Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Where To? (Berlinale) review – an assured and poignant exploration of repressed and intergenerational trauma by Neil Baker 20th February 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Rosebush Pruning (Berlinale) review – Aïnouz delights in exploring the writhing bed of maggots behind a facade of wealth and beauty by Neil Baker 19th February 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Freistatt (2015) rewind review – harrowing and brutally honest in its exploration of state and church-sanctioned abuse by Neil Baker 31st January 2026
Music and Dance Adam Donen announces his fifth album, Bible Stories and shares the first single, ‘What Doesn’t End’ by Neil Baker 27th January 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Land of Mine ‘Under Sandet’ (2015) rewind review – Zandvliet’s film is a stark exploration of anger, retribution and intergenerational trauma by Neil Baker 17th January 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind The Bridge ‘Die Brücke’ (1959) rewind review – an astonishing, emotional and powerful antiwar film that deserves far more attention by Neil Baker 17th January 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The 76th Berlinale announces Specials and the full programme for its Panorama, Generation and Classics strands by Neil Baker 15th January 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Music and Dance Composer and Artist Max Richter is to be honoured with the 2026 Berlinale Camera by Neil Baker 12th January 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ The Berlinale Celebrates 40 Years of the Teddy Award by Neil Baker 10th January 2026
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films Upon Her Lips: Open Secrets (NQV Media) review – five short films exploring the space between secrecy and public knowledge by Neil Baker 29th December 2025
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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