Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience by Theo Smith 20th October 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion by Neil Baker 18th October 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Berlinale Generation at 50: The Crystal Bears are to take centre stage at the Berlinale Palast in 2027 by Neil Baker 1st September 2026
Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre Edinburgh Fringe 2026 Guide (Volume One) by Neil Baker 25th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Orphan (review) – an intimate and complex journey through a formative stage in one boy’s burgeoning sense of masculinity by Neil Baker 13th May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television The Sheep Detectives (review) – Kyle Balda’s tale of a fearless flock of out-to-pasture detectives is full of humour and heart by Calum Cooper 8th May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Naughty Boys (NQV Media) review – an unmissable selection box of globetrotting cinematic treats by Neil Baker 6th April 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Franz (Kinoteka) review – Agnieszka Holland creates a kaleidoscopic portrait of Franz Kafka’s life and impact by Daisy Grace Greetham 4th March 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Sound of Falling (Glasgow Film Festival) review – a hypnotic work of art brimming with compassion and insight by Calum Cooper 27th February 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Rose (Berlinale) review: a haunting folk tale where historical and contemporary discussions of gender identity merge by Neil Baker 23rd February 2026
1 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
2 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
3 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
4 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
5 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
6 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
7 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
8 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
9 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
10 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
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