Arts·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
Arts·Film and Television Tom Daley adds the final stitch to the giant ‘Baa-Ewe’ Tapestry celebrating Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom by Neil Baker 9th 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 Television Coyote vs. Acme (review) – Green’s movie loves and understands the cartoon formula it’s building on, delivering sturdy entertainment by Calum Cooper 19th August 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (review) – a wonderful new entry to this beloved and masterful franchise by Calum Cooper 5th August 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 Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Fantasia International Film Festival celebrates its 30th Edition with a stellar selection of features, workshops, events and shorts by Neil Baker 3rd July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Toy Story 5 (review) – Pixar’s most iconic franchise returns, and while it may not be as fresh, it’s as joyous, funny and sincere as ever by Calum Cooper 22nd June 2026
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Wandering Heart (NQV Media) review – five short films exploring the wanderer born of love, separation, oppression or choice by Neil Baker 26th May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television TV Choice: It’s a Charlie Brown and Snoopy Summer on Apple TV with an exciting collection of new and classic Peanuts stories by Neil Baker 20th May 2026
1 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
2 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
3 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
4 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
5 Coward (BFI London Film Festival) review: Achingly beautiful and deeply intimate, this is Lukas Dhont’s best film to date
6 Whalefall (review): Austin Abrams is swallowed whole by a sperm whale in a bizarre rather than exciting survival movie
7 TV Choice: Brad Caleb Kane breathes new life into the Friday the 13th franchise this Halloween as we return to Crystal Lake
8 Iván & Hadoum (BFI London Film Festival) review: Ian de la Rosa’s sun-drenched love story is tender, real and organic in construction
9 Nightborn (BFI London Film Festival) review: Hanna Bergholm’s movie revels in wince-inducing horror, leaving the audience squirming
10 These Violent Delights (review): Hampson and Sansom’s passionate take on Romeo and Juliet marks the arrival of a new generation
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