News has changed, and so has how it is gathered and disseminated. In an era of pervasive surveillance, authoritarian power and weaponised social media, these 10 films reflect today’s world back at us.

Taking a punt on a brand new horror film can be leap of faith, but here are six for the true believers at this year’s Frightfest.

Director Mike Flanagan has proved himself to be King’s most sympathetic interpreter on film with The Life of Chuck, the story of a man’s life in three acts, told backwards.

The British director returns to the lo-fi stylings of his early work with a multiverse sci-fi starring four characters in search of a narrative form.

Ten titles showcasing bold, inventive and distinctive filmmaking compete for Best Film at the 2025 BFI London Film Festival Awards.

Writer-director Anthony Schatteman’s film about a blossoming romance between two Belgian teenage boys has few surprises, but there’s something to admire in its relentless positivity.

Early action films, such as the swashbucklers of Douglas Fairbanks, introduced audiences to chase sequences, protagonists in peril and literal cliffhangers and would have a great influence on ...

Mike Flanagan’s latest Stephen King adaptation eschews horror for a life-affirming take on the end of the world. Stars Tom Hiddleston and Chiwetel Ejiofor spoke to us about their favourite King ...

From Stalker to Hard to Be a God: as a wild Czech New Wave sci-fi farce surfaces on Blu-ray, we survey the unhinged dystopias and mind-bending metaphysics of the best science fiction films from ...

BFI Discovery and Impact feature funding awards money from the National Lottery to support original live action and animation feature filmmaking.

Among a number of post-war British films testing the stereotypically wholesome depiction of mothers and daughters, The Woman in the Hall features Jean Simmons playing a young woman who is driven to ...

Writer-director Hikari returns to the BFI London Film Festival with her second feature as American Express Gala, hosted at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall with screenings around the UK.