Film and Television Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics by Calum Cooper 23rd July 2026
Film and Television Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty by Calum Cooper 21st July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind 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
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential by Neil Baker 20th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television 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 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·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 TV Choice: Diane Morgan on becoming Linda, the Elder Care robot in BBC One’s Ann Droid by Neil Baker 15th July 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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