Art May 10, 2026 Venice Biennale: Austria, Japan, Belgium and Other Big Hits A doll-focused show, a contemplative garden, a sizzling hothouse: It’s all to see at the world’s top contemporary art event. Venice Biennale: Austria, Japan, Belgium and Other Big Hits A doll-focused show, a contemplative garden, a sizzling hothouse: It’s all to see at the world’s top contemporary art event. See more
The Odyssey Jul 18, 2026 ‘I don’t play around’: Nolan fans fly into London to see The Odyssey at BFI Imax Film fanatics arrive from US, Switzerland and Ireland for midnight premiere of director’s critically acclaimed epicOdysseus made his name by embarking on a p... ‘I don’t play around’: Nolan fans fly into London to see The Odyssey at BFI Imax Film fanatics arrive from US, Switzerland and Ireland for midnight premiere of director’s critically acclaimed epicOdysseus made his name by embarking on a p... Share
Film Jul 18, 2026 Moana review – Dwayne Johnson’s demigod on autopilot in dull live-action remake Johnson reprises his role from the original animation and has fine rapport with his young co-star Catherine Laga’aia, but the whole enterprise feels cynical... Moana review – Dwayne Johnson’s demigod on autopilot in dull live-action remake Johnson reprises his role from the original animation and has fine rapport with his young co-star Catherine Laga’aia, but the whole enterprise feels cynical... Share
Film Jul 18, 2026 A Year in London review – fashion student hits it off with her professor in frothy lesbian romcom An Italian on an exchange to the glamorous UK capital gets involved with a sophisticated older woman in a tale of soap opera sillinessA year is about how lon... A Year in London review – fashion student hits it off with her professor in frothy lesbian romcom An Italian on an exchange to the glamorous UK capital gets involved with a sophisticated older woman in a tale of soap opera sillinessA year is about how lon... Share
Film Jul 18, 2026 Our Hero, Balthazar review – a darkly comic satire of incel culture and gun violence A poser activist and an online troll strike up a homoerotic friendship in Safdie brothers collaborator Oscar Boyson’s scabrous story‘I think it’s nice to be... Our Hero, Balthazar review – a darkly comic satire of incel culture and gun violence A poser activist and an online troll strike up a homoerotic friendship in Safdie brothers collaborator Oscar Boyson’s scabrous story‘I think it’s nice to be... Share
Film Jul 18, 2026 Bad Reputation review – powerful look at sex workers’ fight for dignity on the Uruguayan streets Everyday life takes precedence over sensationalism in a galvanising portrait of union founder Karina Núñez and her communityA sex worker and activist living... Bad Reputation review – powerful look at sex workers’ fight for dignity on the Uruguayan streets Everyday life takes precedence over sensationalism in a galvanising portrait of union founder Karina Núñez and her communityA sex worker and activist living... Share
Film Jul 18, 2026 The Last First Time review – queer coming-of-age drama gives itself up to pleasure A Mexican student’s post-exams night out becomes a heady voyage of self-discovery in this slight but joyful coming-of-age dramaThis queer coming-of-age drama... The Last First Time review – queer coming-of-age drama gives itself up to pleasure A Mexican student’s post-exams night out becomes a heady voyage of self-discovery in this slight but joyful coming-of-age dramaThis queer coming-of-age drama... Share
Film Jul 18, 2026 Deep Water review – plane-crash survivors play existential roulette with bitey fish Renny Harlin’s disaster movie brings aquatic mayhem along with suspense and schadenfreude as aircraft passengers battle to survive hungry sharks If done righ... Deep Water review – plane-crash survivors play existential roulette with bitey fish Renny Harlin’s disaster movie brings aquatic mayhem along with suspense and schadenfreude as aircraft passengers battle to survive hungry sharks If done righ... Share
Film Jul 18, 2026 The Odyssey review – Nolan goes god-tier with breathtaking epic of men, monsters and moral metamorphosis Doing full justice to the Homeric legend, Christopher Nolan amasses an epic cast to convey the true cost of war with film-making of thrilling ambitionA class... The Odyssey review – Nolan goes god-tier with breathtaking epic of men, monsters and moral metamorphosis Doing full justice to the Homeric legend, Christopher Nolan amasses an epic cast to convey the true cost of war with film-making of thrilling ambitionA class... Share
Film Jul 18, 2026 Heartstopper Forever review – sanitized sex scenes won’t let the Netflix lovebirds grow up The film-length finale to the teen LGBTQ+ show has poignant moments but feels like fan service by numbersIf it were up to Kit Connor, Heartstopper would have... Heartstopper Forever review – sanitized sex scenes won’t let the Netflix lovebirds grow up The film-length finale to the teen LGBTQ+ show has poignant moments but feels like fan service by numbersIf it were up to Kit Connor, Heartstopper would have... Share
Sam Neill Jul 18, 2026 ‘Some fantastic mischief lurking just around the grin’: Sam Neill by Tara Fitzgerald – a poem Neill’s co-star in the 1994 comedy-drama Sirens remembers a man of rare beauty, generosity and delightBy the time I met Sam He had already assumed a kind of... ‘Some fantastic mischief lurking just around the grin’: Sam Neill by Tara Fitzgerald – a poem Neill’s co-star in the 1994 comedy-drama Sirens remembers a man of rare beauty, generosity and delightBy the time I met Sam He had already assumed a kind of... Share
The Odyssey Jul 18, 2026 Chastity, nodding and enormous pores: will women also love Nolan’s Odyssey? Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation has been met with almost universal acclaim – from mostly male film critics. Might women find the journey less comfortable... Chastity, nodding and enormous pores: will women also love Nolan’s Odyssey? Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation has been met with almost universal acclaim – from mostly male film critics. Might women find the journey less comfortable... Share
Culture Jul 18, 2026 From Moana to Suki Waterhouse: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga’aia star in the latest Disney animation to get the live-action treatment, and the model-actor-singer proffers more of her s... From Moana to Suki Waterhouse: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga’aia star in the latest Disney animation to get the live-action treatment, and the model-actor-singer proffers more of her s... Share
