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
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Music and Dance Beatles ’64 (Disney+) review – a beautiful love letter to four boys from Liverpool who changed the musical and cultural world by Neil Baker 29th November 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The Count of Monte Cristo (review) – modern French cinema at its most spectacular, adventurous, and bold by Neil Baker 27th November 2024
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Joy (BFI LFF Review) – the passion, fear and courage of a ten-year journey to make the impossible possible by Neil Baker 3rd November 2024
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance Midas Man (review) – a worthy, if incomplete and rather too smooth biopic by Neil Baker 30th October 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The Apprentice (BFI LFF Review) – a Frankensteinian story of greed, narcissism and unchecked power by Calum Cooper 19th October 2024
1 The finalists have been announced for the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards, taking place in London this November
2 Queer Theatre is auctioning a Star Trek: Picard script belonging to Marina Sirtis, with all proceeds supporting LGBTQIA+ theatre-makers
3 A Tale of Two Cities (review): After 90 years, Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud’s adaptation finally comes to life on stage
4 TV Choice: Break Clause – Moving on is hard, moving out is even harder in Jess Bray’s new Channel 4 comedy/drama
5 Sense and Sensibility (review) – Oakley and Reid’s adaptation flourishes with vivid visuals and ebullient performances
6 Premature (review): Kevin Walls’ debut feature is rough around the edges, but its sincerity and thematic observations are easy to admire
7 Shrimp Fried Rice (review) – sizzling, satisfying and scrumptious, Dylan Pun’s salty-sweet short film is now streaming on YouTube
8 The Children (review) – Kirkwood’s exploration of social responsibility raises a deeply personal question: What would I do?
9 TV Choice: Tantalising temptations or collective sacrifice to win the game? Tempting Fortune returns to Channel 4 for a third series
10 TV Choice: Adventure, beauty, jeopardy and unforgettable characters as Simon Reeve returns to the Wilderness on BBC Two
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