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The Invite


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


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


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

film news
Revisiting St Elmo
1.JUL
: Lowe, Moore, MacDowell, Estevez, Sheedy, et al are ready for St Elmo's Fire sequel.
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Barbaro is set to join Cooper & Robbie in their Ocean's prequel
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Farrell & Coogan to BAD BRIDGETS
Spacek & Robbins join THE CATCH
Claflin & Maxwell Martin in WORST
Castro & Larrain reteam for ONCE
Wilson, Jay, Carter for OPEN thriller
Moorhead & Weinstein in TEETH
Green, Raymonde, Yde have HEART
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Selena is Not Alone
28.JUN
: Gomez & Chalamet lead voice ensemble for animated sci-fi adventure Not Alone.
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Holland will reteam with Danish filmmaker Vinterberg on new movie
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Long & Cube back for GONE YET?
Powell in HOMEWRECKERS thriller
Banks takes MAGIC SCHOOL BUS
James is up for SEASONS horror
Fahy & Howerton to GIRLFRIEND
Waititi/Clement plan WE'RE WOLVES
Beckham tries acting in FORTY LOVE
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Cher is a bug
24.JUN
: Cher and Geldof will voice insects in Aussie animated adventure Fly Squad: First Strike.
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Hudson & de Armas lead Mundruczo's thriller Palm Grove
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Reeves leads new Lego movie
Minogue & Tarantino get TANGLED
Bacon leads SUMMONER horror
Oh & Melton join Daniels' action
Bailey, Elgort, Bridges get GROOVE
Daniels for Fraser's STARMAN
Carrey returns for GRINCH sequel
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box office

coming soon

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10 Jul:
MOANA
EVIL DEAD BURN
ROSEBUSH PRUNING
THE ISOLATE THIEF
THE LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD
SHOOT THE PEOPLE
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17 Jul:
THE ODYSSEY
SYNTHETIC SINCERITY
A YEAR IN LONDON
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24 Jul:
HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL
ON THE SEA
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31 Jul:
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY
I WANT YOUR SEX
ISH
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7 Aug:
FALL 2: DEADPOINT
ICE CREAM MAN
SUPER TROOPERS 3
TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH...
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THE TROLL
NOBODY
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PESCADOR
APRIL X
THINK OF ENGLAND
MY DAUGHTER'S HAIR
TOY STORY 5
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A MURDER BETWEEN FRIENDS
BLUE FILM
I AM FRANKELDA
KRAKEN
RED LIGHT
BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL

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stage & more

An explosion of everyday joy

DANCE
Phoenix Dance Theatre's exuberant Interplay at Sadler's Wells East...


34th Raindance Film Fest

FESTIVAL: 17-26 June in London...


Grounded in Indian soil

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


Island dreams

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


Art, absinthe and anarchy

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


June TV Roundup

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


Joyful mischief

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


Cheeky deities

STAGE
Sexy antics in Return of the Godz, at the Peacock until 20th June...


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...


The dark side of masculinity

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


April TV Roundup

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


More relevant than ever

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

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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
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...
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now showing

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


A Murder Between Friends


Jaunty and very corny whodunit romp stars Joan Collins as a TV sleuth


Lesbian Space Princess


Riotously silly animated romp is packed with terrific character detail


Stop! That! Train!


Hilariously stupid Airplane! parody starring fabulous drag queens


I Am Frankelda


Wildly inventive stop-motion animated fantasy from Mexico


Kraken


A mythical deep sea creature menaces a Norwegian fjord


Blue Film


Contained drama explores themes of sexuality, attraction and perversion


Red Light


Atmospheric Saw-style thriller imprisons two men in a cage


Madfabulous


Sparky biopic about one of Britain's most colourful aristocrats


Erupcja


Meandering improvisational Polish romantic comedy with Charli XCX


She’s the He


Snappy, colourful comedy plays with issues of gender and sexuality


The Lonely Musketeer


Disturbing experimental drama stars the fearless Edward Hogg


Tuner


Engaging romcom/thriller with Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall

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A FEW FEET AWAY
THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU
FINDING EMILY
THE SALT PATH
SANDBAG DAM
NORMAL
DRIVER'S ED
JIMPA
THE ACTIVIST
THE SHEEP DETECTIVES
MORTAL KOMBAT II
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recommended

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


Cactus Pears


Beautifully hushed queer drama from India is intimate and powerful


Nino


Theodore Pellerin is terrific in this involving, moving French drama


Disclosure Day


Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor are excellent in Spielberg's alien thriller


Pink Narcissus


Influential 1971 queer art film has been restored and rereleased again


Köln 75


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


The Misfits


Punchy, timely 1961 classic with Montgomery, Marilyn and Clark


Underland


Artful, involving doc expores subterranean curiosity


Power Ballad


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

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THE CHRISTOPHERS
OBSESSION
HIGH TIDE
ORPHAN
THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN
DIAMANTI
KOKUHO
ROMERIA
DEPARTURES
WILD FOXES
THE LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD
APEX
I SWEAR
ROSE OF NEVADA
CHERRI
WASTEMAN
COLOURS OF TIME
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