John Waters muse Mink Stole and San Francisco drag legend Peaches Christ talk the franchise era of drag and officially retiring Idol Worship in the UK.

On the Blue side of the mountain, the programming is a mixed bag of tight editing and oddly superficial travelogues. It's a solid, if not great line-up.

Forget the gruelling sufferfests: the true magic of this year's Banff Red Programme lies in Wes Anderson-style alpine parenting and joyful big wall climbs.

Edinburgh’s Manipulate Festival 2026 returns 4–10 Feb with its boldest visual theatre and animation yet, from a new Filmhouse competition strand to roaming octopus Ocho.

The Soundhouse Winter Festival opened with a masterclass in musical architecture, as Graeme Stephen reframes Fritz Lang’s dystopia with an organic, genre-blending score. Silent cinema was never truly silent, but…