Editors' Choice·Film and Television TV Choice: Ella Bruccoleri, Ruth Jones and Richard E. Grant discuss The Other Bennet Sister on BBC One and BBC iPlayer by Neil Baker 12th March 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Franz (Kinoteka) review – Agnieszka Holland creates a kaleidoscopic portrait of Franz Kafka’s life and impact by Daisy Grace Greetham 4th March 2026
Theatre Guildford Shakespeare Company announces a landmark spring 2026 season rooted in community and creativity by Neil Baker 25th February 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Wolfram (Berlinale) review – Thornton’s film is a powerful and visceral big-screen experience that lacks cohesion by Neil Baker 24th February 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Rose (Berlinale) review: a haunting folk tale where historical and contemporary discussions of gender identity merge by Neil Baker 23rd 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·Theatre Full casting has been announced for Pride, a new musical at the National Theatre by Neil Baker 21st 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 Television TV Choice: Titanic Sinks Tonight is a meticulously pieced-together firsthand testimony from the passengers and crew by Neil Baker 29th December 2025
1 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
2 Coward (BFI London Film Festival) review: Achingly beautiful and deeply intimate, this is Lukas Dhont’s best film to date
3 Whalefall (review): Austin Abrams is swallowed whole by a sperm whale in a bizarre rather than exciting survival movie
4 TV Choice: Brad Caleb Kane breathes new life into the Friday the 13th franchise this Halloween as we return to Crystal Lake
5 Iván & Hadoum (BFI London Film Festival) review: Ian de la Rosa’s sun-drenched love story is tender, real and organic in construction
6 Nightborn (BFI London Film Festival) review: Hanna Bergholm’s movie revels in wince-inducing horror, leaving the audience squirming
7 These Violent Delights (review): Hampson and Sansom’s passionate take on Romeo and Juliet marks the arrival of a new generation
8 Stolen Memories (BFI London Film Festival) review: Davidsen’s film isn’t afraid to tackle knotty discussions on the reliability of memory
9 Ketticè (BFI London Film Festival) review: Tortorici’s film rejects all rules and forges its own path, just like the teens it follows
10 Franz & Marie (review): Howard and Oakley’s poignant tragedy comes to life through folk music and performance
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