Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews No Other Choice (BFI London Film Festival) review – Park Chan-wook’s newest film is dark and bizarre but uniquely engrossing by Calum Cooper 17th October 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Frankenstein (BFI London Film Festival) review – Del Toro’s adaptation beats with a human heart that only he could create by Oscar Aitchison 16th October 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Rose of Nevada (BFI London Film Festival) review – Jenkin’s ominous and puzzling, yet deeply resonant picture is an engrossing watch by Calum Cooper 16th October 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews The Mastermind (BFI London Film Festival) review – Reichardt’s movie is as tragically farcical as it is deceptively thrilling by Calum Cooper 16th October 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ She’s the He (BFI London Film Festival) review – McCarthy delivers a colourful, vibrant, proudly trans coming of age comedy by Neil Baker 15th October 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Maspalomas (BFI London Film Festival) review – a tender, emotional and intimate character study full of humour and heart by Neil Baker 14th October 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews After the Hunt (BFI London Film Festival) review – Guadagnino’s picture feels uncharacteristically uncertain of itself by Calum Cooper 13th October 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·Short Films Grandma is Thirsty (BFI London Film Festival) short film review – Carr’s deliciously dark horror treat leaves you thirsty for more by Neil Baker 13th October 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Hamnet (BFI London Film Festival) review – a tender, heart-aching ode to family and how loss forms the basis of great art and humanity by Calum Cooper 13th October 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·Short Films The Wasp (or the Sheer Beauty of Accepting Yourself) BFI London Film Festival short film review by Neil Baker 12th 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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