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BFI London Film Festival 2026: Perfect Road

Writers and Directors: Adam Bonke and Christian Bonke Perfect Road, an almost perfect film, charts the attempt of a cyclist to complete the Deux Mille in a single season. The course, all on paved roads, takes in 204 peaks located in the Pyrenees and Alps. If Maximilian Schnell completes the challenge, he will be the

BFI London Film Festival 2026: A Good Little Soldier

Writers: Coralie Amedeo, Stéphane Brizé and Olivier Gorce Director: Stéphane Brizé An impressive workplace drama with moments of black comedy that are all too recognisable, Stéphane Brizé’s A Good Little Soldier, screening at the BFI London Film Festival, opens with a hilarious corporate video for an insurance firm trying to attract new graduates. Clearly situated

BFI London Film Festival 2026: Minotaur

Writers: Simon Lyashenko and Andrey Zvyagintsev (novel by Claude Chabrol) Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev What beast lurks within us? Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur explores the labyrinth of marriage when a man discovers his wife is having an affair with a photographer. A slow-burn, almost languid depiction of a relationship gone cold, Zvyagintsev’s uses expensive trappings to show

The Cherry Orchard – Harold Pinter Theatre, London

Writer: Anton Chekhov Adaptor: Conor McPherson Director: Ian Rickson There is this exquisite moment in the opening of Ian Rickson’s beautifully nuanced production where Steve Mangan patiently waits for Kristin Scott Thomas to look in his direction. Is she ignoring him?  Does he even realise?  It is subtle but charged and lasts nearly the entire