Editors' Choice·Theatre Language of Joe and Cho (Camden Fringe) review – a debut that leaves us looking forward to what Donghyun Lim creates next by Jane Jung 10th August 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television The Summer Book (review) – stubborn to a fault in its metaphorical methodology, yet eloquent, thought-provoking and poignant by Calum Cooper 7th August 2026
Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Music and Dance·Theatre The beauty of promise over perfection: discovering emerging artists and creative talent at Riverside Studios Bitesize Festival 50 by Jane Jung 5th August 2026
Editors' Choice·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre Pride (review) – while there is much to love in this National Theatre musical adaptation, there is also something profoundly missing by Emma Duffy 4th August 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ TV Choice: BBC Two and iPlayer celebrate writer-directors with a season of BBC-backed film premieres by Neil Baker 31st July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Billy Liar (1963) rewind review – Schlesinger’s truly stunning coming-of-age film continues to speak to the experiences of young people today by Neil Baker 29th July 2026
Theatre Robota (review) – the Schwarzman Centre reimagines Čapek’s classic in examining what it means to be human in the age of AI by Jane Jung 25th July 2026
Film and Television Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics by Calum Cooper 23rd July 2026
Film and Television Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty by Calum Cooper 21st July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material by Calum Cooper 19th July 2026
1 Wildwood (review): Laika returns with a riveting and utterly spellbinding feast for the eyes and mind
2 TV Choice: Enjoy a bubbling cauldron full of scary films, TV terrors, and spooky sounds on BBC iPlayer and Sounds this Halloween
3 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
4 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
5 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
6 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
7 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
8 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
9 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
10 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
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