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Most movie years post-pandemic have felt like rollercoasters, but 2026 so far has been particularly up-and-down – and at its highest points, especially exciting. Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day disappointed while Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey took on one of the oldest epics in literature and surpassed even the loftiest expectations. Several titanic franchises flopped hard, while smaller films like Obsession and Backrooms, made by total unknowns,  have come bursting through the box-office glass ceiling. The likes of Project Hail Mary and Toy Story 5 may not qualify as ‘original stories’, but both displayed an intelligence, emotionality and sense of crowd-pleasing fun missing from many of the IP-flogging blockbusters of the recent past. All in all, a pretty good year – and we haven’t even hit awards season yet. For now, though, here’s the best of what we’ve seen to date. 📺 The best TV and streaming shows of 2026 (so far)😂 The best comedy movies of 2026📕 15 book-to-movie adaptations to get excited about in 2026🔥 The 100 greatest movies ever made

It’s been a headline-grabbing year for family movies, with a massive new Toy Story film, another new Pixar movie, an adorable Aardman adventure, a Super Mario sequel, a big rights kerfuffle over Coyote Vs. Acme, a disastrous live-action Moana, and something called Chickenhare And The Secret Of The Groundhog (although no shade if you missed that one). And there’s still a new Laika animated epic, Wildwood, and Disney’s Hexed to come. Picking a family film for movie night is not an easy task and 2026 has already contributed handsomely to the canon, for which it has the gratitude of an army of weary parents. But not all demographic-spanning sofa fodder is created equal. Allow us to curate the best options from the year for you to tee up on movie night safe in the knowledge that no toys will be thrown. Apart from maybe Buzz Lightyear.  RECOMMENDED: 📽️ The best movies of 2026 (so far).👪 50 great films to watch as a family.

Over the past half-decade or so, much has changed in the way we live, work and play in our cities. It wasn’t too long ago that lockdowns rendered the city centre all but obsolete and brought to the fore the vital role of our immediate neighbourhoods and communities.  Now, the balance has been restored. Our local neighbourhood remains fundamental: mini-villages where the barista knows your order, where local restaurants, bars and indie businesses thrive, and where communities continue to band together for all sorts of cool stuff, from art walks and day festivals to creating greener streets and pedestrian-friendly spaces. And six years on from the pandemic, the city centre is seeing a renaissance, with brand-new music venues, galleries, coffee shops and more opening up and welcoming a new generation of hybrid workers and the back-to-the-office crowd (and, of course, city-breakers and tourists).  On this year’s list of the world’s coolest neighbourhoods, you’ll see this mix play out. There are downtown hubs and seaside strips, homely enclaves and warehouse districts, all nominated by our global network of on-the-ground experts. This lucky lot spends their time exploring every corner of their hometowns to discover the best places to eat, drink, shop and hang out right now, so you can trust we know what we’re talking about. To decide the final ranking, a panel of Time Out editors vetted each neighbourhood against a range of criteria, including food and drink, nightlife, unique...

Are we still in the Golden Age of Television? Probably not. Since the end of Succession, it hasn’t felt like there’s been a major prestige series to grip the culture in a way similar to Breaking Bad, Mad Men et al. But it doesn’t mean there isn’t still great stuff to watch – stuff that, as they go along, could grow into one of those zeitgeist-gripping all-timers. In 2026, that includes the likes of HBO’s Industry, which has grown from cult fave to must-watch over four seasons, and The Pitt, still probably the best show currently on despite its, let’s say, fervent fanbase. And don’t forget Heated Rivalry, Bait and yet another Game of Thrones spinoff, A Knight of Seven Kingdoms. We’ve put off sleep and watched them all to determine the best TV of the year so far.  Recommended: 📽️ The best movies of 2026 (so far)🔥 The best TV and streaming shows of 2025📺 The 100 greatest TV shows of all time

St. Barts knows how to do a holiday. Spend the morning hiking through the hills to Colombier Beach, the afternoon swimming in clear turquoise water, then swap your walking shoes for something a little more cocktail-friendly at a beach club in St Jean. The tiny French Caribbean island may have a reputation for being eye-wateringly expensive, but it’s also packed with gorgeous places to stay, from tucked-away hillside hideouts to big villas made for bringing the whole gang. We’ve rounded up the best Airbnbs in St Barts, so all that’s left to decide is whether you want a private pool, a sea view, or both. Updated in September 2026: We’ve given this page an update, with several brand new stays including an ocean-view bungalow for two and a poolside studio in Gustavia.  The best Airbnbs in St. Barts, at a glance:  🥳 Best for luxury group milestone stays: The Gouverneur hillside villa ❤️ Best for romantic couples & views: The ocean-view bungalow for two 🍹 Best for walkability & nightlife access: The Gustavia poolside studio Who makes the cut? While we might not stay in and review every Airbnb featured, we’ve based our list on our expert knowledge of the destination covered, editorial reviews, user reviews, amenities and in-depth research to find you the best stays. This article includes affiliate links. These links have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see our affiliate guidelines.

We’re living in prudish times. Cinematic sex has become an ongoing point of debate on social media – and according to the internet commentariat, sex in movies, for the most part, is bad. It’s no wonder, really, considering that movies themselves have, over the last two decades, taken a turn for the chaste.  Back in the ’80s and ’90s, though, you couldn’t throw an ice pick in the general direction of a movie theater without stabbing Michael Douglas’s bare ass. For a relatively brief moment of time, erotic thrillers – films intertwining sex and violence into a deliciously lurid, adults-only cocktail – ruled the multiplex. Sure, they were often problematic, and almost always trashy. But the onscreen sexlessness of the past 20 years has left us nostalgic for the simple, sleazy pleasures of the erotic thriller era. And we’re not the only ones, as hot-and-bothered movies like Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and I Want Your Sex are taking on Gen Z’s handwringing. So we decided to revisit (and rank) 40 of the all-time best erotic thrillers. Many remain difficult to justify in this time of sexual puritanism – but that might be the exact reason we love them so much. Recommended: 🍆 The 101 best sex scenes in movies😬 The 100 best thriller movies of all-time😍 The 100 best romantic films of all-time 🕵️ 40 murder mystery movies to test your sleuthing skills to the max🔥 The 100 best movies of all-time

Updates Sept. 2026: Pixar has a way of making sequels equal to, if not better than, the original, and Inside Out 2 was somehow a bigger hit in every sense than the first movie, whih was already one of Disney's best. It's landed on our top 10 — a deserving spot. Whether you view Disney as a benevolent dream factory or an evil corporate monolith hellbent on world domination, the truth is that everyone has at least one mouse-ear-branded property that it holds close to their heart. Wherever you stand on Disney, you can’t deny that it has churned out some of the greatest animated movies of all time – and a few great live-action ones, too.  But that’s not to say everything the House of Mouse has produced is worth your time. Far from it, in fact. For every classic there are at least five direct-to-video sequels you’ve never heard of, some minor disaster you barely remember and, in recent years, a stream of utterly unnecessary remakes. That makes navigating a vast streaming platform like Disney+ an overwhelming task. To help you separate the Wall-Es and Dumbos from the Mars Need Moms-es, we swan-dived Scrooge McDuck-style into the Disney catalogue and pulled out the 50 can’t-miss picks for your next family movie night. Recommended: ✍ The 100 best animated films of all-time👪 The 50 best kids movies to watch as a family🤣 The best family comedy movies

Ask any Pokémon fan and chances are they can recall the exact moment they became obsessed with the franchise. For me, it’s convincing my parents to let me sell off old clothes and unwanted toys at a boot sale in an effort to raise £20 for Pokémon Yellow in the summer of 2000 – a core memory if ever there was one. Up until that point, I’d collected a few cards here and there and watched the anime religiously before school each morning, but owning my first mainline Pokémon game for the Game Boy is when my immersion into the world of Pokémon truly began. RECOMMENDED: I went to Jamaica to drink Rolling Stones rum and eat the best vegan food in North America Since its first games launched in Japan in 1996, Pokémon has grown into one of the world’s biggest franchises. The mainline video games and the official Trading Card Game (TCG) are as popular as they’ve ever been, and new generations of fans have joined the journey as Pokémon trainers, collectors and community members. It’s why this year’s Pokémon Worlds – shorthand for Pokémon World Championships – held in San Francisco for a second time was always going to be huge. The pinnacle of the competitive play calendar for Pokémon fans, Worlds has quickly evolved from players battling it out in hotel conference rooms to giant convention centres and now huge arenas. Thousands of people travel to the event each year, but with this being a special 30th anniversary year for the franchise, Worlds activated its mega evolution for the...

The death of movies has been greatly exaggerated. Sure, it was touch-and-go there for a while, particularly post-pandemic, and yes, very few films penetrate the zeitgeist to the degree they once did. Slowly but surely, though, movies – actual movies, not corporate IP – are inching back to the center of popular culture. In 2026 alone, consider the shock success of small films like Obsession and Backrooms, or ambitious blockbusters like Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey living up to its box office promise. Any time you’ve got Charli xcx posing in a Gus Van Sant bikini on social media, it feels safe to say that movies are back. With interest in movies rising, especially among young people, now’s a perfect time to make use of our list of the 100 greatest movies of all-time. It’s a broad survey of the highlights of film’s first century-plus, covering multiple countries and just about every genre imaginable, from massive blockbusters to intimate cult films, silly comedies to bloody horror, action-packed thrillers to thrilling action flicks. We’re not so high-minded to consider it the definitive canon – but as a road map, it’s a great place to start.   Jump to list: 100-91 |  90-81 | 80-71 | 70-61 | 60-51 | 50-41 | 40-31 | 30-21 | 20-11 | 10-1 How we chose our 100 best movies of all time Admittedly, the process is not an exact science. Mostly, it involves a bunch of arguing, whittling and deal-making amongst Time Out’s most movie-obsessed writers, and then voila: a top 100 everyone...

It costs a lot to be entertained now. Just a few years ago ‘cord-cutting’ seemed like a life hack that’d save TV watchers a tonne of cash. Once the streaming revolution kicked in, though, the subscriptions piled up, and with recent price increases and crackdowns on password sharing, it’s making us gaze longingly at our old cable bills.   But what if we told you there was an easily accessible website out there with a trove of awesome movies available to stream 24/7, and entirely for free? It’s called YouTube. Yes, the site known primarily for instructional videos about how to install a new sink and use an air fryer is hiding an impressive library of classic cinema of the sort many other streamers don’t bother with – from silent era milestones to essential deep cuts.  If you don’t mind sitting through a bunch of commercials, YouTube has a full channel of ad-supported modern films as well. But for true movie buffs looking to fill some knowledge gaps, check out the 37 flicks below – with links included.Recommended: 🎬 100 best movies of all time💣 The greatest thrillers ever made🤘 The best cult classic movies of all-time🌍 The best foreign films of all-time