Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience by Theo Smith 20th October 2026
Arts and Culture News·Editors' Choice·Film and Television Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth by Neil Baker 19th October 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye by Neil Baker 18th October 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion by Neil Baker 18th October 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds by Neil Baker 16th October 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision by Calum Cooper 16th October 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Coward (BFI London Film Festival) review: Achingly beautiful and deeply intimate, this is Lukas Dhont’s best film to date by Neil Baker 15th October 2026
Film and Television Whalefall (review): Austin Abrams is swallowed whole by a sperm whale in a bizarre rather than exciting survival movie by Calum Cooper 15th October 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television TV Choice: Brad Caleb Kane breathes new life into the Friday the 13th franchise this Halloween as we return to Crystal Lake by Neil Baker 15th October 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Iván & Hadoum (BFI London Film Festival) review: Ian de la Rosa’s sun-drenched love story is tender, real and organic in construction by Neil Baker 13th October 2026
1 Ebenezer (review): West’s love of horror creates a spooky, wickedly atmospheric feel that Depp’s overacting frequently undercuts
2 Prima Facie (review): Susanna White’s film adaptation of Miller’s powerful and urgent stage play never quite finds its cinematic voice
3 The Male Gaze: Good Vibrations (review) – seven stunning coming-of-age short films exploring good vibrations, expectations, and excitations
4 Nero (review): Andrew Barth Feldman’s captivating performance drives the London production of Sater and Sheik’s musical
5 Christmas Theatre Guide 2026: Our live guide to theatre, events and colourful family shows this festive season
6 La Bola Negra (review): Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s film is an ode to LGBTQ+ resilience, both historical and contemporary
7 The Great British Theatres Awards, organised by Theatres Trust, announce the winners of the inaugural awards at a star-studded ceremony
8 Wild Horse Nine (review): Anchoring this funny, poignant mix of gallows humour and rumination is John Malkovich’s best performance in years
9 TV Choice: From tropical seas to open oceans and the deep, Blue Planet III on BBC One ventures deeper beneath the waves than ever before
10 Wicker (review): Fischer and Wilson’s film dilutes its strengths with passive protagonists, and storytelling as flaunting as it is meandering
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