★★, BFI LFF: 2026, Chris Drew, out now, queer, Reviews, UK

BFI LFF 2026: Black Church Bay (2026)

By Chris Drew

★★★★☆
Life in a Welsh fishing village for teacher Barry is disrupted when a student goes missing, leaving him battling to keep his private life secret in writer-director Rhys Marc Jones’ Black Church Bay.

★★★★, BFI LFF: 2026, out now, queer, Reviews, USA

BFI LFF 2026: Club Kid (2026)

By Chris Drew

★★★★☆
The wild life of a New York party promoter is turned upside down by the unexpected arrival of the young son he never know of in writer-director Jordan Firstman’s comedy-drama Club Kid.

★★★★, BFI LFF: 2026, Chris Drew, comedy, Drama, music, out now, Reviews, USA

BFI LFF 2026: The Debut (2026)

By Chris Drew

★★★★☆
Unfilled housewife Mona auditions for a community theatre show on a whim and powered by powerhouse director Jerry, finds herself in creative places she could never imagined in writer-director Jesse Eisenberg’s musical comedy-drama

★★★★★, BFI LFF: 2026, Drama, out now, Reviews, UK

BFI LFF 2026: Tender Loving Care

By Chris Drew

★★★★☆
Tender Loving Care follows the lives of best friends Rosie and Amy, working in the care system in London, alongside Amy’s elderly parents Birdie and Geoff in celebrated writer-director Mike Leigh’s latest comedy-drama.

Alexa Dalby, Awards, BFI LFF: 2026, festivals, out now, Reviews

BFI LFF 2026: Award Winners

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
BFI LFF 2026: Award Winners

BFI LFF: 2026, Canada, Mubi, out now, Reviews, UK

BFI LFF 2026: A LONG WINTER (2026)

By Chris Drew

★★★★☆
In the Colorado mountains, Mike and his family live a simple rustic life. Soon after learning of his mother’s alcohol struggles, she disappears into the snow and Mike’s life is forever changed in writer-director Andrew Haigh’s latest drama A Long Winter.