Film and Television Presence (review) – Soderbergh’s love letter to the classic ghost story upends expectations by Neil Baker 23rd January 2025
Film and Television La Chimera – Jannat Suleman on the charm and melancholy of Rohrwacher’s archaeological delight by Jannat Suleman 17th January 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The Girl with the Needle (review) – Magnus von Horn’s dark and terrifying tale writhes with pain and sorrow by Neil Baker 7th January 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Juror #2 (review) – what happens when our belief in justice comes face to face with our primal need for self-preservation? by Neil Baker 1st December 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The Count of Monte Cristo (review) – modern French cinema at its most spectacular, adventurous, and bold by Neil Baker 27th November 2024
Theatre Jack Holden and Ed Stambollouian’s critically acclaimed KENREX will transfer to Southwark Playhouse in February 2025 by Neil Baker 18th November 2024
Film and Television·Music and Dance What’s new on BBC iPlayer – The Listeners, Boybands Forever, Only Child and more by Neil Baker 17th November 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind The Shawshank Redemption (1994) – as beautiful and genuine now as it was on its release by Calum Cooper 24th September 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Nightsleeper (BBC One) review – Leather’s nail-biting hackjacking has its hand firmly on the accelerator by Neil Baker 9th September 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind The Third Man (1949) – Carol Reed’s masterpiece is a cornerstone of British cinema by Calum Cooper 3rd September 2024
1 The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China 25th July 2026
2 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
3 Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year 24th July 2026
4 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
5 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
6 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
7 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
8 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
9 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
10 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
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