Editors' Choice·LGBTQ+·Theatre Dead Hard – Bertie Watkins on high heels, iconic villains, immersive experiences and accessibility by Neil Baker 6th December 2024
Theatre Odd and the Frost Giants (review) – a festive show that deserves praise for its creativity and ambition by Neil Baker 2nd December 2024
Film and Television·Music and Dance What’s new on BBC iPlayer – Christmas 2024 by Neil Baker 1st December 2024
Film and Television Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point (review) – a festive mosaic of collective and individual memory by Neil Baker 23rd November 2024
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films Christmas, 1978 (short film) review – silence leads to separation in rural Devon by Neil Baker 10th November 2024
Film and Television·Theatre National Theatre presents a smorgasbord of festive delights this Christmas by Neil Baker 4th November 2024
Theatre Shakespeare North Playhouse announces the creative team for an inventive retelling of Alice in Wonderland by Neil Baker 25th June 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television The Holdovers (review) – a cinematic treasure that deserves to be savoured like a fine wine by Neil Baker 31st December 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Doctor Who: The Church on Ruby Road (BBC One) review – a fresh and new embrace of fantasy adventure by Neil Baker 26th December 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Box Set Binge (volume 2) – 15 festive and fabulous TV shows and specials to watch this Christmas by Neil Baker 11th December 2023
1 The Mortuary Assistant (review) – Jeremiah Kipp’s horror game adaptation juggles supernatural terror and psychological torment 27th July 2026
2 The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China 25th July 2026
3 Robota (review) – the Schwarzman Centre reimagines Čapek’s classic in examining what it means to be human in the age of AI 25th July 2026
4 Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year 24th July 2026
5 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
6 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
7 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
8 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
9 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
10 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
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