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Erupcja


Meandering improvisational Polish romantic comedy with Charli XCX


The Lonely Musketeer


Disturbing experimental drama stars the fearless Edward Hogg


Underland


Artful, involving doc expores subterranean curiosity


Köln 75


Music-filled German comedy-drama with Mala Emde and John Magaro


She’s the He


Snappy, colourful comedy plays with issues of gender and sexuality


The Misfits


Punchy, timely 1961 classic with Montgomery, Marilyn and Clark

film news
Julia goes Home
1.JUN
: Roberts will produce and star in Home Economics, based on Hays' forthcoming novel
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Jones & Oliver team for Peppiatt's 19th century thriller Bad Bridgets
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Quaid & Worthington in BLOOD
Braun joins Ostlund's SYSTEM
Reeves voices anime thriller HIDARI
Essiedu & Peake in LAUNDREAMS
Grace & Howey for FIONA horror
Gooding, Ford, Duffy to LOTUS
Iannucci is writing PADDINGTON 4
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Matt and the Daniels
25.MAY
: Damon will replace the departing Gosling in the new sci-fi comedy from Kwan & Scheinert.
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Reinsve will lead Hansen-Love's biopic about Mary Wollstonecraft
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Lilleaas & Lower in ZERO K drama
Plaza, Driver, Kirby to TOMORROW
Henry joins Pattinson's BATMAN II
Dogg & Perea in LONG BEACH
Ortega for Carax's LILY MAY B
Brunson will play BETTY BOOP
Harry & Meghan make NO WAY OUT
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Colman is a Servant
20.MAY
: Domingo, Hoult, Jupe & Corrin will star in Lee's remake of the 1963 classic The Servant.
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Blanchett, Gomez & Fassbender
will star in Corbet's epic film Origin
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Madigan & Cooper lead PASSED
Jonsson, Storrie, Burke to PLEASE
Smith leads Green's SUPERMAX
Leo for action thriller MANEQUIN
Stiller, Galitzine in MATTER OF TIME
Franco joins JOHN RAMBO prequel
Sandler is making GROWN UPS 3
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box office

coming soon

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12 Jun:
DISCLOSURE DAY
STOP! THAT! TRAIN!
PINK NARCISSUS
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19 Jun:
TOY STORY 5
ROSE OF NEVADA
CACTUS PEARS
NINO
LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS
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26 Jun:
SUPERGIRL
A PRIVATE LIFE
THE LAST VIKING
DRUNKEN NOODLES
JACKASS: BEST AND LAST
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3 Jul:
MINIONS & MONSTERS
THE INVITE
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10 Jul:
MOANA
EVIL DEAD BURN
ROSEBUSH PRUNING
THE LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD
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Recently published reviews:
FAIRYLAND
TUNER
FINDING EMILY
POWER BALLAD
THE MISFITS
OBSESSION
DRIVER'S ED
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES
HIT ME HARD AND SOFT
MORTAL KOMBAT II SWAPPED
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2
THE SHEEP DETECTIVES
APEX
MOTHER MARY
ORPHAN
EXIT 8
THE LAST VIKING
MICHAEL
OMAHA
HOKUM

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stage & more

We own this city

STAGE
Brecht's electrifying The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, RSC Swan until 30 May...


Rage against the machine

DANCE
Jefta van Dinther's hypnotic Remachine at Sadler's East...


Joyful mischief

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


Art, absinthe and anarchy

STAGE
The Lost Estate immerses us in 1890s Paris for Chat Noir! all summer...


April TV Roundup

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


The dark side of masculinity

DANCE
Bullyache's dazzling, bleak A Good Man Is Hard to Find at Sadler's East...


Across the sea

DANCE
We Caliban offers a a twist on The Tempest at Sadler's Wells East...


More relevant than ever

INTERVIEW: Writer-director Bill Condon and actor Tonatiuh talk about Kiss of the Spider Woman...


Dancing in the streets

DANCE
Dorrance Dance's explosive The Center Will Not Hold at Sadler's Wells...


Don’t fence me in

STAGE
Stephen Brower brings Palatable Gay Robot to Udderbelly Blvd London...


Shadows @ 40th BFI Flare

FESTIVAL: LGBTQIA+ festivities take over the Southbank 18-29 March...


February TV Roundup

SCREEN: The Beauty, Heated Rivalry, Stranger Things 5, The Night Manager 2, Wonder Man, Industry 4, more...


Grounded in Indian soil

INTERVIEW: Chatting with filmmaker Rohan Parashuram Kanawade about his acclaimed romance Cactus Pears...

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STAGE: Where There Is No Time
SHADOWS AWARDS: best/worst of '25
Shadows @ Cinema Made in Italy
DANCE: Pina Bausch's Sweet Mambo
STAGE: Gecko's The Wedding
STAGE: Beauty and the Beast panto
STAGE: Boys in the Buff, Golden Goose
NOV TV: Boots, Only Murders, Chad...
DANCE: Ebony Scrooge, Sadler's East
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now showing

Tuner


Engaging romcom/thriller with Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall


The Last Viking


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


We’re Nothing at All


Riveting drama from Hong Kong centres around a bombing


A Few Feet Away


Darkly low-key drama from Argentina with rising star Max Suen


The Mandalorian and Grogu


Enjoyable but unambitious big-screen adventure for Star Wars duo


Finding Emily


Cute, amusing British romcom with Spike Fearn and Angourie Rice


The Salt Path


Earthy humour and inspiring drama with Gillian Anderson & Jason Isaacs


Sandbag Dam


Croatian drama skilfully captures a young man at a crossroads


Normal


Familiar but enjoyable small-town action comedy with Bob Odenkirk


Driver’s Ed


A witty script and fresh cast elevate this goofy teen road-trip comedy


Jimpa


Smart and intimate queer coming-of-age story with Olivia Colman


The Activist


Thoughtful thriller from Lithuania centres around LGBTQ protesters


The Sheep Detectives


Charming and often hilarious romp in which a flock works out whodunit


Mortal Kombat


Lively, overcrowded sequel features one grisly battle after another


Remarkably Bright
Creatures

Heartwarming comedy-drama about offbeat people and a wise octopus

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HIT ME HARD AND SOFT
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2
HOKUM
SWAPPED
MOTHER MARY
MICHAEL
OMAHA
EXIT 8
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
BROKEN BIRD
REBUILDING
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recommended

Power Ballad


Enjoyably sparky music-based comedy with Paul Rudd & Nick Jonas


Miss You, Love You


Well-played comedy-drama with Andrew Rannells and Allison Janney


Fairyland


Warmly involving memoir stars Emilia Jones and Scoot McNairy


Everybody to Kenmure
Street

Energetic, riveting doc about a community that takes action


Eagles of the Republic


Lively comedy about Egyptian politics shifts into a darkly involving thriller


The Christophers


Clever art-world comedy-drama with Michaela Coel and Ian McKellen


Obsession


Inventive horror mixes comedy, a classic premise and real scares


High Tide


Funny, moving queer immigrant drama has a remarkably light touch


The Wizard of the Kremlin


Sharp and snappy fictionalised biopic stars Jude Law as Vladimir Putin


Orphan


Beautifully produced Hungarian drama traces a young boy's identity


Diamonds


Dazzling Ozpetek drama highlights the work of Italian costume makers


Romería


From Spain, this involving odyssey swirls with memories and secrets


Kokuhō


Sumptuous, involving Japanese drama about kabuki theatre actors

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DEPARTURES
WILD FOXES
THE LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD
APEX
I SWEAR
ROSE OF NEVADA
CHERRI
WASTEMAN
COLOURS OF TIME
MIROIRS NO 3
CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN'
THE STRANGER
FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER
THE DRAMA
OUTCOME
NIGHT STAGE
DJ AHMET
SPLITSVILLE
ORWELL: 2+2=5
THE LAST BLOSSOM
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