Jun 2014
'The Borderlands' Is Where Faith Goes to Die
Just like the unfathomably popular Paranormal Activity, The Borderlands often relies on tired old horror film tropes to generate frights.
29 Apr 2014
'The Big Melt' Puts Flesh Onto the Memories of Sheffield's Steel Industry
Pulp's Jarvis Cocker and director Martin Wallace join forces to breathe new vibrancy into a living history of glowing foundries, smoking chimneys and toiling men.
02 Apr 2014
'The Phantom of the Opera' Is Unsettling and Imbued with a Dense and Shadowy Gothic Atmosphere
This wonderful HD restoration of Universal's horror classic reiterates the brilliance of Lon Chaney's grotesque creation.
12 Feb 2014
There Are No Easy Answers for Feminism in 'Riddles of the Sphinx'
Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen's seminal experimental film is an interesting synthesis of rigorous feminist film theory and avant-garde sound and music.
15 Jan 2014
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