Cold War intrigue to a jazz beat, a box of serials, and our new favourite Christmas film. What are you watching this weekend?

The last action hero in Hong Kong: Stephen Tung Wai on 50 years of kicking it in kung fu movies He was the kid trained by Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon, but he went on to become one of Hong Kong’s ...

RRR may have blown the doors off internationally, but India has been making explosive action films for decades. Here are some of the best.

Tyler Taormina’s sprawling portrait of an Italian-American family’s festive gathering in Long Island makes for an enjoyably hazy Christmas movie.

With her new film Bird, Andrea Arnold gets closer to the spirit of magical realist literature than most movies have done, says Juana Albina, one of the critics on this year’s LFF Critics Mentorship ...

Released in 2004, Hideo Kojima's covert ops thriller pulled from James Bond, Apocalypse Now and Escape From New York in its mission to elevate stealth action gaming.

Three Costa Rican women are incarnated into a 71-year-old woman in Antonella Sudasassi’s graceful exploration of ageing and sexual desire.

Denzel Washington’s extravagant performance brings vigour to Ridley Scott’s proficient retread of his Roman blockbuster.

Unlock these great boxed-set experiences from more than a century ago: Louis Feuillade’s seductively modern tales of crime, conspiracy, technology and adventure.

Highlights include a new restoration of Guillermo del Toro’s debut feature Cronos and the first volume of Chantal Akerman’s films.

The programme for January 2025 at BFI Southbank starts with Sidney Poitier: His Own Person, a major celebration of the trailblazing actor, director and activist who broke barriers with a filmography ...

In his new drama Joy, Bill Nighy plays the pioneering British obstetrician who helped develop IVF treatment. He talks to us about changing attitudes and how he’s had to “reprogramme violently”.