Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·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 Television·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·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·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind 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
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films Lady Macbeth Was Never A Girl (review) – McBride and Dart’s film is a soft and thoughtful expression of shifting gender identity by Daisy Grace Greetham 11th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind Fright Night (1985) rewind review: Holland’s movie is one of the finest comedy-horror films ever to grace the silver screen by Neil Baker 9th July 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Tubi has been announced as the 2026 headline sponsor for FrightFest, the UK’s premier horror film festival by Neil Baker 7th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind The Swimmer (1968) rewind review – a searing-hot suburban odyssey to watch this summer by Daisy Grace Greetham 6th July 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Christopher Sherwood and Mark Pluck’s Geronto will receive its European premiere at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival by Neil Baker 3rd July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Fantasia International Film Festival celebrates its 30th Edition with a stellar selection of features, workshops, events and shorts by Neil Baker 3rd July 2026
1 The Mortuary Assistant (review) – Jeremiah Kipp’s horror game adaptation juggles supernatural terror and psychological torment 27th July 2026
2 The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China 25th July 2026
3 Robota (review) – the Schwarzman Centre reimagines Čapek’s classic in examining what it means to be human in the age of AI 25th July 2026
4 Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year 24th July 2026
5 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
6 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
7 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
8 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
9 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
10 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
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