Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews Cube (1997) – Sab Astley looks back at Vincenzo Natali’s groundbreaking horror classic by Sabastian Astley 21st July 2024
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Eternal You (review) – How far would you go to speak to a deceased loved one again? by Sabastian Astley 7th July 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Challengers (review) – game, set, and match to Luca Guadagnino by Sabastian Astley 24th April 2024
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films How BMW and BFI changed one filmmaking team’s life at BFI London Film Festival 2023 by Sabastian Astley 18th October 2023
Film and Television·TV Everything Now (Netflix) review – paints itself with shades of reality but never comes close to a complete picture by Sabastian Astley 6th October 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews The Mission (BFI London Film Festival) review – John Chau was no fool; he was just a boy who wanted to explore and got lost along the way by Sabastian Astley 3rd October 2023
Film and Television·Film Reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (review) – one of the best animated films of the year by Sabastian Astley 5th August 2023
Film and Television·Film Reviews Beau is Afraid (review) – you won’t see anything else like it this year by Sabastian Astley 18th May 2023
Film and Television·Film Reviews·TV Sharper (Apple TV+) – Stream It or Skip It by Sabastian Astley 22nd February 2023
Film and Television·Film Reviews M3GAN (review) – it doesn’t want to scare you – but it does want to crack you up and creep you out by Sabastian Astley 19th January 2023
1 Tubi has been announced as the 2026 headline sponsor for FrightFest, the UK’s premier horror film festival 7th July 2026
2 The Swimmer (1968) rewind review – a searing-hot suburban odyssey to watch this summer 6th July 2026
3 A DoL House (review) – Watson and Norris ask where protection ends and control begins in this powerful social drama 5th July 2026
4 Christopher Sherwood and Mark Pluck’s Geronto will receive its European premiere at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival 3rd July 2026
5 Fantasia International Film Festival celebrates its 30th Edition with a stellar selection of features, workshops, events and shorts 3rd July 2026
7 Shoot the People (review) – a reflective documentary that places Misan Harriman in front of the camera 1st July 2026
8 The Invite (review) – Olivia Wilde’s uproarious film is as quick-witted and heartfelt as it is deliberately uncomfortable 28th June 2026
9 A Private Life (review) – an intriguing, albeit scattershot, thriller with atmosphere and empathy in abundance 26th June 2026
10 RA Summer Exhibition 2026 (review) – Ryan Gander brings wit, whimsy and connection to the Royal Academy of Arts this season 26th June 2026
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