Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews The Apprentice (BFI LFF Review) – a Frankensteinian story of greed, narcissism and unchecked power by Calum Cooper 19th October 2024
LGBTQ+·Theatre·Theatre News Step into the glamour and tragedy of the roaring twenties with a modern twist on The Great Gatsby by Neil Baker 10th October 2024
Film and Television·Film and TV News Paramount Pictures and the Film and TV Charity announce the Royal Film Performance of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II by Neil Baker 9th October 2024
Film and Television·TV What’s new on BBC iPlayer this week – Showtrial, Alma’s Not Normal, Surviving October 7th, One Day in Gaza and more by Neil Baker 6th October 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film and TV News·TV Brian and Margaret – First Look at Steve Coogan as Brian Walden and Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher by Neil Baker 5th October 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews Firebrand (review) – Vikander and Law sizzle in Aïnouz’s narratively flawed Tudor drama by Neil Baker 4th September 2024
Arts·Theatre·Theatre News Six the Musical partners with the National Portrait Gallery by Neil Baker 6th July 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Strike: An Uncivil War (Sheffield DocFest) review – an urgent exploration of willful community destruction, unrestrained power and injustice by Neil Baker 17th June 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·TV Mary & George (Sky) review – a sumptuous, enthralling, witty, and devilishly horny drama by Neil Baker 6th March 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·TV The Artful Dodger (Disney+) review – fast, fun, quirky and endearing by Neil Baker 21st January 2024
1 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
2 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
3 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
4 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
5 Blue Mist (UK Tour) review – Who has the authority to define another person’s story? And who decides what counts as an “authentic voice?” 21st July 2026
6 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
7 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
8 Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed? 19th July 2026
9 Pimple (Fantasia Film Festival) review – Alle’s story of a toxic pimple, a sebum monster and bullies about to meet a sticky end is a delight 19th July 2026
10 Royal Court Young Playwrights Award 2026 – less like a competition and more like an investment in the future of British theatre 18th July 2026
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