Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television BFI highlights its 2026 cultural programme of festivals, classics, new releases, seasons and Q&As by Neil Baker 28th December 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ 100 Nights of Hero (review) – Jackman’s film celebrates the power of storytelling, female empowerment and the beauty of queer love by Neil Baker 25th November 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Pillion (BFI London Film Festival) review – Lighton’s spunky feature directorial debut is full of humour, horniness and heart by Neil Baker 24th October 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Music and Dance Broken English (BFI London Film Festival) review – Forsyth and Pollard honour Faithfull’s rebellious spirit and unbridled talent by Neil Baker 23rd October 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Wasteman (BFI London Film Festival) review – bold and breathless in its intensity, McMau’s film is a fearless feature debut by Neil Baker 22nd October 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Die My Love (BFI London Film Festival) review – Jennifer Lawrence is relentless in her most visceral performance to date by Theo Smith 21st October 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films The Souffleur (BFI London Film Festival) review – the inner turmoil of a man caught in the headlights of apparent change and progress by Neil Baker 20th October 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Blue Moon (BFI London Film Festival) review – weighed down by the overwhelmingness of its style and the staleness of its substance by Calum Cooper 19th October 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The Voice of Hind Rajab (BFI London Film Festival) review – blistering, soul-destroying and righteous in its sorrowful outrage by Calum Cooper 19th October 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The Love That Remains (BFI London Film Festival) review – a visually stunning, obscure yet enthralling work of art by Neil Baker 18th October 2025
1 Geronto (review) – Sherwood and Pluck’s short film is a poignant, beautiful and powerful exploration of age-difference intimacy 15th August 2026
2 Holy Days (review) – stale comedy and recycled road movie plot beats hold back Boltt’s film from reaching its full potential 13th August 2026
3 TV Choice: Live from London, Saturday Night Live returns for a second series this September on Sky and Now 12th August 2026
4 MUBI has released first-look images for Andrew Haigh’s highly anticipated feature, A Long Winter, based on the short story by Colm Tóibín 11th August 2026
5 Talawa and RADA announce David Harewood OBE as keynote speaker for the inaugural Mona Hammond Annual Lecture Series 11th August 2026
6 Harbinger (review) – ultimately dead on arrival, James Crow’s movie is overworked aesthetically and underworked everywhere else 11th August 2026
7 Language of Joe and Cho (Camden Fringe) review – a debut that leaves us looking forward to what Donghyun Lim creates next 10th August 2026
8 Blossoming (Locarno Film Festival) review – an intimate portrait of three generations of women 10th August 2026
9 TV Choice: Antosca, Spielberg and Scorsese’s new adaptation of Cape Fear for Apple TV is a masterclass in tension and fear 8th August 2026
10 The Summer Book (review) – stubborn to a fault in its metaphorical methodology, yet eloquent, thought-provoking and poignant 7th August 2026
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