Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Priscilla (review) – can any union survive in the darkness of a fairytale world built on public image and destructive fame? by Neil Baker 21st December 2023
Film and Television Napoleon (review) – Scott’s film is big on spectacle but lacks analysis and emotional depth by Calum Cooper 22nd November 2023
Film and Television·Music and Dance·Rewind Elvis and Judy were both monumental figures in entertainment, controlled and manipulated by the fame that made them eternal by Neil Baker 23rd September 2023
Film and Television Oppenheimer (review) – a technical marvel and spectacle that deserves to be seen on the big screen by Emma Duffy 26th July 2023
Film and Television Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (review) – a delightful magical mystery tour of weirdness by Neil Baker 4th November 2022
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance No Ordinary Man (2021) and Framing Agnes (2022) – BFI Flare Double Bill by Neil Baker 26th March 2022
Film and Television·LGBTQ+ The Eyes of Tammy Faye (review) – praise be to Jessica Chastain by Neil Baker 10th February 2022
Film and Television·Music and Dance Schemers (review) – McLean and friends’ gritty fight for success at times feels airbrushed and hollow by Neil Baker 22nd January 2021
Film and Television A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood (review) – a joyous and emotional cinematic group therapy session by Neil Baker 2nd February 2020
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance Rocketman (review) – a flamboyant fantasia of sound, vision and drama by Neil Baker 25th May 2019
1 TV Choice: From 7 Up to 70 Up, Calum Cooper looks back at the TV experiment that became one of the greatest documentary series ever made
2 Studiocanal has announced the release of a new 4K restoration of Richard Attenborough’s Chaplin (1992), starring Robert Downey Jr
3 TV Choice: The cloaks have been ironed, the fingerless gloves unpacked, and the turret dusted for The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One
4 The National Children’s Choir of Great Britain (NCCGB) is now searching for the next generation of singing talent
5 The Intimacy Coordinator (review): Louisa Connolly-Burnham’s short film is bold in its perspective and bursting with potential
6 The finalists have been announced for the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards, taking place in London this November
7 Queer Theatre is auctioning a Star Trek: Picard script belonging to Marina Sirtis, with all proceeds supporting LGBTQIA+ theatre-makers
8 A Tale of Two Cities (review): After 90 years, Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud’s adaptation finally comes to life on stage
9 TV Choice: Break Clause – Moving on is hard, moving out is even harder in Jess Bray’s new Channel 4 comedy/drama
10 Sense and Sensibility (review) – Oakley and Reid’s adaptation flourishes with vivid visuals and ebullient performances
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