Editors' Choice·Film and Theatre Reviews·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre Pride (review) – while there is much to love in this National Theatre musical adaptation, there is also something profoundly missing by Emma Duffy 4th August 2026
Film and Theatre Reviews·Music and Dance·Theatre The Mad Ones (review) – Kerrigan and Lowdermilk’s musical finds its voice through a great ensemble cast by Emma Duffy 11th May 2025
Film and Theatre Reviews·Music and Dance·Theatre The Great Gatsby (review) – show-stopping performances from Muscato and McCann can’t save this empty spectacle by Emma Duffy 11th May 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews·LGBTQ+ The Wedding Banquet (BFI Flare Review) – Ahn’s fresh, funny and heartfelt rom-com leaves you with a warm loving glow by Emma Duffy 3rd April 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews·LGBTQ+ I’m Your Venus (BFI Flare Review) – a striking portrait of grief, family and the fight for lasting change by Emma Duffy 23rd March 2025
In Focus·Music and Dance·Theatre Starlight Express – Emma Duffy on the return of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s megamusical at Wembley Park by Emma Duffy 6th July 2024
Film and Television·In Focus·LGBTQ+ The Wedding Banquet (1993): Is Ang Lee’s film a long-forgotten gem of the new queer cinema movement? by Emma Duffy 24th June 2024
Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews Oppenheimer (review) – a technical marvel and spectacle that deserves to be seen on the big screen by Emma Duffy 26th July 2023
Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews Barbie (review) – Greta Gerwig’s tightly written comedy will have you grinning from ear to ear by Emma Duffy 26th July 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·In Focus·LGBTQ+·Theatre Brokeback Mountain (2005): Ang Lee’s adaptation of Proulx’s story was a lightning rod for conservative America’s anxieties by Emma Duffy 19th May 2023
1 Ebenezer (review): West’s love of horror creates a spooky, wickedly atmospheric feel that Depp’s overacting frequently undercuts
2 Prima Facie (review): Susanna White’s film adaptation of Miller’s powerful and urgent stage play never quite finds its cinematic voice
3 The Male Gaze: Good Vibrations (review) – seven stunning coming-of-age short films exploring good vibrations, expectations, and excitations
4 Nero (review): Andrew Barth Feldman’s captivating performance drives the London production of Sater and Sheik’s musical
5 Christmas Theatre Guide 2026: Our live guide to theatre, events and colourful family shows this festive season
6 La Bola Negra (review): Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s film is an ode to LGBTQ+ resilience, both historical and contemporary
7 The Great British Theatres Awards, organised by Theatres Trust, announce the winners of the inaugural awards at a star-studded ceremony
8 Wild Horse Nine (review): Anchoring this funny, poignant mix of gallows humour and rumination is John Malkovich’s best performance in years
9 TV Choice: From tropical seas to open oceans and the deep, Blue Planet III on BBC One ventures deeper beneath the waves than ever before
10 Wicker (review): Fischer and Wilson’s film dilutes its strengths with passive protagonists, and storytelling as flaunting as it is meandering
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