Editors' Choice·Theatre The Oresteia (review): What Stone brings from Greek tragedy into the present is not the myth but the people by Jane Jung 9th September 2026
Film and Television BAFTA announces the nominations for the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 by Neil Baker 27th January 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Lurker (review) – a knotty tale of obsession, power, celebrity, toxicity, and artistic survival by Neil Baker 13th December 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Saltburn (review) – BFI London Film Festival – a wickedly sharp, proudly queer and gloriously decadent film by Neil Baker 12th October 2023
1 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
2 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
3 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
4 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
5 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
6 Coward (BFI London Film Festival) review: Achingly beautiful and deeply intimate, this is Lukas Dhont’s best film to date
7 Whalefall (review): Austin Abrams is swallowed whole by a sperm whale in a bizarre rather than exciting survival movie
8 TV Choice: Brad Caleb Kane breathes new life into the Friday the 13th franchise this Halloween as we return to Crystal Lake
9 Iván & Hadoum (BFI London Film Festival) review: Ian de la Rosa’s sun-drenched love story is tender, real and organic in construction
10 Nightborn (BFI London Film Festival) review: Hanna Bergholm’s movie revels in wince-inducing horror, leaving the audience squirming
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