Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews Bring Her Back (review) – grotesque and chilling with a well of empathy at its core by Calum Cooper 30th July 2025
Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews·Short Films Death Drive (short film) review – fascinating, haunting, enticing and scary, you won’t forget this six-minute ride in a hurry by Neil Baker 29th July 2025
Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews The Bad Guys 2 (review) – colourful and playfully silly, with the occasional bit of thematic meat to its animated bones by Calum Cooper 26th July 2025
Film and Theatre Reviews·Theatre The Daughter of Time (review) – Reedy and Eastop ask for audience investment in historical debates that never truly spark on stage by Neil Baker 26th July 2025
Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews The Fantastic Four: First Steps (review) – effortlessly charming and bursting at its cosmic seams with action-packed fun by Calum Cooper 22nd July 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews Hold the Fort (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a bonkers, brilliant and bloody rollercoaster of pure unadulterated fun by Neil Baker 19th July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Theatre Reviews·LGBTQ+·Theatre Four Play (review): Brunger’s updated play is a heartfelt, hilarious, and tender exploration of the complexities of love, sex, and honesty by Neil Baker 17th July 2025
Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness (review) – Depp’s movie is messy rather than creatively mercurial by Calum Cooper 10th July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews Superman (review) – Gunn’s film leaps over the height of expectation in a single, if not always graceful, bound by Calum Cooper 9th July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews·LGBTQ+ Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes – Why has George’s significant place in queer art history been overlooked for so long? by Neil Baker 8th July 2025
1 Ebenezer (review): West’s love of horror creates a spooky, wickedly atmospheric feel that Depp’s overacting frequently undercuts
2 Prima Facie (review): Susanna White’s film adaptation of Miller’s powerful and urgent stage play never quite finds its cinematic voice
3 The Male Gaze: Good Vibrations (review) – seven stunning coming-of-age short films exploring good vibrations, expectations, and excitations
4 Nero (review): Andrew Barth Feldman’s captivating performance drives the London production of Sater and Sheik’s musical
5 Christmas Theatre Guide 2026: Our live guide to theatre, events and colourful family shows this festive season
6 La Bola Negra (review): Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s film is an ode to LGBTQ+ resilience, both historical and contemporary
7 The Great British Theatres Awards, organised by Theatres Trust, announce the winners of the inaugural awards at a star-studded ceremony
8 Wild Horse Nine (review): Anchoring this funny, poignant mix of gallows humour and rumination is John Malkovich’s best performance in years
9 TV Choice: From tropical seas to open oceans and the deep, Blue Planet III on BBC One ventures deeper beneath the waves than ever before
10 Wicker (review): Fischer and Wilson’s film dilutes its strengths with passive protagonists, and storytelling as flaunting as it is meandering
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