The Folio · No. 36Saturday 10 October 2026Jess Entwistle
Film
Amal Clooney wore a gold glittering Gucci gown to The Albies, the human rights awards she and George host, on Friday evening in London. Emily Ratajkowski and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex were also in the room.
Film
Variety’s critic says DuVernay’s Netflix documentary carries the same historical force as ‘13th’, working in an accessible, mainstream register. It closed the New York Film Festival.
Film
The Guardian finds unnerving images and a clever icy dual performance from Chastain, but calls Rob Savage’s adaptation of Josh Malerman’s novel a jumble. It was kept from critics before release.
Film
Del Toro talks to Letterboxd about making the film, which returns to cinemas in a new 4K restoration for its twentieth anniversary. Worth reading before a rewatch.
Film
Blum and James Wan spent Friday night at New York Comic Con setting out what Blumhouse does next, including Kristen Bell joining Violent Night 2 and fresh plans for Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity.
TV
Prime Video will launch the historical series on 20 January 2027. Showrunners Michael Hirst and Horatio Hirst premiered the trailer at a New York Comic Con panel.
TV
Apple won a competitive auction for May Cobb’s recently published novel, which Naomi Sheldon will adapt with Fifth Season producing. One for the pile before it reaches the screen.
TV
Ten new actors join the Netflix series, which finished production ahead of schedule. No date yet for the second season.
TV
Radio Times calls Oyelowo a force of nature in the Paramount+ series, which has the feel of a traditional BBC One Sunday night drama.
TV
Episode four of the BBC series killed off another contestant, sent the group on a mission near a graveyard and ended on a twist. Expect spoilers in the piece.
Music
Raye will play her second album in full at the Royal Albert Hall, reimagining each song with the Heritage Orchestra and the Flames Collective.
Music
The band play the Roundhouse next week to raise money for CALM. The charity’s chief executive, Simon Gunning, says the money raised will save lives.
Music
Meloy wrote the children’s novel Wildwood before his band’s latest record, and the Decemberists have now shared a song from its film adaptation.
Music
Cullum played standards and previewed material from his forthcoming record at Blue Note London on Thursday evening.
Theatre
Luke Sheppard’s West End revival of Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer winner is now open at the Tom Stoppard Theatre in the musical’s thirtieth anniversary year. Playbill gathers the reviews and a new trailer.
Theatre
The Dolly Parton musical has completed its company for a winter run at the St. James Theatre on Broadway.
Theatre
New rehearsal pictures show the incoming West End company, with Teri Hatcher taking over as Miranda Priestly.
Theatre
Anais Mitchell’s musical arrives in UK and Ireland cinemas this month as a filmed production. WhatsOnStage looks at how the show has changed with each cast.
Theatre
Lily Dyble’s staging of the Charlotte Bronte novel is reviewed in Colchester before visiting Rose Theatre Kingston, Northern Stage in Newcastle and Storyhouse in Chester.
Books
The Doctor Who and It’s a Sin writer’s memoir runs from Coronation Street to the present and doubles as an argument for creativity in television.
Books
The poet and novelist on the Fitzgerald she thinks is perfect, losing faith in Hemingway, and the recent debut that floored her.
Books
Four new titles reviewed, including Becky Chambers’ As You Wake, Break the Shell and Victor LaValle’s The Ballad of Black Tom. Useful for the darker end of October reading.
