Film and Television·Film Reviews How to Make a Killing (review) – Patton Ford’s movie is too meek to be a dark drama and too self-conscious to lean into full bleak comedy by Calum Cooper 11th March 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Rebuilding (Glasgow Film Festival) review – Walker-Silverman’s film says little verbally but achieves so much visually and emotionally by Calum Cooper 6th March 2026
Film and Television·Film Reviews Hoppers (review) – an earnest and heartfelt Pixar movie boasting a plethora of colourful characters by Calum Cooper 5th March 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Sound of Falling (Glasgow Film Festival) review – a hypnotic work of art brimming with compassion and insight by Calum Cooper 27th February 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews The Secret Agent (review) – a tightly woven tapestry of vivid craftsmanship and abundant thematic richness by Calum Cooper 19th February 2026
Film and Television·Film Reviews Wuthering Heights (review) – Fennell captures the book’s emotional scale, but the lack of subtlety is a double-edged sword by Calum Cooper 10th February 2026
Film and Television·Film Reviews Send Help (review) – a movie that basks in the playful macabreness that makes Raimi such a hypnotic director by Calum Cooper 7th February 2026
Film and Television·Film Reviews Melania (review) – media like this, that is so unashamedly propagandistic, needs to be called out for what it is by Calum Cooper 2nd February 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews Is This Thing On? (review) – earnest sentiments and heartfelt filmmaking sit at the heart of this warm and tender gem by Calum Cooper 30th January 2026
Film and Television·Film Reviews Shelter (review) – Ric Roman Waugh’s movie doesn’t inspire many thrills or offer much in the way of thematic food for thought by Calum Cooper 30th January 2026
1 Life Support (Sheffield DocFest) review – Daniele Rugo’s documentary should be shown on every big screen across our land and beyond 14th June 2026
2 Saved! (2004) rewind review – Dannelly’s movie is razor sharp in its humour, yet tender in its exploration of love, faith and community 14th June 2026
3 Footloose (1984) rewind review – an early ’80s gift that many mistakenly dismiss as a mere musical jukebox movie 13th June 2026
4 Rose’s House (Sheffield DocFest) review – a historical and contemporary celebration of community, resilience, transformation and change 13th June 2026
5 On the Road (SXSW London) review – Pablos’ unfiltered, charged, and brutally authentic movie is a visceral cinematic experience 12th June 2026
6 Rare Birds (Tribeca Festival) review – Weisberg’s short film is about what it means to be human, and the social barriers that divide us 11th June 2026
7 The Remedy (SXSW London) review – Kahuam’s film is chilling, disturbing, and utterly enthralling 10th June 2026
8 The Last Man (review) – a social and emotional landscape that may be unfamiliar, yet unexpectedly recognisable 10th June 2026
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