Film and Television·Film Reviews The Good Boy (review) – 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 Michael (review) – mechanical storytelling and a sanitised portrayal so vacant of nuance or substance only leave one unsettled by Calum Cooper 29th April 2026
Editors' Choice·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 The Activist ‘Aktyvistas’ (review) – a knotty and at times thrilling exploration of extremism and division by Neil Baker 23rd 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
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·Short Films Molly (review) – Darius Shu’s short film beautifully explores relationship diversity, loneliness, apprehension, and the first sparks of love by Neil Baker 15th April 2026
1 Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year 24th July 2026
2 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
3 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
4 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
5 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
6 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
7 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
8 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
9 Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed? 19th July 2026
10 Pimple (Fantasia Film Festival) review – Alle’s story of a toxic pimple, a sebum monster and bullies about to meet a sticky end is a delight 19th July 2026
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