Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ TV Choice: A summer of suspense, seduction and obsession begins in Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis by Neil Baker 7th August 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Toy Story 5 (review) – Pixar’s most iconic franchise returns, and while it may not be as fresh, it’s as joyous, funny and sincere as ever by Calum Cooper 22nd June 2026
Film and Television·GALECA Dorian Awards·LGBTQ+ Heated Rivalry, Hacks, Pluribus, The Pitt and Half Man Lead LGBTQ+ Critics’ Dorian TV Award Nominations by Neil Baker 18th June 2026
Music and Dance·Theatre Disney’s High School Musical extends its upcoming run at the Lowry due to demand by Neil Baker 13th March 2026
Film and Television The Royal Television Society announces the nominations for the RTS Programme Awards 2026 by Neil Baker 10th March 2026
Film and Television Hoppers (review) – an earnest and heartfelt Pixar movie boasting a plethora of colourful characters by Calum Cooper 5th March 2026
Film and Television What to Watch (Disney+) – A sea of monsters awaits as Percy Jackson and the Olympians season two premieres this December by Neil Baker 28th November 2025
Film and Television We take a first look at FX’s Alien Earth, premiering on Disney+ this August by Neil Baker 31st July 2025
Film and Television·Music and Dance Snow White (review) – Disney’s live-action remake oozes inauthenticity and cheapness despite its bloated production budget by Calum Cooper 20th March 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Music and Dance Beatles ’64 (Disney+) review – a beautiful love letter to four boys from Liverpool who changed the musical and cultural world by Neil Baker 29th November 2024
1 Tao of Glass (review) – music, puppetry and shadow play sit alongside fragments of thought about dreams, life and death
2 Her Worm (review) – a deliciously dark, lovingly crafted short film that asks us all to reflect on the real parasites in our midst
3 Blue Film: Elliot Tuttle on his provocative, nuanced, artistically ambitious exploration of trauma, memory, identity and guilt
5 Leviticus: The true horror of religious fundamentalism, conversion practices and community oppression
6 Berlinale Generation at 50: The Crystal Bears are to take centre stage at the Berlinale Palast in 2027
7 Bad Karaoke (FrightFest) review – Lightbody and Steinmiller Jr.’s fabulously fun popcorn horror hits all the right notes
8 Vleesdag (Meat Kills) FrightFest review – Smits’ slaughterhouse horror refuses to play by the established rules
9 Ithaqua (FrightFest) review – a rush to action shatters much of the tension and horror of the opening act in Walker’s movie
10 The Brook (FrightFest) review: Paul Stainthorpe’s first blood feature is an ambitious, smart, atmospheric, and engaging small-town mystery
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