“It’s a time capsule into ordinary women’s lives”: Sophie Heldman on The Education of Jane Cumming at Berlin Film Festival 2026

The Secret Agent

In 1970s Brazil, there are sharks in the water – in more ways than one....

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You marks Mary Bronstein’s long-awaited return after her...

Cold Storage

There’s a decidedly retro feel to Cold Storage, Jonny Campbell’s first film in two decades....

“It became a coming-of-age story about a 21-year-old forced to grow up”: Anthony Chen on We Are All Strangers at Berlin Film Festival 2026

“I was very much inspired by observing moments from my parents’ lives”: André Novais Olivera on If I Were Alive at Berlin Film Festival 2026

“What comes after you go back?”: Kornél Mundruczó on At the Sea at Berlin Film Festival 2026

Wasteman

It’s a situation many of us know all too well, or can at least sympathise...

“You start to have this inner monologue during the day”: Anna Roller and Sylvaine Faligant on Allegro Pastell

“This is a football stadium, not a church”: Violet Braeckman and Matteo Simoni on Heysel 85 at Berlin Film Festival 2026

“Belonging as who you truly are”: Flora Nicholson, Mia Tharia and Clare Dunne on The Education of Jane Cumming at Berlin Film Festival 2026

“I prefer emotional clarity”: Rafael Manuel on Filipiñana at Berlin Film Festival 2026

Director Rafael Manuel discussed his...

“He’s just discovering a colourful way of life”: Allan Deberton, Teca Pereira and Lázaro Ramos on Gugu’s World at Berlin Film Festival 2026

The Testament of Ann Lee

Mona Fastvold’s The Testament of Ann Lee undertakes the daunting task of dramatising...

“Big changes start small”: Teodora Ana Mihai on Heysel 85 at Berlin Film Festival 2026

Director Teodora Ana Mihai joined us...

Shrimp Shack introduces budget-friendly lunch and saver menus at Streatham and Camden branches

Shrimp Shack, a seafood...

No Salgas (Don’t Come Out)

Rather than leaning on jump scares or baroque excess, Victoria...

Shadowlands at the Aldwych Theatre  

Originally debuted in 1990 in New York, Shadowlands, by William...

Rose

While we eagerly await Sandra Hüller’s upcoming Hollywood projects (Project Hail...

Maximo Park at Brixton Academy

Valentine’s Day 2026 was a bad one for most men who wear red trousers, what...

Rosebush Pruning

“People are roses, families are rosebushes. And rosebushes need...

Truly Naked

Given the current cultural climate, it’s easy to assume a film about teenage...

Paradise

Kojo (Daniel Atsu Hukporti) is a young man living in a deprived part of Accra...

Our pick of the best restaurants to try during the Berlin Film Festival 2026

Berlin tends to reward restaurants that try things,...

Heysel 85

Heysel 85, Teodora Ana Mihai’s latest feature, revisits one of the most painful...