Editors' Choice·Film and Television Tuner (review) – Daniel Roher’s crime-thriller hits all the right notes in all the right places by Neil Baker 31st July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ BBC Two and iPlayer celebrate writer-directors with a season of BBC-backed film premieres by Neil Baker 31st July 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Tunnels: Sun in the Dark (Fantasia Film Festival) review – an immersive, subterranean war drama lost in its own labyrinth by Zachary Thompson 30th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year by Neil Baker 24th July 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential by Neil Baker 20th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television A Private Life (review) – an intriguing, albeit scattershot, thriller with atmosphere and empathy in abundance by Calum Cooper 26th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Mother Mary (review) – a woman trying to reconcile who she is with the version of herself that everyone else seems to recognise by Yasmine Chan 23rd June 2026
Film and Television Nightsleeper sets sail for a second series on BBC One and iPlayer, with filming set to start in Belfast later this year by Neil Baker 19th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ On the Road (SXSW London) review – Pablos’ unfiltered, charged, and brutally authentic movie is a visceral cinematic experience by Neil Baker 12th June 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ La Carn (SXSW London) review – the obsession with random sex chats leads to a problematic question of consent by Rino Lu 8th June 2026
1 The beauty of promise over perfection: discovering emerging artists and creative talent at Riverside Studios Bitesize Festival 50 5th August 2026
2 Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (review) – a wonderful new entry to this beloved and masterful franchise 5th August 2026
3 Pride (review) – while there is much to love in this National Theatre musical adaptation, there is also something profoundly missing 4th August 2026
4 The Male Gaze: Courage Under Fire (NQV Media) review – a sublime must-own collection of short films exploring courage in its many forms 3rd August 2026
5 Tuner (review) – Daniel Roher’s crime-thriller hits all the right notes in all the right places 31st July 2026
6 BBC Two and iPlayer celebrate writer-directors with a season of BBC-backed film premieres 31st July 2026
7 Tunnels: Sun in the Dark (Fantasia Film Festival) review – an immersive, subterranean war drama lost in its own labyrinth 30th July 2026
8 Billy Liar (1963) rewind review – Schlesinger’s truly stunning coming-of-age film continues to speak to the experiences of young people today 29th July 2026
9 The Mortuary Assistant (review) – Jeremiah Kipp’s horror game adaptation juggles supernatural terror and psychological torment 27th July 2026
10 The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China 25th July 2026
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