How on earth are we past the halfway mark of the year already?! Time is absolutely flying in 2026, but I guess the upside to reaching July so quickly is that we now have six whole months of amazing cinema to look back on, think about, chat about, blog about…
So I thought it would be fun to put together a list ranking my top films for 2026 so far to see what’s made it to first place in my mind. I’d love to know your own list in the comments at the end too.
Will mine be the same as yours…? Let’s find out!
Director: Emerald Fennell
Release date: 13 February 2026 (UK)
Starring: Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi
Plot summary: A modern cinematic adaptation of Emily Brontë’s 1847 classic Gothic novel, following the relationship between Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi) and Cathy (Margot Robbie) across the Yorkshire moors.
I know, I know. Lots of people didn’t rate this one, but if you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’ll know I’m a sucker for emotional scenes, and this one did deliver me some of the sob-worthy moments I live for in movies.
Catherine Earnshaw, I will love you 'til the day that I die, and forever after.
Love stories don't come much more intense or all-consuming than Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, and I thought the film captured that side of the novel really well. I believed in the deep and true love between Heathcliff and Cathy, even though Fennell’s adaptation did take it in some slightly, shall we say, interesting directions. Because if things had stepped things up a smidgen more, some scenes probably wouldn’t have looked out of place on the dodgy depths of the internet…
However, I enjoyed it overall, and if films like this introduce more people to classic literature (and not just when it’s forced upon them in English classes at school) then I think it’s worth doing.
Director: David Frankel
Release date: 1 May 2026
Starring: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci
Plot summary: A sequel to the hugely popular 2006 film, worlds collide once more when Andy (Anne Hathaway) returns to Runway, still under the meticulous eye of Miranda Priestley (Meryl Streep), as the fashion world faces huge changes, transformed by the digital age.
I thought this was a good sequel to a great movie.
When you’ve got a cast that involves the four named people above, it’s hard for it to be a miss. Emily Blunt, in particular, stepped straight back into the role of Emily Charlton with complete ease, delivering the same sharp wit that made her such a fan favourite in 2006. I also just adore Stanley Tucci, who is as fabulous as ever.
Overall, I felt like there were enough nods to the original film that made you feel like you were watching a continuation, but, equally, it didn’t feel like it was only hanging onto the coattails, which some sequels do tend to do. The plot was definitely relevant for 2026 too, focusing on the continued decline of print media and redundancies faced within the industry. It also touched upon things like journalistic integrity and the need to move with the times, while still honouring what made magazines like Runway so celebrated in the past.
Like with the next film on the list, there are certain points that maybe could have been pushed a bit further to send a stronger message sent overall, but it’s still a fun watch that, I believe, did the job it set out to do.
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