Features:
The future of film
Where is film at in 2021, how did it get here and, most importantly, where does it go next? To mark this special issue of Sight and Sound, we gathered together a number of interesting and important filmmakers to ask for their views and to help us take the temperature of film, cinema and the surrounding culture, with in-depth discussions with our cover stars Chloe Zhao, Steve McQueen, Sofia Coppola and Luca Guadagnino
Zhao. By Guy Lodge
McQueen. By Kaleem Aftab
Coppola. By Pamela Hutchinson
Guadagnino. By Thomas Flew
The Cannes dispatch
Blood lines: a history of Black horror
With the release of Nia DaCosta's Candyman reboot, Kelli Weston traces the distinguished heritage of Black horror - as written and created by Black filmmakers
Nia DaCosta interviewed by James Bell
From the archive: "We will never see that Hollywood again"
Opening scenes
Going with the grain. By Guy Lodge
Cannes prizes: judging the winners. By Isabel Stevens
Editors' choice
In production: Infinite Storm
New films by Malgorzata Szumowska, Luca Guadagnino, Andrey Zvyagintsev and Claire Denis. By Thomas Flew
News: Another Screen. By Pamela Hutchinson
In conversation: Michael Franco. Interview by Paul Julian Smith
Rising star: Ayten Amin. By Thomas Flew
The score: Sparks. Interview by Caspar Salmon
Obituary: Menelik Shabazz, 1954-2021. By Leila Latif
Dream palaces: Cinema House, Tbilisi. Interview by Pamela Hutchinson
Talkies
The long take. By Pamela Hutchinson
Off the shelf. By Jonathan Ross
The director's chair. By Ruben Ostlund
Cine wanderer. By Phuong Le
Black Film Bulletin. Edited by June Givanni (founder), Jan Asante and Mel Hoyes
Zak Ove on Horace Ove
Merawi Gerima on Haile Gerima
The indispensable Nadine Marsh-Edwards
Regulars
Editorial. By Mike Williams
Rediscovery: The Amusement Park. By Kim Newman
Archive TV: The Westerner. By Robert Hanks
Lost and found: I Could Read the Sky. By Kevin Barry
This month in... 1976
Endings: Bringing up Baby. By Molly Haskell
Reviews
Films
Television
DVD & Blu-ray
Wider screen
Books