Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ 100 Nights of Hero (review) – Jackman’s film celebrates the power of storytelling, female empowerment and the beauty of queer love by Neil Baker 25th November 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Pillion (BFI London Film Festival) review – Lighton’s spunky feature directorial debut is full of humour, horniness and heart by Neil Baker 24th October 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·Music and Dance Broken English (BFI London Film Festival) review – Forsyth and Pollard honour Faithfull’s rebellious spirit and unbridled talent by Neil Baker 23rd October 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Wasteman (BFI London Film Festival) review – bold and breathless in its intensity, McMau’s film is a fearless feature debut by Neil Baker 22nd October 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Die My Love (BFI London Film Festival) review – Jennifer Lawrence is relentless in her most visceral performance to date by Theo Smith 21st October 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·Short Films The Souffleur (BFI London Film Festival) review – the inner turmoil of a man caught in the headlights of apparent change and progress by Neil Baker 20th October 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Blue Moon (BFI London Film Festival) review – weighed down by the overwhelmingness of its style and the staleness of its substance by Calum Cooper 19th October 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews The Voice of Hind Rajab (BFI London Film Festival) review – blistering, soul-destroying and righteous in its sorrowful outrage by Calum Cooper 19th October 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews The Love That Remains (BFI London Film Festival) review – a visually stunning, obscure yet enthralling work of art by Neil Baker 18th October 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·Music and Dance Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (BFI London Film Festival) review – Cooper keeps us at a distance from the man and the artist by Neil Baker 18th October 2025
1 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
2 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
3 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
4 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
5 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
6 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
7 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
8 Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed? 19th July 2026
9 Pimple (Fantasia Film Festival) review – Alle’s story of a toxic pimple, a sebum monster and bullies about to meet a sticky end is a delight 19th July 2026
10 Royal Court Young Playwrights Award 2026 – less like a competition and more like an investment in the future of British theatre 18th July 2026
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