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5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 17 to 19 March

Daniel Day-Lewis and Michelle Pfeiffer take us back to 1870s New York again, while love runs just as unsmoothly on the streets of Peckham.

By Samuel Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 17 to 19 March
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 10 to 12 March

By Samuel Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 10 to 12 March
Festivals

Borderlines Film Festival: 10 to watch

Borderlines Film Festival: 10 to watch
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10 great Indian LGBTQIA+ films

By Omar Ahmed

10 great Indian LGBTQIA+ films
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 3 to 5 March

By Samuel Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 3 to 5 March
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10 great films about recluses

By Georgina Guthrie

10 great films about recluses
Festivals

10 to see at Glasgow Film Festival 2023

By Josh Slater-Williams

10 to see at Glasgow Film Festival 2023
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10 great ballet films

By Lillian Crawford

10 great ballet films
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 17 to 19 February

By Samuel Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 17 to 19 February
Lists

Kim Novak: 10 essential films

By Chloe Walker

Kim Novak: 10 essential films
Lists

100 great films streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime – 2023 edition

By Samuel Wigley

100 great films streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime – 2023 edition
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 3 to 5 February

By Samuel Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 3 to 5 February
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10 great films of 1998

By Grace Barber-Plentie, Henry Barnes and others

10 great films of 1998
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10 great films set in Rome

By Pasquale Iannone

10 great films set in Rome
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 27 to 29 January

By Samuel Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 27 to 29 January
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10 great early sound films

By David Parkinson

10 great early sound films
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 13 to 15 January

By Samuel Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 13 to 15 January
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10 great films about classical music

By Samuel Wigley

10 great films about classical music
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 6 to 8 January

By Samuel Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 6 to 8 January
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10 great werewolf films

By James Rose

10 great werewolf films
Lists

Ava Gardner: 10 essential films

By Chloe Walker

Ava Gardner: 10 essential films
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10 great films about queens and empresses

By Georgina Guthrie

10 great films about queens and empresses
Lists

24 films to watch on TV this Christmas

By David Parkinson

24 films to watch on TV this Christmas
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 16 to 18 December

By Samuel Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 16 to 18 December
10 great

10 great films set outside our solar system

By Anton Bitel

10 great films set outside our solar system
Lists

The best British TV of 2022, as picked by BFI curators

By James Bell, Ros Cranston and others

The best British TV of 2022, as picked by BFI curators
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10 great overlooked British horror films of the 1980s

By Kevin Lyons

10 great overlooked British horror films of the 1980s
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 2 to 4 December

By Samuel Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 2 to 4 December
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10 great European Christmas films

By Samuel Wigley

10 great European Christmas films
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