Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Shrimp Fried Rice (review) – sizzling, satisfying and scrumptious, Dylan Pun’s salty-sweet short film is now streaming on YouTube by Neil Baker 20th September 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ TV Choice: Mia-Kate Russell’s sapphic revenge slasher, Penny Lane is Dead, streaming on Shudder, delivers one hell of a sucker punch by Neil Baker 29th August 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Tunnels: Sun in the Dark (Fantasia Film Festival) review – an immersive, subterranean war drama lost in its own labyrinth by Zachary Thompson 30th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year by Neil Baker 24th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable by Neil Baker 23rd July 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential by Neil Baker 20th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed? by Neil Baker 19th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Pimple (Fantasia Film Festival) review – Alle’s story of a toxic pimple, a sebum monster and bullies about to meet a sticky end is a delight by Neil Baker 19th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Fantasia International Film Festival celebrates its 30th Edition with a stellar selection of features, workshops, events and shorts by Neil Baker 3rd July 2026
Film and Television Eddington (review) – a suitably off-kilter new entry into the canon of Ari Aster pictures by Calum Cooper 20th August 2025
1 Studiocanal has announced the release of a new 4K restoration of Richard Attenborough’s Chaplin (1992), starring Robert Downey Jr
2 TV Choice: The cloaks have been ironed, the fingerless gloves unpacked, and the turret dusted for The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One
3 The National Children’s Choir of Great Britain (NCCGB) is now searching for the next generation of singing talent
4 The Intimacy Coordinator (review): Louisa Connolly-Burnham’s short film is bold in its perspective and bursting with potential
5 The finalists have been announced for the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards, taking place in London this November
6 Queer Theatre is auctioning a Star Trek: Picard script belonging to Marina Sirtis, with all proceeds supporting LGBTQIA+ theatre-makers
7 A Tale of Two Cities (review): After 90 years, Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud’s adaptation finally comes to life on stage
8 TV Choice: Break Clause – Moving on is hard, moving out is even harder in Jess Bray’s new Channel 4 comedy/drama
9 Sense and Sensibility (review) – Oakley and Reid’s adaptation flourishes with vivid visuals and ebullient performances
10 Premature (review): Kevin Walls’ debut feature is rough around the edges, but its sincerity and thematic observations are easy to admire
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