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The 2026 London Film Festival is taking place from October 7th to October 18th

Gala Screenings:

Elsinore - October 7th (Opening Night)

The Beloved - October 8th

La Bola Negra - October 8th

I Love Boosters - October 9th

Wild Horse Nine - October 9th

Bunker - October 10th

Ray Gunn - October 10th

Paper Tiger - October 10th

Artificial - October 11th

Wildwood - October 11th

Possible Love - October 11th

Ink - October 12th

Being Heumann - October 12th

Documentary Special Presentation: 14th (dir Ava DuVernay) - October 12th

Behemoth! - October 13th

Prima Facie - October 13th

A Long Winter - October 14th

Fatherland - October 14th

Klara and the Sun - October 15th

Tender Loving Care - October 15th

Minotaur - October 16th

Club Kid - October 17th

Fjord - October 17th

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother - October 17th

The Debut - October 18th (Closing Night)

Keep all discussion related solely to The Rivals of Amziah King and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

>Deep within the backwoods of rural Oklahoma, charismatic and musically gifted Amziah King herds a bluegrass-playing band of misfits while overseeing the premier honey-making operation in town. When Amziah's estranged foster daughter unexpectedly returns, Amziah leaps at the possibility to renew connection and create a family business. But the honey game is ruthless, and Amziah's rivals threaten to destroy everything he has built.

Director: Andrew Patterson

Writer: Andrew Patterson

Cast:

• Matthew McConaughey as Amziah
• Angelina LookingGlass as Kateri
• Kurt Russell as Dob McCoy
• Owen Teague as Pirate
• Rob Morgan as Rippy
• Jake Horowitz as Remick
• Tony Revolori as Colemar
• Scott Shepherd as Chimmy
• Cole Sprouse as Oat
• Bruce Davis as Sunderland

Rotten Tomatoes: 89%, 8/10 average from 98 reviews

Metacritic: 74/100 from 22 reviews

Consensus:

>The Rivals of Amziah King is a sprawling, unpredictable, and genre-blurring epic, anchored by Matthew McConaughey's charm and Angelina LookingGlass's striking debut.

Keep all discussion related solely to Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and its awards chances. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

>After years of slapdash sequels, the Camp Miasma franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original’s star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.

Director: Jane Schoenbrun

Writer: Jane Schoenbrun

Cast:

• Gillian Anderson as Billy
• Hannah Einbinder as Kris
• Jack Haven as Little Death
• Patrick Fischler as Rudolph
• Jess McLeod as Tracy
• Zach Cherry as Will
• Dylan Baker as Jeffrey
• Eva Victor as DJ Ella Giastic

Rotten Tomatoes: 95%, 8.4/10 from 226 reviews

Metacritic: 89/100 from 48 reviews

Consensus:

>A bloody valentine to slasher horror that celebrates personal self-discovery as much as it does the possibilities of cinema, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma combines killer style with a big, still-beating heart.

Keep all discussion related solely to Spider-Man: Brand New Day and its award chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

>Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn’t remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter Parker he may not have the power to control. But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see.

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton

Writers: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers. Based on characters created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

Cast:

• Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man
• Zendaya as MJ
• Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds
• Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / The Hulk
• Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle / Punisher
• Michael Manda as Mac Gargan / Scorpion
• Liza Colon-Zayas as Detective Jean DeWolff
• Tramell Tillman as William 'Bill' Metzger
• Marisa Tomei as May Parker

Rotten Tomatoes: 90%, 256 Reviews, 7.7/10 Average Rating

Metacritic: 66/100, 52 Reviews

Consensus:

>Spinning a web of spectacular set pieces together with mature emotional stakes and Tom Holland's soulful performance, Brand New Day is a promising reset that portends Spidey will remain sticky on the big screen for years to come.

Keep all discussion related solely to The Invite and it's awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

>Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?

Director: Olivia Wilde

Writers: Will McCormack, Rashida Jones, Based on the film 'Sentimental' by Cesc Gay

Cast:

• Seth Rogan as Joe
• Olivia Wilde as Angela
• Penelope Cruz as Pina
• Edward Norton as Hawk

Rotten Tomatoes: 95% from 132 Reviews, 8/10 Average Rating

Metacritic: 82/100 from 44 Reviews

Consensus:

>Perversely funny while giving its quartet of fine actors some of their best material yet, The Invite is a sophisticated farce that reaffirms Olivia Wilde as one of the most exciting filmmakers working today.

Keep all discuss related solely to Toy Story 5 and it's awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

>When Bonnie receives a Lilypad tablet as a gift and becomes obsessed, Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs become exponentially harder when they have to go head to head with the all-new threat to playtime.

Directors: Andrew Stanton, McKenna Harris

Writers: Andrew Stanton, McKenna Harris

Cast:

• Tom Hanks as Woody
• Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear
• Joan Cusack as Jessie
• Greta Lee as Lilypad
• Conan O'Brien as Smarty Pants
• Tony Hale as Forky
• Wallace Shawn as Rex
• Ernie Hudson as Combat Carl
• Craig Robinson as Atlas
• Annie Potts as Bo Peep
• John Ratzenberger as Hamm

Rotten Tomatoes: 93%, 177 Reviews. 7.8/10 Average

Metacritic: 72/100, 46 Reviews

Consensus:

>Proving that old toys can learn new tricks while reckoning with an era of endless screen time, Toy Story 5 largely sidesteps franchise fatigue by reaffirming that children everywhere still got a friend in these lovable characters.

Keep all discussion related solely to Is God Is and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

>Two sisters embark on an epic quest for revenge, confronting a charged family history that will push them to extraordinary lengths.

Director: Aleshea Harris

Writer: Aleshea Harris

Cast:

• Kara Young as Racine
• Mallori Johnson as Anaia
• Vivica A. Fox as Ruby
• Sterling K. Brown as Man
• Janelle Monae as Angie
• Mykelti Williamson as Chuck Hall
• Erika Alexander as Divine

Rotten Tomatoes: 98%, 92 Reviews

Metacritic: 84, 24 Reviews

Consensus:

>Stylistically freewheeling and fueled by righteous fury, Is God Is is a blistering revenge thriller executed with superb directorial confidence by Aleshea Harris.