Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The School Duel (Fantasia Film Festival) review – an outstanding feature directorial debut that leaves an indelible mark by Neil Baker 3rd August 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Foreigner (Fantasia Film Festival) review – discussions on assimilation vs. multiculturalism sit at the heart of Safai’s coming of age horror by Neil Baker 2nd August 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Headcase (Fantasia Film Festival) short film review – a wickedly sharp, blood-soaked exploration of wannabe influencer culture by Neil Baker 30th July 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Hold the Fort (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a bonkers, brilliant and bloody rollercoaster of pure unadulterated fun by Neil Baker 19th July 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The 29th Edition of Fantasia International Film Festival offers audiences a treasure trove of electrifying titles by Neil Baker 16th July 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Dirty Bad Wrong (short film) Fantasia Review – how far would you go for those you love? by Neil Baker 31st July 2024
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The Tenants (Fantasia Review) – Yoon Eun-Kyung’s dystopian vision of city life is far from fantasy by Neil Baker 30th July 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Parvulos (Fantasia Review) – Ezban’s bold and visually arresting horror is designed to make you squirm by Neil Baker 29th July 2024
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films AstroNots (short film) Fantasia Review – to infinity and beyond! by Neil Baker 22nd July 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Rewind Cube (1997) – Sab Astley looks back at Vincenzo Natali’s groundbreaking horror classic by Sabastian Astley 21st July 2024
1 TV Choice: Enjoy a bubbling cauldron full of scary films, TV terrors, and spooky sounds on BBC iPlayer and Sounds this Halloween
2 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
3 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
4 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
5 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
6 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
7 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
8 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
9 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
10 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
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