Seven films join the London Film Festival 2026 line-up, alongside new Screen Talks with Robert Eggers and Javier Bardem.
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Not only is Hamnet Chloe Zhao’s best film, Hamnet is the best film of the year with down-to-earth performances that feel out-of-this world; a realistic script which also serves as a fascinating character study on love, loss, grief and all the emotions that accompany it.
Sydney Sweeney delivers a career-best performance in David Michôd’s ‘Christy’, a harrowing portrait of abuse, identity, and survival that transcends the boxing genre.
An unexpected surprise, Daniel Roher’s ‘Tuner’, becomes one of the stronger films of the 69th London Film Festival.
Ralph Fiennes leads ‘The Choral’, a heartfelt wartime drama from Nicholas Hytner and Alan Bennett about music, grief, and community in 1916 Yorkshire.
‘Wasteman’ is a gripping UK prison thriller starring Tom Blyth and David Jonsson that delivers tension, power struggles, and standout performances ahead of its 2026 theatrical release.
‘After the Hunt’ sees Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield lead Luca Guadagnino’s divisive drama about truth and morality, but its strong performances can’t save a muddled script.
This review was made possible by Popped attending a Press and Industry screening for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives…
During the BFI Flare Film Festival, Popped spoke with ‘Lakeview’ writer/director Tara Thorne about the film, its queerness and more.
Our review of ‘We Live in Time’, starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, now playing in limited theaters in the US with a release in the UK soon.
We review ‘Blitz’, the upcoming Steve McQueen movie, as part of our London Film Festival coverage.
Gints Zilbalodis’ ‘Flow’ is a stunning, dialogue-free animated adventure about a black cat navigating a post-apocalyptic world.
Read our review for George Jaques’ directorial debut ‘Black Dog’, direct from London Film Festival 2023.
Check out our review for Netflix and Aardman’s ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’ – direct from the World Premiere at London Film Festival.
Read our review for Alexander Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’, direct from London Film Festival.
Read our review for the world premiere of Jeymes Samuel’s ‘The Book of Clarence’, direct from London Film Festival.
A triumph of a film, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is now playing in cinemas before its release on Netflix on December 9.