Film and Television The Roses (review)- a pale imitation of DeVito’s superior film rather than a modern interpretation of the same story by Calum Cooper 27th August 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The Thing with Feathers (Berlinale Review) – Southern’s film wraps us in its wings and reminds us that dawn follows even the darkest of nights by Neil Baker 23rd February 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ TV Choice: Eric (Netflix) – a gritty, dark story of oppression, denial, and psychological damage by Neil Baker 6th June 2024
Film and Television Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (review) – mad and multiversal or a mediocre misfire? by Sabastian Astley 8th May 2022
Film and Television Spider-Man: No Way Home (review) – Jon Watts brings us the best Spider-Man film to date by Sabastian Astley 17th December 2021
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The Power of the Dog (BFI London Film Festival) review – Campion returns with a stunning psychological thriller by Neil Baker 12th November 2021
Film and Television The Mauritanian (Prime Video) review – Tahar Rahim shines in Kevin MacDonald’s unflinching legal drama by Sabastian Astley 27th March 2021
Film and Television The Current War (review) – what should have been a bright historical drama is more of a mediocre glow by Neil Baker 27th July 2019
1 TV Choice: Enjoy a bubbling cauldron full of scary films, TV terrors, and spooky sounds on BBC iPlayer and Sounds this Halloween
2 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
3 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
4 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
5 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
6 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
7 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
8 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
9 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
10 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
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