Sight and Sound

09/10/2026

Paul Greengrass’s 14th-century historical drama keeps the action moving, but leaves its character development in the mud.

Henry K Miller reviews The Uprising, out now.
https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/uprising-murky-retelling-1381-peasants-revolt

07/10/2026

Eva Marie Saint, 1924-2026

Among the last icons of the golden age of Hollywood, Saint was never quite a movie star in the conventional sense. The Oscar-winning actress leaves behind a career defined less by celebrity than by generosity, craft and an abiding faith in the ensemble

Among the last icons of the golden age of Hollywood, Saint was never quite a movie star in the conventional sense. The Oscar-winning actress, who has died aged 102, leaves behind a career defined less by celebrity than by generosity, craft and an abiding faith in the ensemble.

06/10/2026

The BFI London Film Festival starts tomorrow!

Discover some of the most intriguing films on the programme, reviewed and recommended by Sight and Sound contributors

Can’t decide what to make time for at the 70th BFI London Film Festival 2026? Discover some of the most intriguing films on the programme, reviewed and recommended by Sight and Sound contributors.

05/10/2026

“As unwieldy, unsubtle and unfunny as it frequently is, Digger remains compulsively watchable, and there’s plenty to admire in its audacity and craft”

Philip Concannon reviews Digger, out now. https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/digger-unwieldy-compulsively-watchable-satire

29/09/2026

Alex Gibney’s fascinating documentary captures Salman Rushdie’s courage and humour in the wake of a brutal attack on his life.

Philip Concannon reviews Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie, in cinemas this week. https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/knife-attempted-murder-salman-rushdie-fascinating-documentary-captures-authors-courage-humour-wake-brutal-attack

24/09/2026

NEW ISSUE!

KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS

S*x, power, hysteria and sacrilege - the masterpiece returns as you’ve never seen it before

Featuring new writing from Mark Kermode, Linda Ruth Williams and Guillermo del Toro

+ an unearthed 1995 interview with writer-director Russell, a new interview with continuity supervisor Ann Skinner, and behind-the-scenes images from the BFI National Archive

Read the full contents here: https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/news/sight-sound-november-2026-issue

Get your copy now: https://shop.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound-november-2026/

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23/09/2026

A life coaching Ponzi scheme causes a man’s world to unravel in this disarming first feature from Scottish director Tom Nicoll.

Adam Nayman reviews Salvation from the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/salvation-well-crafted-debut-offers-glimpse-into-manosphere

22/09/2026

Zach Cregger’s pared back take on Resident Evil is a rare video game adaptation that “wryly deconstructs the visceral – and maddening – experience of playing the games, and the intensifying learning curve that accompanies it”

Matthew Taylor reviews https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/resident-evil-zach-creggers-thrilling-reboot-pares-things-back-essentials-survival-horror

21/09/2026

“A theme running through is the idea of documentary becoming fiction… A couple may divorce, but in the video of their wedding they still promise to stay together until death. Is the recording now a lie?”

Imogen Sara Smith reviews Ross McElwee’s Remake, in UK cinemas this week https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/remake-heartbreaking-exploration-slippage-between-documentary-fiction