Film and Television Rams (review) – as remakes go, it’s one of the best you will find by Neil Baker 30th January 2021
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·In Focus Two Heads Creek (FrightFest 2020) – Jordan Waller on dodgy sausages, growing nationalism, and blood-splattered comedy by Neil Baker 30th August 2020
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television In My Blood It Runs (Sheffield DocFest) review – colonialism, oppression and the need to fly free by Neil Baker 6th June 2020
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films First look at New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing from NQV Media by Neil Baker 8th April 2020
Film and Television True History of the Kelly Gang (review) – the hormonal energy of rebellion in a brutal new world by Neil Baker 22nd February 2020
Editors' Choice·Film and Television The Nightingale (review): Jennifer Kent’s film is a gut-wrenching journey into the horrors of colonialism by Neil Baker 30th November 2019
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films Cinéorama Capsule Reviews 2022 – 2025 – quick-read reviews, from a deadly attack of killer oranges to the tender tale of a man and a wildcat by Neil Baker 1st September 2018
1 Ebenezer (review): West’s love of horror creates a spooky, wickedly atmospheric feel that Depp’s overacting frequently undercuts
2 Prima Facie (review): Susanna White’s film adaptation of Miller’s powerful and urgent stage play never quite finds its cinematic voice
3 The Male Gaze: Good Vibrations (review) – seven stunning coming-of-age short films exploring good vibrations, expectations, and excitations
4 Nero (review): Andrew Barth Feldman’s captivating performance drives the London production of Sater and Sheik’s musical
5 Christmas Theatre Guide 2026: Our live guide to theatre, events and colourful family shows this festive season
6 La Bola Negra (review): Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s film is an ode to LGBTQ+ resilience, both historical and contemporary
7 The Great British Theatres Awards, organised by Theatres Trust, announce the winners of the inaugural awards at a star-studded ceremony
8 Wild Horse Nine (review): Anchoring this funny, poignant mix of gallows humour and rumination is John Malkovich’s best performance in years
9 TV Choice: From tropical seas to open oceans and the deep, Blue Planet III on BBC One ventures deeper beneath the waves than ever before
10 Wicker (review): Fischer and Wilson’s film dilutes its strengths with passive protagonists, and storytelling as flaunting as it is meandering
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