Editors' Choice·Theatre Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel star in Liz Duffy Adams’ Born With Teeth at the Wyndham’s Theatre by Neil Baker 11th April 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television BFI Film on Film Festival reveals its 2025 programme of stellar celluloid treats by Neil Baker 9th April 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ I’m Your Venus (BFI Flare Review) – a striking portrait of grief, family and the fight for lasting change by Emma Duffy 23rd March 2025
Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Television TV Choice: Our top five picks for International Women’s Day on BBC iPlayer by Neil Baker 8th March 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television TV Choice: Ten Pound Poms (BBC One): Writer and Executive Producer Danny Brocklehurst on what’s new in series two by Neil Baker 4th March 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance TV Choice: Love is all around with these Valentine’s Day treats streaming now on BBC iPlayer by Neil Baker 9th February 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Revenge, rebellion and oppression in The Nightingale and True History of the Kelly Gang by Neil Baker 8th February 2025
Film and Television September 5 (review) – a well-crafted film that leaves a sour taste by Calum Cooper 6th February 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television The Brutalist (review) – blistering, soulful and utterly engrossing by Calum Cooper 23rd January 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television TV Choice: SAS Rogue Heroes (series two): Jack O’Connell on returning to the role of Paddy Mayne by Neil Baker 29th December 2024
1 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
2 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
3 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
4 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
5 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
6 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
7 Coward (BFI London Film Festival) review: Achingly beautiful and deeply intimate, this is Lukas Dhont’s best film to date
8 Whalefall (review): Austin Abrams is swallowed whole by a sperm whale in a bizarre rather than exciting survival movie
9 TV Choice: Brad Caleb Kane breathes new life into the Friday the 13th franchise this Halloween as we return to Crystal Lake
10 Iván & Hadoum (BFI London Film Festival) review: Ian de la Rosa’s sun-drenched love story is tender, real and organic in construction
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