Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews The Sheep Detectives (review) – Kyle Balda’s tale of a fearless flock of out-to-pasture detectives is full of humour and heart by Calum Cooper 8th May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews Our Hero, Balthazar (review) – an unsettling and urgent exploration of masculinity, class divide and extremism in our social media age by Neil Baker 6th May 2026
Film and Television·Film Reviews·Stream It or Skip It·TV and Streaming The Good Boy (Stream It or Skip It) – unnerving and complex in its social themes, Komasa’s chamber piece is a twisted puzzle-box movie by Neil Baker 4th May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews Hokum (review) – an atmospheric meditation on the destabilising nature of guilt and greed by Calum Cooper 2nd May 2026
Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews Teeth (2007) rewind review – an unexpected fang-sharp satire on male audacity by Daisy Grace Greetham 30th April 2026
Film and Television·Film Reviews·Music and Dance·Music and Dance Reviews Michael (review) – mechanical storytelling and a sanitised portrayal so vacant of nuance or substance only leave one unsettled by Calum Cooper 29th April 2026
Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews So Bad They’re Good (rewind review) – the terrifically terrible Troll (1986) and Tammy and the T-Rex (1994) by Neil Baker 27th April 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·Rewind·Rewind Reviews Willard (1971) rewind review – Mann explores the psyche of a lost and lonely boy seeking liberation and escape in all the wrong places by Neil Baker 27th April 2026
Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews Harvey (1950) rewind review – Koster’s bittersweet and whimsical film is an undervalued lesson in how to see the world by Daisy Grace Greetham 17th April 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews Stand By Me (1986) rewind review – funny, charming, sage and forlorn, Reiner’s film is one of the greatest coming-of-age pictures of all time by Calum Cooper 17th April 2026
1 Karen Hauer and Nadiya Bychkova are set to light up the stage with Nikita Kuzmin: Supernova, touring this summer 8th May 2026
2 The Sheep Detectives (review) – Kyle Balda’s tale of a fearless flock of out-to-pasture detectives is full of humour and heart 8th May 2026
3 New musical Raising Gays brings pride, parents and plenty of heart to the Garrick Theatre for its concert reading this July 8th May 2026
4 Our Hero, Balthazar (review) – an unsettling and urgent exploration of masculinity, class divide and extremism in our social media age 6th May 2026
5 Your Guide to The Eurovision Song Contest 2026, taking place in Vienna, and broadcasting live across BBC TV and Radio 5th May 2026
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