Forget what you’ve heard: Babylon is the Oscar’s biggest snub yet
Damien Chazelle's cinematic masterclass is the best blockbuster of the year to barely make any money at all.
Holy Spider: Iranian Thriller Untangles a Delicate Web of Misogyny
Director Ali Abbasi captures Iran's 'Serial Killer Society' in this gripping take on true-crime events.
M3gan: Campy Horror Meets the Zeitgeist in Newest Addition to the Killer-Doll Genre
Although somewhat predictable, M3gan's GenZ take on the horror trope is sure to delight old and new fans.
Aftersun: A Quiet Masterpiece
Charlotte Wells' debut is a quietly moving act of imaginative empathy.
The Top 15 Films of 2022
Cinema is alive and well, and here are the 15 movies from this year that prove it.
Black Adam: Another Muddling Superhero Mess
The verdict's in: Welcome To The Jungle is still The Rock's best movie.
The Banshees of Inisherin: Gleeson and Farrell’s Existential Break-Up is a Joy to Watch
McDonagh's deeply existential film delights with lyrically Irish comedy.
Women Talking: Nuanced exploration of solidarity in the face of injustice
Writer and founder of the Kino Film Club Sabrina Raven explores Sarah Polley's old-school yet defiant "Women Talking"
London Film Festival 2022 – The Winners Roundup
Another year wraps at LFF – which films and filmmakers took home the goods?
The Eternal Daughter: Beauty and Bloodshed in Mother/Daughter Relationships
Tilda Swinton is luminous in Joanna Hogg’s dizzying country house ghost story
Bardo: Iñárritu Delivers a Flawed yet Brilliant Psychotropic Trip
ARF Reporter Sam Murphy delves into Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths - and comes out a slightly changed man.
Decision To Leave: A Visual Spectacular that Thrives in Sensuality
Luke Georgiades reviews Korean maestro Park Chan-wook's highly anticipated latest, a visual odyssey of paranoid sensuality...
Athena: Stunning Urban Apocalypse that Slowly Burns Out
ARF writer Sam Murphy takes on France's most popular past time: rioting.
Blonde: Monroe Biopic has Brutal, Unfeasible Ambitions
Reviewing one of the most divisive films of the year, dep-editor Chris Cotonou picks a side.
Don’t Worry Darling: Pretty as a picture, but nothing under the hood
Olivia Wilde's psychological thriller Don't Worry Darling is a production steeped in infamy...but how does the movie hold up?
Crimes Of The Future: Cronenberg returns as polarising as ever
David Cronenberg's latest descent into the twisted worlds of underground obsession and dystopian horror leaves much to be wanted...
On Vittorio De Sica
The Guardian's chief film critic Peter Bradshaw pens his thoughts on the great director Vittorio De Sica
Fellini’s Dreams
Our Rome correspondent Alain Elkann reminisces on Fellini’s Rome and his encounters with the director…including in his sleep.
The Legacy Of La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita is Fellini’s masterpiece, and perhaps the most famous Italian film of all time. In his essay, Jonathan Romney looks at the movie’s prestige over time, as well as the addictively glamorous world it depicts.
A Memory of Cinema Paradiso
Giuseppe Tornatore’s Cinema Paradiso is one of the great love letters to cinema. Here, our online editor Luke Georgiades shares a love letter to Tornatore’s film.
A Personal Account Of ‘The Dollars Trilogy’
Gretchen Heffernan gives us her personal perspective on Sergio Leone's classic 'Dollars Trilogy'
The 79th Venice Film Festival: A Watchlist
The twenty-four films vying for the Golden Lion this year – and the ten we think are the ones to watch
No Escape: Memories in Time in Chris Marker’s La Jetée
Chris Marker’s La Jetée is a masterclass in the evocation of memory, argues Luke Georgiades.
Louis Malle, Damage and the Erotic Thriller
Peregrine Kitchener-Fellowes explores Louis Malle's Damage, the controversial film from the director of Goodbye, Children and Elevator to the Gallows.
A Note on Paris, 13th District
Writer Julien Planté brings his perspective on Jacques Audiard's Paris, 13th District
The Mark of Clouzot’s Le Corbeau
Writer Natasha A. Fraser looks at the history of Clouzot’s Le Corbeau, and how the accusatory letters would transcend into French public life.
Anaïs In Love and the ethics of selfishness
Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet delivers a remarkably polished debut that speaks to the age of the "chaotic femme"
The Utopian Fluidity of Shortbus
John Cameron Mitchell's boundary-pushing sex-comedy remains a refreshing ode to fluidity.
The London Film Festival Radar
From anticipated big budget flicks to the first-time gems, here are 6 films to watch at this year's LFF!
La Nouvelle Vague au Feminin
The new trend of female auteurs ought to be considered an industry-changing movement, Julien Planté argues.
Cannes: Festival of Festivals
Our Editor-in-Chief Charles Finch on the allure of Cannes during festival season.
The French Holiday Flick
A travelogue through the south of France, the summertime muse of Cinema Francais.
Coffee with Sir Christopher Hampton and Elsa Zylberstein
A discussion between Elsa Zylberstein and the Oscar-winning writer-director Sir Christopher Hamptoner on life and stories...
Matthew Modine On Paths of Glory
Offering his unique insight, Matthew Modine shares an essay on his memories of working with Kubrick, Paths of Glory, and Full Metal Jacket.
Seven Lessons From Pier Paolo Pasolini
Director and writer Mark Cousins opens up on the ways that Pier Paolo Pasolini changed his life, in this emotional, deeply personal essay.
The Hidden Charms of Sophia Loren
Writer Natasha A. Fraser explores how Sophia Loren won over Hollywood.
Ennio Morricone: A Reluctant Genius
Ennio Morricone made some of the most memorable scores in film history, but his relationship to his art could be complicated, writes Jason Solomons.
Nino Rota: The Soundtrack to Fellini
Francesca Fabbri Fellini, Federico Fellini’s niece, reminisces on the magic and unique bond between the director and composer Nino Rota from her youth.
Luchino and the Leopard
Luchino Visconti was full of paradoxes. Here, Peregrine Kitchener-Fellowes investigates the man behind The Leopard.
Riviera Paradiso
Many of us grow up with cinema, but Bill Prince was practically raised in one. Here, the writer and editor remembers the magnificent theatre that shaped his early years.
Real Love: Cinema Paradiso
Allegra Handelsman writes of love in Guiseppe Tornatore's iconic Cinema Paradiso...
5 Films on our San Sebastián Film Festival Watchlist
The team at ARF compile a list of 5 films they're anticipating at the 70th annual San Sebastián international film festival...
Adventures With Al Ruddy
ARF Editor-In-Chief Charles Finch has an affectionate conversation with his friend, mentor, and iconic film producer Al Ruddy...
