Film and Television·GALECA Dorian Awards·LGBTQ+ Jacob Tierney’s Heated Rivalry scores a slapshot in GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics’ 18th Dorian TV Awards 2026 by Neil Baker 15th August 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films Geronto (review): Sherwood and Pluck’s short film is a poignant, beautiful and powerful exploration of age-difference intimacy by Neil Baker 15th August 2026
Film and Television Holy Days (review) – stale comedy and recycled road movie plot beats hold back Boltt’s film from reaching its full potential by Calum Cooper 13th August 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance TV Choice: Live from London, Saturday Night Live returns for a second series this September on Sky and Now by Neil Baker 12th August 2026
Film and Television MUBI has released first-look images for Andrew Haigh’s highly anticipated feature, A Long Winter, based on the short story by Colm Tóibín by Neil Baker 11th August 2026
Film and Television Harbinger (review) – ultimately dead on arrival, James Crow’s movie is overworked aesthetically and underworked everywhere else by Daisy Grace Greetham 11th August 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Blossoming (Locarno Film Festival) review – an intimate portrait of three generations of women by Daisy Grace Greetham 10th August 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television TV Choice: Antosca, Spielberg and Scorsese’s new adaptation of Cape Fear for Apple TV is a masterclass in tension and fear by Neil Baker 8th August 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television The Summer Book (review) – stubborn to a fault in its metaphorical methodology, yet eloquent, thought-provoking and poignant by Calum Cooper 7th August 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ TV Choice: A summer of suspense, seduction and obsession begins in Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis by Neil Baker 7th August 2026
1 TV Choice: Enjoy a bubbling cauldron full of scary films, TV terrors, and spooky sounds on BBC iPlayer and Sounds this Halloween
2 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
3 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
4 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
5 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
6 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
7 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
8 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
9 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
10 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
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