Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Knock at the Cabin (review): Shyamalan proves he is a survivor, not an innovator, with a movie that smacks of focus group development by Emma Duffy 12th March 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The Matchmaker (Venice to London) review – a detailed portrait of a British jihadist by Emma Duffy 4th February 2023
Film and Television Empire of Light (review) – an inelegant soldering together of two separate films by Emma Duffy 9th January 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Women Talking (review): Sarah Polley’s adaptation of Toews’ novel is arresting and utterly essential viewing by Emma Duffy 2nd January 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (BFI London Film Festival) review – enough twists and turns to satisfy fans of the classic whodunnit by Emma Duffy 11th November 2022
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Music and Dance Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical (BFI London Film Festival) review – a high-spirited and cathartic romp by Emma Duffy 3rd November 2022
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Blue Jean (BFI London Film Festival) review – a stark warning that the dark days of homophobia are not behind us by Emma Duffy 30th October 2022
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Lady Chatterley’s Lover (BFI London Film Festival) review – anything can happen in the woods by Emma Duffy 19th October 2022
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Triangle of Sadness (BFI London Film Festival) review – a vicious satire that harbours dark observations on society by Emma Duffy 14th October 2022
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television What About China? (BFI London Film Festival) review – ruminations on the fluid nature of Chinese culture by Emma Duffy 11th October 2022
1 TV Choice: Enjoy a bubbling cauldron full of scary films, TV terrors, and spooky sounds on BBC iPlayer and Sounds this Halloween
2 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
3 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
4 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
5 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
6 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
7 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
8 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
9 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
10 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
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