James Alcott - Lifestyle Reviewer

Britain has invented a strange new ritual. We won’t reliably turn up to a warm, dry multiplex with reclining seats

2nd July 2026 James Alcott

The Odyssey IMAX Tickets UK: Why Britain Booked Its Biggest 2026 Film A Year Early

Nolan’s Homer epic sold out Britain’s biggest screen a year before anyone had seen a frame. What the 70mm frenzy actually means – and where you can still get a seat.

Art & Culture Entertainment Featured

26th June 2026 James Alcott

Outdoor Cinema 2026: Why Britain’s Summer Film Night Has Moved Outside

Update: for the current season – which screens are actually worth booking, what your £20 buys and the venues beyond

Art & Culture Entertainment Featured

12th June 2026 James Alcott

Best British Films 2026: The 5 Releases That Have Defined The Year So Far

From a BAFTA-sweeping Hamnet to the most divisive gothic romance in years, these are the best British films 2026 has delivered so far – and the releases still to come.

Art & Culture Entertainment Featured

27th May 2026 James Alcott

Why UK Indie Cinemas Are Quietly Reinventing Themselves in 2026

UK indie cinemas in 2026 are not the embattled, candle-lit holdouts they were five years ago. Walk into a Picturehouse

A film festival audience inside a cinema, illustrating coverage of British films at Cannes 2026.

Art & Culture Entertainment

25th May 2026 James Alcott

Why British Films at Cannes 2026 Quietly Outshone the Headlines

Three British films, eight BFI GREAT 8 picks, no Palme – but a more interesting Cannes 2026 for UK cinema than the front pages suggested. What actually happened, what to see, and when.

BFI Southbank, the home of independent and international cinema in London - a fitting frame for the best British films on streaming UK 2026 has to offer.

Entertainment Art & Culture

18th May 2026 James Alcott

Best British Films on Streaming UK 2026: 8 Picks Defining Britain’s Quiet New Wave

Eight British films streaming in the UK in 2026, from Aftersun to The Outrun. Where they live online, and why this run matters.

Gothic cathedral exterior used as a visual mood reference for the Fallen ITVX review of Lauren Kate's supernatural drama.

Entertainment Television

3rd May 2026 James Alcott

Fallen ITVX Review: Why Lauren Kate’s Cursed Romance Lands in the UK at Last

ITVX has finally given Lauren Kate’s cursed-angel saga the long-form adaptation it deserved. The eight-episode International Emmy-winning series lands as a UK box-set drop on Sunday 3 May 2026 – here is whether it is worth the binge.