Film and Television City on Fire (Apple TV+) review – there is a lot to love in this eight-part drama, even if it doesn’t burn evenly by Neil Baker 15th May 2023
Film and Television Dead Shot (Sky Cinema) review – predictable yet unrelenting in its atmosphere of impending doom by Neil Baker 10th May 2023
Film and Television God’s Petting You arrives in UK cinemas on the 21st of April by Neil Baker 11th April 2023
Film and Television The Crowded Room starring Tom Holland sets a premiere date of June 9th on Apple TV + by Neil Baker 3rd April 2023
Film and Television Shardlake (Disney+) – Arthur Hughes, Sean Bean and Anthony Boyle to star in the new Disney + Tudor murder mystery by Neil Baker 31st March 2023
Film and Television·Rewind Set it Off (1996) – a compelling, action-packed tale with a lot of heart by Latoya Austin 26th February 2023
Film and Television Sharper (Apple TV+) review – proves that truly great genres never go away – they just need the right person to bring them back by Sabastian Astley 22nd February 2023
Film and Television Slow Horses (Apple TV+) season two review: it’s back with a bang, packed with exquisite drama, dark humour and tension by Neil Baker 2nd December 2022
Film and Television·Rewind The Killers (rewind review) – Agnes Sajti explores Siodmak’s 1946 version and Siegel’s 1964 version of the 1927 short story by Agnes Sajti 27th November 2022
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (BFI London Film Festival) review – enough twists and turns to satisfy fans of the classic whodunnit by Emma Duffy 11th November 2022
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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