Film and Television We take a first look at the delightfully dark and kooky mayhem of Wednesday (season two) on Netflix by Neil Baker 3rd August 2025
Film and Television The Fantastic Four: First Steps (review) – effortlessly charming and bursting at its cosmic seams with action-packed fun by Calum Cooper 22nd 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 James DeMonaco’s The Home and Kurtis David Harder’s Influencers will open and close FrightFest 2025 by Neil Baker 11th July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Superman (review) – Gunn’s film leaps over the height of expectation in a single, if not always graceful, bound by Calum Cooper 9th July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Be Nice (short film) review – a fantastic slice of short-form fantasy/horror filmmaking by Neil Baker 22nd June 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television How to Train Your Dragon (review) – a visually enchanting but questionable carbon copy of the animated original by Calum Cooper 11th June 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
Film and Television Dampyr (Netflix) review – Chemello’s movie is best placed back in its coffin for a long sleep by Neil Baker 11th March 2025
Film and Television Captain America: Brave New World (review) – another reliable addition to this franchise within a franchise by Calum Cooper 12th February 2025
1 Iván & Hadoum (BFI London Film Festival) review: Ian de la Rosa’s sun-drenched love story is tender, real and organic in construction
2 Nightborn (BFI London Film Festival) review: Hanna Bergholm’s movie revels in wince-inducing horror, leaving the audience squirming
3 These Violent Delights (review): Hampson and Sansom’s passionate take on Romeo and Juliet marks the arrival of a new generation
4 Stolen Memories (BFI London Film Festival) review: Davidsen’s film isn’t afraid to tackle knotty discussions on the reliability of memory
5 Ketticè (BFI London Film Festival) review: Tortorici’s film rejects all rules and forges its own path, just like the teens it follows
6 Franz & Marie (review): Howard and Oakley’s poignant tragedy comes to life through folk music and performance
7 Elsinore (BFI London Film Festival) review: Scott’s powerful performance drives Stone’s exquisite story of Charleson’s Hamlet
8 The Social Reckoning (review): Sorkin’s film is rightfully furious about where we are and where we’re going, but it lacks dramatic punch
9 The Devil Is in Me (BFI London Film Festival) review – Salisbury’s timeless exploration of teenage rebellion is wickedly sharp
10 Bundle (BFI London Film Festival) review – a young man’s world collapses into a suffocating nightmare of no escape in Milillo’s powerful short
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