Film and Television·Film Reviews·Music and Dance Michael (review) – mechanical storytelling and a sanitised portrayal so vacant of nuance or substance only leave one unsettled by Calum Cooper 29th April 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Franz (Kinoteka) review – Agnieszka Holland creates a kaleidoscopic portrait of Franz Kafka’s life and impact by Daisy Grace Greetham 4th March 2026
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
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
Film and Television·Film Reviews·TV and Streaming Reviews Brave the Dark (review) – a predictable and comforting tale of a small-town Good Samaritan by Neil Baker 15th September 2025
Film and Television·Film Reviews Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness (review) – Depp’s movie is messy rather than creatively mercurial by Calum Cooper 10th July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·Music and Dance A Complete Unknown (review) – engaging, elegant and alluring yet somewhat pedestrian by Calum Cooper 12th January 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·Music and Dance Better Man (review) – Gracey’s fabulous musical biopic isn’t monkeying around by Neil Baker 20th December 2024
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·TV and Streaming Reviews Midas Man (review) – a worthy, if incomplete and rather too smooth biopic by Neil Baker 30th October 2024
Film and Television·Film Reviews Napoleon (review) – Scott’s film is big on spectacle but lacks analysis and emotional depth by Calum Cooper 22nd November 2023
1 Tubi has been announced as the 2026 headline sponsor for FrightFest, the UK’s premier horror film festival 7th July 2026
2 The Swimmer (1968) rewind review – a searing-hot suburban odyssey to watch this summer 6th July 2026
3 A DoL House (review) – Watson and Norris ask where protection ends and control begins in this powerful social drama 5th July 2026
4 Christopher Sherwood and Mark Pluck’s Geronto will receive its European premiere at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival 3rd July 2026
5 Fantasia International Film Festival celebrates its 30th Edition with a stellar selection of features, workshops, events and shorts 3rd July 2026
7 Shoot the People (review) – a reflective documentary that places Misan Harriman in front of the camera 1st July 2026
8 The Invite (review) – Olivia Wilde’s uproarious film is as quick-witted and heartfelt as it is deliberately uncomfortable 28th June 2026
9 A Private Life (review) – an intriguing, albeit scattershot, thriller with atmosphere and empathy in abundance 26th June 2026
10 RA Summer Exhibition 2026 (review) – Ryan Gander brings wit, whimsy and connection to the Royal Academy of Arts this season 26th June 2026
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