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Experience IMAX 70mm screenings of The Odyssey on the UK’s biggest screen, from 17 July 2026.
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The Greatest Films of All Time issue
Once a decade the magazine asks critics to select the best films ever made. Explore the results in a special edition.
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10 great Greek myth adaptations
As Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey arrives in cinemas, we revisit 10 films that journeyed into Greek mythology before it, finding enduring inspiration in an ancient world of gods, monsters and epic heroes.
By Richard Pickard
“It’s never quite brutal enough for Chris”: The Odyssey cast reveal how they created Christopher Nolan’s epic adventure
By Lou Thomas
Take It Or Leave It, starring Madness, coming back to cinemas in a new restoration
Take It Or Leave It, starring Madness, coming back to cinemas in a new restoration“I use musical theory to shoot an action sequence”: an exclusive online interview with John Woo
By Matthew Thrift
How Sam Neill’s 1990s documentary Cinema of Unease reckoned with New Zealand’s film history
By Carmen Gray
Synthetic Sincerity: Marc Isaacs’ thoughtful exploration of AI asks what makes an image feel real
By Nick Bradshaw
Chronically online criticism: how we’re archiving the video essay boom
By Sidonie Bassaisteguy
Events
The creators of Free Nelson Mandela bring the story of Mandela’s extraordinary release to BFI Southbank.
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Our Screen Culture 2033 strategy for the BFI and ten-year National Lottery funding strategy from 2023 to 2033.
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