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Addiction

Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review

Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television

Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed?

by Neil Baker

19th July 2026

Wolf Sheffield DocFest Review Patrick Wolf Documentary

Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance

Wolf (Sheffield DocFest) review – a deeply personal and intimate exploration of trauma, addiction, recovery and transformation

by Neil Baker

16th June 2026

leaving las vegas 1995 studiocanal rewind review

Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind

Leaving Las Vegas (1995) rewind review – a haunting epitaph and a powerful exploration of unconditional love, beauty and pain

by Neil Baker

18th May 2026

Miles Southwark Playhouse Review (Miles Davis)

Editors' Choice·Music and Dance·Theatre

Miles (review) – like the best Jazz, Kaderbhai’s play is a theatrical and musical melting pot of pure brilliance

by Neil Baker

10th February 2026

Editors' Choice·Theatre

Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman to star in the West End transfer of David Ireland’s The Fifth Step at sohoplace

by Neil Baker

24th January 2025

Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Music and Dance

Better Man (review) – Gracey’s fabulous musical biopic isn’t monkeying around

by Neil Baker

20th December 2024

Editors' Choice·Film and Television

MadS (review) – David Moreau’s Gaspar Noé-inspired disorientating trip to hell is a terrifying triumph

by Neil Baker

20th October 2024

Film and Television·Rewind

Less Than Zero (1987) – Marek Kanievska dissects ’80s wealth, privilege and addiction

by Neil Baker

3rd December 2021

Film and Television·LGBTQ+

Justine (review) – a powerful exploration of addiction that, at times, feels too narrow and restricted

by Neil Baker

5th March 2021

Film and Television

Cherry (Apple TV+) review – never has the time and space to fully explore socio-economic struggles, addiction and the horrors of PTSD

by Neil Baker

25th February 2021

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