Animal Farm

Colourful version of Orwell's classic makes a point amid the silliness

Chickenhare and the Secret
of the Groundhog
Lively animated adventure comedy from Belgium is good, goofy fun

Sour Party

Nutty and rather too-loose road trip with two seriously annoying losers

Hadestown: The Musical

The acclaimed stage show about Orpheus & Hades is skilfully filmed

Tomorrow’s Too Late

Engaging doc traces pop artist Dylan Holloway's singular journey

Brunello: The Gracious
Visionary
Well-produced but far too glowing doc-drama about the designer

Rose gets Nasty
22.JUL: Byrne will reteam with Bronstein for dark gymnastics drama Nasty, costarring Ortega.
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Mulligan & Beatty join Eilish and Storrie in Polley's The Bell Jar
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Findlay & Ings in TWO WEEK WAIT
Milano & Whighams for COOKIE
Huston & Threapleton make PEACE
Howard & Bosworth in BROKEN
Wareing & Fix lead CONJURING
DuVernay is making 14TH doc
Domingo writing PRINCESS remake
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Hannah faces Jason
19.JUL: Waddingham joins Statham in Leitch's action meta-comedy Jason Statham Stole My Bike.
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Cooper will lead the cast of writer-director McBride's G.I. Joe movie
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Radcliffe & Dinklage take STEPS
Dawson & Morris join GIRLFRIEND
Alba to 13 GOING ON 30 reboot
Alwyn in Corbet's ORIGIN epic
Ritchson leads MAELSTROM action
Gandolfini up for IT FOLLOWS 2
Jackson is finally making TINTIN 2
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Elle plays author
15.JUL: Fanning & Moore will star in Miller's Moonsong, a biopic of Margaret Wise Brown.
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Storrie joins Eilish in Polley's film of the classic Plath novel The Bell Jar
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Withers & May lead LOVE LOVE
Douglas debuts in KILLING HITLER
Kattan is back for TRASH QUEEN
Lowery adapts FISHERMAN horror
Chase makes 1950s LSD drama
Feig directs DETENTION thriller
Green working on Clemente biopic
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ASK E JEAN
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31 Jul:
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY
ISH
WHAM! 10 DAYS IN CHINA
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7 Aug:
TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT...
LATE FAME
THE SUMMER BOOK
FALL 2: DEADPOINT
SUPER TROOPERS 3
PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE
THE WEIRD KIDZ
LOVE ME TENDER
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14 Aug:
THE END OF OAK STREET
HOLY DAYS
TONY
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21 Aug:
STOP! THAT! TRAIN!
THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE
INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER
FRANZ
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28 Aug:
BITTER CHRISTMAS
FINDING EMILY
COLONY
DE GAULLE: RESISTANCE
BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL
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We are world beating
STAGE
LegalAliens' entertaining, important Ali in Wonder(Eng)land, Jacksons Lane...

A place to call home
STAGE
The bracingly pointed Blue Mist is on a national tour until 30th July...

Naked villany
STAGE
Nicolás Pérez Costa's high-octane Richard III at the Cockpit...

Making each other laugh
INTERVIEW: Chatting over coffee in Annecy with Minions & Monsters filmmakers Pierre, Chris and Brian...

Myth, memory and bad ideas
STAGE
Hideki Noda's expansive, dazzling
–320°F at Sadler's Wells for 10 days...

June TV Roundup
SCREEN: Half Man, The Four Seasons 2, The Comeback 3, finales of Hacks, Euphoria, The Boys, and more...

Art, absinthe and anarchy
STAGE
The Lost Estate immerses us in 1890s Paris for Chat Noir! all summer...

Grounded in Indian soil
INTERVIEW: Chatting with filmmaker Rohan Parashuram Kanawade about his acclaimed romance Cactus Pears...

34th Raindance Film Fest
FESTIVAL: 17-26 June in London...

An explosion of everyday joy
DANCE
Phoenix Dance Theatre's exuberant Interplay at Sadler's Wells East...

Island dreams
DANCE
Acosta Danza Yunior infuses youthful Cuban energy into Sadler's East...

Joyful mischief
DANCE
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo on a delightful UK tour until 24 June...

April TV Roundup
SCREEN: Beef 2, Jury Duty 2, Bridgerton 4, Starfleet Academy, Bait, The Madison, Paradise 2 and more...

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STAGE: Return of the Godz, Peacock
STAGE: Brecht's Arturo Ui, RSC Swan
DANCE:Remachine at Sadler's East
DANCE: Bullyache's A Good Man
INTERVIEW: Kiss of the Spider Woman
DANCE: We Caliban, Sadler's East
DANCE: The Center Will Not Hold
STAGE: Palatable Gay Robot
Shadows @ BFI Flare
FEB TV: The Beauty, Heated Rivalry...
STAGE: Where There Is No Time
SHADOWS AWARDS: best/worst of '25
Shadows Awards Sweepstakes 2026
Shadows @ Cinema Made in Italy
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Synthetic Sincerity

Witty and inventive doc explores the humanity AI is trying to capture

A Year in London

Enjoyable but rather artificial fashion student romantic comedy

Son of the Soil

Colourful, action packed Nigerian thriller is fun but predictable

Evil Dead Burn

Outrageously gory horror sequel feels disconnected from the franchise

Moana

Live-action adventure remake is engaging, but feels over-familiar

Westhampton

Mopey but complex and involving personal drama with Finn Wittrock

The Floaters

Lively comedy set at a Jewish summer camp ripples with subtext

The Isolate Thief

Involving Civil War-era thriller with Sean Bean and Mackenzie Foy

The Invite

Contained comedy-drama with Penelope, Edward, Seth and Olivia

My Father’s Island

Introspective, darkly involving drama with Woody Norman & Swann Arlaud

Supergirl

Energetic, enjoyable and derivative space romp for Superman's cousin

Jackass: Best and Last

The chuckleheads are back for a nostalgic trip through their idiocy

The Last Viking

Pitch-black Danish comedy with Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Thirst

Pride-month release for this deadpan queer Icelandic vampire romp

Voicemails for Isabelle

Sparky, referential romantic comedy with Nick Robinson & Zoey Deutch

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A MURDER BETWEEN FRIENDS
LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS
STOP! THAT! TRAIN!
I AM FRANKELDA
KRAKEN
BLUE FILM
RED LIGHT
MADFABULOUS
ERUPCJA
SHE'S THE HE
THE LONELY MUSKETEER
TUNER
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The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan traces an epic journey with a first-rate cast

Heartstopper Forever

Still charming, and more grown-up, film conclusion to the hit TV series

The Last First Time

Internalised, beautifully observed coming-of-age drama from Mexico

The Last One for the Road

Delightful Italian comedy-drama follows friends from pub to pub

Shoot the People

Sharply well-made doc about photographer Misan Harriman

Minions & Monsters

Our mischievous heroes delightfully romp through cinematic history

Nirvanna the Band the
Show the Movie
Inventive, hilarious comedy about aspiring musicians in Toronto

A Private Life

Jodie Foster stars with Daniel Auteuil in fizzy French mystery thriller

Drunken Noodles

Artful, complex exploration of connections in New York

Romería

From Spain, this involving odyssey swirls with memories and secrets

Toy Story 5

The loveable gang is back to take on the arrival of high tech gadgets

Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day
Smart, witty British period romance is packed with terrific characters

Rose of Nevada

Offbeat haunted boat spookiness with George MacKay & Callum Turner

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CACTUS PEARS
NINO
DISCLOSURE DAY
PINK NARCISSUS
KOLN 75
THE MISFITS
UNDERLAND
POWER BALLAD
MISS YOU, LOVE YOU
FAIRYLAND
EAGLES OF THE REPUBLIC
EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET
THE CHRISTOPHERS
OBSESSION
HIGH TIDE
ORPHAN
THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN
DIAMANTI
KOKUHO
ROMERIA
DEPARTURES
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