Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Blossoming (Locarno Film Festival) review – an intimate portrait of three generations of women by Daisy Grace Greetham 10th August 2026
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films Upon Her Lips: Kiss Me (NQV Media) review – a thoughtful and eclectic mix of short stories exploring love by Neil Baker 10th May 2026
Film and Television The Good Boy (review) – unnerving and complex in its social themes, Komasa’s chamber piece is a twisted puzzle-box movie by Neil Baker 4th May 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 Kinoteka Polish Film Festival announces the full lineup of films and events for its 24th Edition in London and across the UK by Neil Baker 9th January 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ BFI London Film Festival 2020 (reviews) – our quick read film reviews from the 64th edition of the festival by Neil Baker 17th October 2020
1 TV Choice: Enjoy a bubbling cauldron full of scary films, TV terrors, and spooky sounds on BBC iPlayer and Sounds this Halloween
2 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
3 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
4 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
5 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
6 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
7 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
8 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
9 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
10 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
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