Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The Tree of Knowledge (A Árvore do Conhecimento) Fantastic Fest review – a mesmerising and playful fantasia on a theme by Neil Baker 20th September 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind ParaNorman returns to theatres this October with a remastered release and a brand new short film by Neil Baker 15th September 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Solo (review) – Dupuis’s film is alive with the vibrant energy of Montreal’s gay scene, yet full of shadows when the spotlight fades by Neil Baker 11th September 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind The Agatha Christie Collection – four stunning, must-own 4K restorations in one essential box set from StudioCanal by Neil Baker 10th September 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Little Trouble Girls (review) – a visually spellbinding and strikingly acted gem of a film by Calum Cooper 8th September 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Leonard and Hungry Paul – First look at the new BBC comedy drama series starring Alex Lawther, Laurie Kynaston and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell by Neil Baker 6th September 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television The Long Walk (review) – a bloody, visceral, intense and compelling dystopian thriller by Calum Cooper 4th September 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Young Törless “Der Junge Törless” (1966) – uncompromising, chilling and bold in its discussions on the human condition by Neil Baker 31st August 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Healing Andy (FrightFest) review – a wild, wicked and always witty found footage gem by Neil Baker 24th August 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Kombucha (FrightFest) review – a wickedly sharp and delightfully moreish tipple by Neil Baker 23rd August 2025
1 The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China 25th July 2026
2 Robota (review) – the Schwarzman Centre reimagines Čapek’s classic in examining what it means to be human in the age of AI 25th July 2026
3 Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year 24th July 2026
4 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
5 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
6 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
7 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
8 Blue Mist (UK Tour) review – Who has the authority to define another person’s story? And who decides what counts as an “authentic voice?” 21st July 2026
9 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
10 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
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