Film and Television The Current War (review) – what should have been a bright historical drama is more of a mediocre glow by Neil Baker 27th July 2019
Film and Television Spider-Man: Far from Home (review) – a disappointingly formulaic MCU follow-up to Homecoming by Neil Baker 3rd July 2019
Film and Television Child’s Play 2019 (Review) – Chucky becomes a Buddi in Klevberg’s AI update of Mancini’s world by Neil Baker 23rd June 2019
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Brightburn (review) – hits the spot in mainstream horror, but never quite delivers the subversion of the Superman story it promised by Neil Baker 23rd June 2019
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Consequences ‘Posledice’ review – a fierce exploration of repressed sexuality, masculinity, and peer influence by Neil Baker 21st June 2019
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Goodnight Mommy (2014) rewind review – a devilishly complex web of emotions that challenges the foundations of our empathy and compassion by Neil Baker 18th June 2019
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind Stranger by the Lake (2013) rewind review – a thriller steeped in themes of trust, desire, fragility, masculinity, and connection by Neil Baker 10th June 2019
Film and Television X-Men: Dark Phoenix (review) – never rises above the overwhelming sense of franchise fatigue by Neil Baker 8th June 2019
Film and Television·Rewind Who Can Kill a Child? (1976) rewind review – a sun-drenched horror that defies the rules and etches an eternal place in the memory by Neil Baker 31st May 2019
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance Rocketman (review) – a flamboyant fantasia of sound, vision and drama by Neil Baker 25th May 2019
1 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
2 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
3 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
4 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
5 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
6 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
7 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
8 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
9 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
10 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
Follow Us