Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Cactus Pears (review) – a triumph of naturalistic storytelling that struggles to hold the screen in its lighter moments by Oscar Aitchison 18th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films DISC (Tribeca Festival) review – Blake Rice’s one-night stand short is as acidically sweet as a lemon dipped in sugar by Oscar Aitchison 6th June 2026
Film and Television The Housemaid (review) – ridiculous and overlong, with a predictable and cartoonish descent into chaos by Oscar Aitchison 29th December 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Valley of the Shadow of Death (review) – Wong is brilliant as a tortured priest in this profound examination of religious redemption by Oscar Aitchison 18th November 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Frankenstein (BFI London Film Festival) review – Del Toro’s adaptation beats with a human heart that only he could create by Oscar Aitchison 16th October 2025
Film and Television Eugene hangs out with Prince William in The Reluctant Traveller, season three, episode four, on Apple TV+ by Oscar Aitchison 2nd October 2025
1 A new exhibition exploring the design and production of LAIKA’s new stop-motion film Wildwood opens at the Design Museum this October
2 TV Choice: From 7 Up to 70 Up, Calum Cooper looks back at the TV experiment that became one of the greatest documentary series ever made
3 Studiocanal has announced the release of a new 4K restoration of Richard Attenborough’s Chaplin (1992), starring Robert Downey Jr
4 TV Choice: The cloaks have been ironed, the fingerless gloves unpacked, and the turret dusted for The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One
5 The National Children’s Choir of Great Britain (NCCGB) is now searching for the next generation of singing talent
6 The Intimacy Coordinator (review): Louisa Connolly-Burnham’s short film is bold in its perspective and bursting with potential
7 The finalists have been announced for the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards, taking place in London this November
8 Queer Theatre is auctioning a Star Trek: Picard script belonging to Marina Sirtis, with all proceeds supporting LGBTQIA+ theatre-makers
9 A Tale of Two Cities (review): After 90 years, Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud’s adaptation finally comes to life on stage
10 TV Choice: Break Clause – Moving on is hard, moving out is even harder in Jess Bray’s new Channel 4 comedy/drama
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