Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Nightborn (BFI London Film Festival) review: Hanna Bergholm’s movie revels in wince-inducing horror, leaving the audience squirming by Neil Baker 13th October 2026
Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre These Violent Delights (review): Hampson and Sansom’s passionate take on Romeo and Juliet marks the arrival of a new generation by Jane Jung 13th October 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Stolen Memories (BFI London Film Festival) review: Davidsen’s film isn’t afraid to tackle knotty discussions on the reliability of memory by Neil Baker 12th October 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Ketticè (BFI London Film Festival) review: Tortorici’s film rejects all rules and forges its own path, just like the teens it follows by Neil Baker 12th October 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Elsinore (BFI London Film Festival) review: Scott’s powerful performance drives Stone’s exquisite story of Charleson’s Hamlet by Neil Baker 11th October 2026
Film and Television The Social Reckoning (review): Sorkin’s film is rightfully furious about where we are and where we’re going, but it lacks dramatic punch by Calum Cooper 9th October 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films The Devil Is in Me (BFI London Film Festival) review – Salisbury’s timeless exploration of teenage rebellion is wickedly sharp by Neil Baker 8th October 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Bundle (BFI London Film Festival) review – a young man’s world collapses into a suffocating nightmare of no escape in Milillo’s powerful short by Neil Baker 8th October 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films The Last Snow (BFI London Film Festival) review – a masterclass in using light, colour, and shadow to create nail-biting moments of terror by Neil Baker 8th October 2026
Arts·Arts and Culture News·Editors' Choice·Film and Television A new exhibition exploring the design and production of LAIKA’s new stop-motion film Wildwood opens at the Design Museum this October by Neil Baker 3rd 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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