Film and Television·Film Reviews Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (review) – we deserved better than this, as did the actors who gave it their all by Neil Baker 20th December 2019
Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews The NeverEnding Story (1984) – a fantasia of grief and recovery by Neil Baker 1st December 2019
Film and Television·Film Reviews Spider-Man: Far from Home (review) – a disappointingly formulaic MCU follow-up to Homecoming by Neil Baker 3rd July 2019
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews Brightburn (review) – hits the spot in mainstream horror, but never quite delivers the subversion of the Superman story it promised by Neil Baker 23rd June 2019
Film and Television·Film Reviews X-Men: Dark Phoenix (review) – never rises above the overwhelming sense of franchise fatigue by Neil Baker 8th June 2019
Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews Batman (1989) – Burton, Keaton and Nicholson release the Bat from its belfry by Neil Baker 19th May 2019
Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) – the magical story of Elliott and his alien friend speaks to the child in all of us. by Neil Baker 1st December 2018
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·Rewind·Rewind Reviews·Short Films Cinerama Capsule – quick read film reviews by Neil Baker 1st September 2018
1 La Carn (SXSW London) review – the obsession with random sex chats leads to a problematic question of consent 8th June 2026
2 Kevin’s Series of Unfortunate Events (Tribeca Festival) review – a fabulously flirtatious, farcical and fast-paced delight 8th June 2026
3 Summer of Three (Tribeca Festival) review – a sun-kissed portrait of youth, love and loss in Puerto Rico 8th June 2026
4 Hormonal Highs – six hot and heavy films that take us from a dance floor in New York to an isolated Blue Lagoon 8th June 2026
5 Barrio Triste (SXSW London) review – Stillz’s debut feature leaves you both breathless and disoriented as the credits roll 6th June 2026
6 Sad Girlz (Tribeca Festival) review – Tovar’s Double Berlinale Winner is a stunning reflection of girlhood and trauma 6th June 2026
7 Verse (Tribeca Festival) review – Noam Argov explores the interface between our online and offline worlds in this urgent and timely short film 6th June 2026
8 DISC (Tribeca Festival) review – Blake Rice’s one-night stand short is as acidically sweet as a lemon dipped in sugar 6th June 2026
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