Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow by Daisy Grace Greetham 21st July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material by Calum Cooper 19th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed? by Neil Baker 19th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·Short Films Pimple (Fantasia Film Festival) review – Alle’s story of a toxic pimple, a sebum monster and bullies about to meet a sticky end is a delight by Neil Baker 19th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Theatre·Theatre Reviews Royal Court Young Playwrights Award 2026 – less like a competition and more like an investment in the future of British theatre by Jane Jung 18th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films The Last First Time (review) – an uncompromising and intoxicating portrait of first sex, infatuation, queer joy and escape by Neil Baker 17th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and TV News·LGBTQ+·Rewind FrightFest announces its programme for the 27th edition of the UK’s leading horror & fantasy film festival by Neil Baker 16th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Theatre·Theatre News National Youth Theatre opens The Nail Bar, an immersive comedy-drama staged in a disused shop on Holloway Road by Neil Baker 16th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·Rewind·Rewind Reviews The Lost Boys (1987) rewind review – Schumacher’s Pan-inspired fairground of hormones, heart-racing horror and hilarity is unforgettable by Neil Baker 14th July 2026
Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Music and Dance·Theatre·Theatre News Edinburgh Fringe 2026 Guide (Volume Three) by Neil Baker 13th July 2026
1 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
2 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
3 Blue Mist (UK Tour) review – Who has the authority to define another person’s story? And who decides what counts as an “authentic voice?” 21st July 2026
4 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
5 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
6 Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed? 19th July 2026
7 Pimple (Fantasia Film Festival) review – Alle’s story of a toxic pimple, a sebum monster and bullies about to meet a sticky end is a delight 19th July 2026
8 Royal Court Young Playwrights Award 2026 – less like a competition and more like an investment in the future of British theatre 18th July 2026
9 The Last First Time (review) – an uncompromising and intoxicating portrait of first sex, infatuation, queer joy and escape 17th July 2026
10 FrightFest announces its programme for the 27th edition of the UK’s leading horror & fantasy film festival 16th July 2026
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