The Roundup · monthly · October 2026
October2026 in one page.
LFF fortnight: industry panels, festival interviews and a stack of new-release reviews — plus a new short on the label.
Review — Hayyan Khawaja
Luca Guadagnino Sees the Future - It's Bleak: Artificial (2026) Review
Hayyan’s 4.5-star verdict on Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI drama — the highest-rated review we ran this month.
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4 pieces · October 2026
Luca Guadagnino Sees the Future - It's Bleak: Artificial (2026) Review
Wake up babe, new most important movie of the year just dropped.
Subject Becomes Aware in New Strangeloveian Iñárritu-Directed Comedy: Digger (2026) Review
A Vibrant and Original Barrel of Fun That Loses its Way: I Love Boosters (2026) Review
Boots Riley's second feature film "I Love Boosters" is here, and whilst it may not be the full package, it's a fun, visual delight with…
An experiment in how cliché is too cliché: The Love Hypothesis (2026) Review
From Relyo fanfic to novelisation to small-screen adaptation, this new Prime original has embarked on quite the odyssey to reach its…
Interviews
3 pieces · October 2026
A Conversation with Willem Dafoe
We attended a Q&A with Willem Dafoe in support of his upcoming film, Late Fame, co-starring Greta Lee, at the Bloomsbury Curzon in London.…
Celebrating Life in "The Friend's House Is Here", A Conversation with Co-Director Hossein Keshavarz
As part of our coverage of the London Film Festival, Eloísa Nogaroli spoke to Hossein Keshavarz, co-director of the winner of the 2026…
Love, Horror and Dead Fish: A Conversation with Max Vanderspuy on Fishbrain
Eloísa Nogaroli had a seat with "Fishbrain" director Max Vanderspuy to discuss his new short, which is currently playing at the 2026 BFI…
From LFF & Industry
3 pieces · October 2026
Frame by Frame: How the Past Finds New Life in Documentary Cinema
Closing this year’s Industry Panel series at the BFI London Film Festival, Nanette Burstein, Rafael Guendelman, Theo Rollason and BFI…
Six Emerging Screenwriters at LFF’s Fade In Panel: “There’s No Straight Line”
Curzon, Picturehouse and BFI IMAX Programmers on UK Cinema’s Record Year: “Everyone’s Doing Well”
50% Film was at Picturehouse Central for the opening session of the BFI London Film Festival Industry Forum, where Ben Lyndon (Curzon),…
Features
5 pieces · October 2026
Why are we on a first-name basis with A24?: How a Brand Built its Identity
A look at how the biggest name in indie cinema finds and tells stories like no other in the era of media saturation and brand identity.
Estranhos Encontros in São Paulo: Making Space for Cinema Beyond Traditional Circuits
50%'s Eloísa Nogaroli attended Estranhos Encontros, an independent film festival in São Paulo, Brazil, and is here to tell you all about it.
"Tenzing" Director Jennifer Peedom Feels That Her Story with Everest has Come "Full Circle"
50% Film sat down with director Jennifer Peedom and star Thinley Lhamo to discuss their new film, "Tenzing". The film also stars Willem…
7 Movies That NEED a Sequel
In a cinematic landscape that sees unnecessary sequels greenlit almost daily, here's a few that might actually just make for a good one.
Movies To Look Forward To in October 2026
Everything to be on the lookout for this October at the movies.
On the label
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My Last Day on Earth
An astronaut’s last day on Earth.
Dir. Pauliina Leskinen · 4 min · Sci-Fi
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