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·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
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Short Films The Intimacy Coordinator (review): Louisa Connolly-Burnham’s short film is bold in its perspective and bursting with potential by Zachary Thompson 26th September 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Shrimp Fried Rice (review) – sizzling, satisfying and scrumptious, Dylan Pun’s salty-sweet short film is now streaming on YouTube by Neil Baker 20th September 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Short Films Her Worm (review) – a deliciously dark, lovingly crafted short film that asks us all to reflect on the real parasites in our midst by Neil Baker 6th September 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
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+·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
1 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
2 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
3 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
4 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
5 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
6 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
7 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
8 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
9 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
10 Coward (BFI London Film Festival) review: Achingly beautiful and deeply intimate, this is Lukas Dhont’s best film to date
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