But the risk-taking exploits of the great silent comedian have also inspired Keanu Reeves and Brad Pitt in their respective stunting in John Wick (2014) and Bullet Train (2022). Tom Cruise is a fan ...

Not content with being one of the great iconoclasts of modern cinema, David Lynch has also been a trailblazing musical adventurer – and in recent years, it is music that has come to dominate his ...

A 1970s disaster movie classic, a double dose of slow cinema, and a romance set amid the London drag scene. What are you watching this weekend?

Despite its off-putting anaemic pastel look, director Jon M. Chu’s highly anticipated adaptation is packed with eye-catching numbers and strong vocal performances from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

In an era preoccupied with misinformation, a new book tells the story of how the moving image has been wielded to shape opinion and push British political interests. Here, author Scott Anthony looks ...

Our Mediatheque at BFI Southbank provides access to the digital collections of the BFI National Archive, enabling viewers to travel back in time to other televisual eras.

Shiraishi Kazuya’s brutal Boshin War period piece about a group of death-row criminals recruited to defend a dilapidated fortress challenges the notion of the noble samurai.

Reviewing Victor Fleming’s now-classic musical upon its original UK release, our critic was full of praise but felt the film skewed towards a grown-up audience.

British Palestinian drag queen Layla navigates a new relationship with uptight marketing executive Max in Amrou Al-Kadhi’s joyful, nuanced drama.

Hong Kong’s comedy kings Dayo Wong and Michael Hui reunite for a surprisingly serious-minded drama exploring family dynamics and the burden of tradition.

From fronting his own cookery show to rapping on the lead single from the biggest album of all time, the late career of horror legend Vincent Price took many unexpected directions.

He was the kid trained by Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon, but he went on to become one of Hong Kong’s most acclaimed action choreographers. Stephen Tung Wai looks back over 50 years of kung fu and ...