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
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Hikari’s Rental Family has been announced as the American Express Gala at the 69th BFI London Film Festival by Neil Baker 14th August 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Chime (Berlinale) short film review – a beguiling, unsettling and horrifying masterclass in slow-burn terror by Neil Baker 24th February 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Sabastian Astley picks five must-watch movies for Halloween night by Sabastian Astley 30th October 2021
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a creatively ambitious temporal mind-twister by Sabastian Astley 10th August 2021
1 Bad Karaoke (FrightFest) review – Lightbody and Steinmiller Jr.’s fabulously fun popcorn horror hits all the right notes 31st August 2026
2 Vleesdag (Meat Kills) FrightFest review – Smits’ slaughterhouse horror refuses to play by the established rules 31st August 2026
3 Ithaqua (FrightFest) review – a rush to action shatters much of the tension and horror of the opening act in Walker’s movie 30th August 2026
4 The Brook (FrightFest) review: Paul Stainthorpe’s first blood feature is an ambitious, smart, atmospheric, and engaging small-town mystery 30th August 2026
5 TV Choice: Mia-Kate Russell’s sapphic revenge slasher, Penny Lane is Dead, streaming on Shudder, delivers one hell of a sucker punch 29th August 2026
6 Great films live forever with Studiocanal Classics, from restored theatrical re-releases to unmissable home entertainment favourites 29th August 2026
7 Colony (FrightFest) review – a taut atmosphere and a palpable urgency make for a gripping, if rather generic, zombie horror 28th August 2026
8 Now You See Me Live! (review) – Spectacular and thrilling, this magical show places the audience centre stage as it dazzles and bewitches 27th August 2026
9 The Peter Sellers Collection: From Ealing to British Lion, Studiocanal celebrates Sellers’ arrival on the silver screen with eight restored classics 27th August 2026
10 Jeeves Takes Charge (review) – one actor becomes an entire cast, and one room becomes an entire world 23rd August 2026
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