Sight & Sound

Sight & Sound

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Sight & Sound: The Authority on Global Film Culture

Go beyond the trailer with the British Film Institute’s legendary magazine. Access 90 years of unparalleled film criticism, expert analysis, and a complete digital archive since 1932.

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Publisher

The British Film Institute

Category

Entertainment

Downloads

38K+

User Rating

2.0/5

Total Ratings

100

Locales

1

A Masterclass in Movie Culture

Discover the interface used by 38K+ users.

A smartphone displaying the Sight and Sound magazine app with the Films of the Year 2025 cover featured.

A smartphone displaying the Sight and Sound magazine app with the Films of the Year 2025 cover featured.

Interface of the Sight and Sound app displaying archived magazine issues with a feature on Quentin Tarantino.

Interface of the Sight and Sound app displaying archived magazine issues with a feature on Quentin Tarantino.

Interface for navigating through digital magazine pages in the Sight and Sound app.

Interface for navigating through digital magazine pages in the Sight and Sound app.

Interface of the Sight and Sound app showing bookmarked film magazine pages for later reading.

Interface of the Sight and Sound app showing bookmarked film magazine pages for later reading.

The World’s Most Respected Film Commentary

The tools that make this app stand out, trusted by 38K+ users.

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A Living Archive Since 1932

Gain instant access to every issue ever published. Explore original reviews of cinema's greatest masterpieces exactly as they were written nearly a century ago.

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Deep Intellectual Analysis

Move beyond the algorithm with 3,000-word essays, exclusive director interviews, and cultural critiques from the world’s leading writers on film.

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The Definitive Review Record

Every review includes exhaustive production credits, full synopses, and technical details—an essential resource for researchers and serious collectors.

Review Analysis

Insights from user reviews.

Sentiment Score

16%
Negative

Summary

The mobile app for store_id '548664090' receives overwhelmingly negative feedback, despite users consistently praising the high quality of the magazine's content. A significant number of users report severe issues with app reliability, including frequent crashes, freezing, slow performance, and outright failure to open, particularly following iOS updates (iOS 11, 12, 14) and a major app redesign around early 2023, which some reviews link to a change in developer to PageSuite. Critical problems such as inability to access active subscriptions, login failures, failed purchase restorations, and disappearing downloaded issues are rampant. Users are also highly dissatisfied with the app's poor design, lack of essential features like a search function, distracting reading interface, and non-existent or unhelpful customer support.

Common Themes

Magazine Content Quality(14)
Subscription & Content Access Issues(3)
App Reliability & Performance(3)
App Design & Usability(2)
Login Experience(2)
iOS Compatibility(1)

About the app

Everything you need to know about Sight & Sound.

Description

Sight & Sound is the international film magazine that offers a unique perspective on the very best of film culture – past and present. Published for more than 80 years by the British Film Institute, Sight & Sound is the original magazine for the discerning film-fan. We carry news, interviews and analysis from the best writers on film as well as a comprehensive reviews section with a full synopsis, credits and production details for every film reviewed. Subscription Options: 1-month subscription - £3.99 6-month subscription - £18.99 12-month subscription - £34.99 All subscriptions come with access to the complete archive of Sight & Sound since first published in 1932 - an unrivalled archive of film commentary and criticism. Existing Print-Subscriber? Print-subscribers can read the iPad edition at no extra cost. Simply install the free App, open and enter your registered email address and password. For more information visit bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/subscribe These subscriptions are auto-renewing subscriptions. Prices for the subscriptions are £3.99 for one month, £18.99 for 6 months and £34.99 for one year. Payment for this subscription will be charged to your iTunes account upon purchase. The subscription will auto-renew within 24 hours of the current subscription expiring. Auto-renewing subscriptions can be managed via Account Settings allowing them to be turned off. No cancellations of the current subscription are allowed during the active subscription period. For any further information see http://subscriber.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/file/Website_Privacy_statement.doc The British Film Institute is governed by Royal Charter and is a charity registered in England and Wales number 287780. The contents of this e-mail are confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, kindly notify the sender that you have received this message in error and immediately delete it. Unless you are the intended recipient, you may not forward this e-mail to anybody, nor make any use of its contents.

Latest Version

3.2.0

Size

121.2 MB

First Released

Aug 8, 2012

Carry Nearly a Century of Cinema in Your Pocket

Join a global community of discerning cinephiles. Download the official Sight & Sound app for exclusive BFI insights and complete access to our archive dating back to 1932.

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