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Japan Mars Moons

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency unveils a spacecraft for its Martian Moons eXploration mission at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, southwestern Japan, Aug. 13, 2026. (Yuika Kawazoe/Kyodo News via

BFI London Film Festival 2026: Club Kid

Writer and Director: Jordan Firstman Despite the frequent references to drugs, dicks and darkrooms, Jordan Firstman’s debut Club Kid is the feel-good movie of this year’s BFI London Film Festival. While the plot of a man discovering that he has a child has been explored in films such as Three Men and A Baby and

BFI London Film Festival 2026: A Bit of Light

Writers: Ali Asgari and Shadmehr Rastin  Director: Ali Asgari  Bang up-to-date, Ali Asgari’s sixth feature explores one man’s decision to commit suicide as protests rock Iran and as President Trump threatens to bomb Tehran. Arash is packing up his apartment. The verdant houseplants will go to his sisters, and the cat he bestows upon his

Backstage – Phoenix Arts Club, London

Writer: Junhan Cheng, translated and adapted by Anlan Shi Director: Beatrice Paolucci Audience participation is almost inevitable in a cabaret magic show, especially when you’re sitting in the front row. Whether it’s picking a playing card or being dragged up on stage to act as an eyewitness to a larger illusion, some people revel in