Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television 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·LGBTQ+·Theatre Moffie (review) – a bold and powerful reminder of the toxicity of hate and the trauma it breeds by Neil Baker 9th June 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Mary & George (Sky) review – a sumptuous, enthralling, witty, and devilishly horny drama by Neil Baker 6th March 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television The Artful Dodger (Disney+) review – fast, fun, quirky and endearing by Neil Baker 21st January 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Priscilla (review) – can any union survive in the darkness of a fairytale world built on public image and destructive fame? by Neil Baker 21st December 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Box Set Binge (volume 2) – 15 festive and fabulous TV shows and specials to watch this Christmas by Neil Baker 11th December 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television May December (review) – a provocative and ambiguous exploration of self-deception and manipulation by Neil Baker 8th December 2023
Film and Television Napoleon (review) – Scott’s film is big on spectacle but lacks analysis and emotional depth by Calum Cooper 22nd November 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate (Netflix) review – a powerful, emotional and urgent exploration of our shared LGBTQ+ history by Neil Baker 4th November 2023
2 Leviticus: The true horror of religious fundamentalism, conversion practices and community oppression
3 Berlinale Generation at 50: The Crystal Bears are to take centre stage at the Berlinale Palast in 2027
4 Bad Karaoke (FrightFest) review – Lightbody and Steinmiller Jr.’s fabulously fun popcorn horror hits all the right notes
5 Vleesdag (Meat Kills) FrightFest review – Smits’ slaughterhouse horror refuses to play by the established rules
6 Ithaqua (FrightFest) review – a rush to action shatters much of the tension and horror of the opening act in Walker’s movie
7 The Brook (FrightFest) review: Paul Stainthorpe’s first blood feature is an ambitious, smart, atmospheric, and engaging small-town mystery
8 TV Choice: Mia-Kate Russell’s sapphic revenge slasher, Penny Lane is Dead, streaming on Shudder, delivers one hell of a sucker punch
9 Great films live forever with Studiocanal Classics, from restored theatrical re-releases to unmissable home entertainment favourites
10 Colony (FrightFest) review – a taut atmosphere and a palpable urgency make for a gripping, if rather generic, zombie horror
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