A rapid fire review of all thirty-two films I watched (in chronological order because I am a creature of routine) during the BFI London Film Festival. Some reviews will be published during the festival run, others will be available closer to the movie’s release date.

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My Father’s Shadow

Release: 6th February 2026 (UK)

A Private Life (Vie Privée)

Release: 26th November (France), 16th January (US), 6th March 2026 (UK)

Twinless

Release: TBC

That Thing With Feathers

Release: 7th November (UK)

The Chronology of Water

Release: December 2025 (Limited), January 2026 (Theatrical)

Love, Brooklyn

Release: No UK Release Announced.

Wake Up Dead Man

Release: 26th November (Theatrical) 12th December 2025 (Netflix)

Wasteman

Release: February 2026

Bad Apples

Release: TBC

Father Mother Sister Brother

Release: TBC

Ballad of a Small Player

Release: 17th October (UK Limited)

Resurrection

Release: 22nd November (China), 12th December (US), 27th February 2026 (UK)

Bugonia

Release: 31st October (UK)

Jay Kelly

Release: 14th November (UK)

It Was Just An Accident

Release: TBC

Hamnet

Release: January 2026

After the Hunt

Release: 17th October (UK)

Hedda

Release: 24th October (UK)

Sentimental Value

Release: 2026

Frankenstein

Release: 17th October (Theatrical), 7th November (Netflix) – UK

The Mastermind

Release: 24th October (UK)

Anemone

Release: 7th November (UK)

Dreams

Release: 11th September (Mexico), No UK Release

No Other Choice

Release: 24th September (South Korea), TBC (UK)

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

Release: 24th October (UK)

Rental Family

Release: 21st November (US), 9th January 2026 (UK)

Blue Moon

Release: 24th October

Die My Love

Release: 7th November

Christy

Release: 7th November (US), 28th November (UK)

The History of Sound

Release: 12th September (US), 26th January 2026 (UK)

Pillion

Release: 28th November (UK), February 2026 (US)

100 Nights of Hero

Release: January 2026 (UK)