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'A playfully blasphemous Belgian fantasy in which God not only exists but lives in Brussels … and is uniquely, irreverently ...

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Mark Kermode reviews The Beasts (2022) | BFI Player

Mark Kermode reviews The Beasts (2022) | BFI Player

'An extremely powerful viewing experience, with a final act that balances heartbreak, horror, tragedy and defiance in roughly ...

Mark Kermode reviews Rare Beasts (2019) | BFI Player

Mark Kermode reviews Rare Beasts (2019) | BFI Player

'Piper clearly has the vision and confidence to carve out a career behind the camera.' Watch now on

Mark Kermode reviews Hundreds of Beavers (2024) | BFI Player

Mark Kermode reviews Hundreds of Beavers (2024) | BFI Player

'Oddest of oddball comedies… like a fever dream of noisy 'silent cinema'. Watch now on

Mark Kermode reviews Silent Roar (2023) | BFI Player

Mark Kermode reviews Silent Roar (2023) | BFI Player

'A quirky coming-of-age tale set amid the stark beauty of the Hebridean Western Isles.' Watch now on

Mark Kermode reviews Rebel Dread (2022) | BFI Player

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'A celebration of a trendsetter … who has made it his business always to step up to a challenge, and never turn his back on an ...

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'Accordion-led dances and plaintive murder ballads provide sardonic commentary on the action… [and] there's a strong element ...

Mark Kermode reviews Manhunter (1986) | BFI Player

Mark Kermode reviews Manhunter (1986) | BFI Player

'Manhunter remains the very best adaptation of Thomas Harris's bestselling series…a stone-cold cult classic' Watch on

Mark Kermode reviews The Outrun (2024) | BFI Player

Mark Kermode reviews The Outrun (2024) | BFI Player

'An engrossing tale of a study for redemption, and Soairse Ronan has never been better.' Watch now on

Mark kermode reviews The Chronology of Water (2025) | BFI Player

Mark kermode reviews The Chronology of Water (2025) | BFI Player

'A bold first feature from a director with a vision…and raised to the level of the extraordinary by [Imogen] Poots.' Watch now on

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Mark Kermode reviews Blue Jean (2022) | BFI Player

A gripping and emotional drama that mixes the personal and the political in electrifying fashion to create something that is as ...

Mark Kermode reviews Parasite (2019) | BFI Player

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'A tragicomic modern classic that will get under your skin and eat away at your cinematic soul.' Watch now on

Mark Kermode reviews Joyland (2022) | BFI Player

Mark Kermode reviews Joyland (2022) | BFI Player

"... Moments of tenderness and understanding, just when you least expect them." Watch on

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