Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Music and Dance The Sparks Brothers (Sundance London) review – a love letter to creativity, difference and artistic resolve by Sabastian Astley 28th July 2021
Film and Television·Music and Dance In the Heights (review) – a mixtape of musical highs and lows by Sabastian Astley 15th June 2021
Film and Television·Music and Dance·Rewind Zac Efron – from East High to Orson Welles by Neil Baker 6th May 2021
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Music and Dance Traumfabrik (Dare to Dream) review – a beautiful homage to dreamers, the wonder of the motion picture, and the power of love by Neil Baker 10th February 2021
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Rewind·Theatre LGBTQ+ From Stage to Screen – groundbreaking plays and shows adapted for film and TV by Neil Baker 6th February 2021
Film and Television·Music and Dance Schemers (review) – McLean and friends’ gritty fight for success at times feels airbrushed and hollow by Neil Baker 22nd January 2021
Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Music and Dance·Rewind Billy Elliot (2000): Daldry’s film remains a sweet, powerful, and joyous exploration of masculinity, sexuality, class, and community by Neil Baker 19th March 2020
Film and Television·Music and Dance Blinded by the Light (review) – from the factories of New Jersey to the car assembly plants of Bedfordshire, Chadha’s movie shines by Neil Baker 10th August 2019
Film and Television·Music and Dance Horrible Histories: Rotten Romans (review) – a joyous musical-comedy that feels fresh and innovative by Neil Baker 28th July 2019
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance Rocketman (review) – a flamboyant fantasia of sound, vision and drama by Neil Baker 25th May 2019
1 TV Choice: Enjoy a bubbling cauldron full of scary films, TV terrors, and spooky sounds on BBC iPlayer and Sounds this Halloween
2 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
3 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
4 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
5 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
6 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
7 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
8 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
9 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
10 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
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