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
Film and Television·Music and Dance·Rewind Billy Elliot (2000) – class consciousness, masculinity and community oppression 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
Film and Television·Music and Dance Aladdin (2019) review – Massoud and Scott shine, but Smith needs to be put back in the bottle by Neil Baker 25th May 2019
1 TV Choice: From 7 Up to 70 Up, Calum Cooper looks back at the TV experiment that became one of the greatest documentary series ever made
2 Studiocanal has announced the release of a new 4K restoration of Richard Attenborough’s Chaplin (1992), starring Robert Downey Jr
3 TV Choice: The cloaks have been ironed, the fingerless gloves unpacked, and the turret dusted for The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One
4 The National Children’s Choir of Great Britain (NCCGB) is now searching for the next generation of singing talent
5 The Intimacy Coordinator (review): Louisa Connolly-Burnham’s short film is bold in its perspective and bursting with potential
6 The finalists have been announced for the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards, taking place in London this November
7 Queer Theatre is auctioning a Star Trek: Picard script belonging to Marina Sirtis, with all proceeds supporting LGBTQIA+ theatre-makers
8 A Tale of Two Cities (review): After 90 years, Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud’s adaptation finally comes to life on stage
9 TV Choice: Break Clause – Moving on is hard, moving out is even harder in Jess Bray’s new Channel 4 comedy/drama
10 Sense and Sensibility (review) – Oakley and Reid’s adaptation flourishes with vivid visuals and ebullient performances
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