Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential by Neil Baker 20th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material by Calum Cooper 19th July 2026
Film and Television Supergirl (review) – Millie Alcock shines in an otherwise shaky continuation of James Gunn’s DCU by Calum Cooper 24th June 2026
Film and Television Filming begins on The Ink Factory’s production of John Le Carré’s Legacy of Spies for BBC and MGM+ by Neil Baker 18th April 2026
Film and Television Fuze (review) – impressively crafted, but unable to find the necessary balance between its plotlines by Calum Cooper 3rd April 2026
Film and Television Shelter (review) – Ric Roman Waugh’s movie doesn’t inspire many thrills or offer much in the way of thematic food for thought by Calum Cooper 30th January 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind My Top Ten Christmas Movies – Calum Cooper picks his top festive films to enjoy this holiday by Calum Cooper 2nd December 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Caught Stealing (review) – wild, gritty and witty, this is one of the best action-thrillers of the year by Neil Baker 2nd December 2025
Film and Television What to Watch (Disney+) – A sea of monsters awaits as Percy Jackson and the Olympians season two premieres this December by Neil Baker 28th November 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television The Running Man (review) – Wright’s remake powers through with suspense and excitement galore by Calum Cooper 11th November 2025
1 The Mortuary Assistant (review) – Jeremiah Kipp’s horror game adaptation juggles supernatural terror and psychological torment 27th July 2026
2 The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China 25th July 2026
3 Robota (review) – the Schwarzman Centre reimagines Čapek’s classic in examining what it means to be human in the age of AI 25th July 2026
4 Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year 24th July 2026
5 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
6 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
7 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
8 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
9 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
10 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
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