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 Red Island (L’île rouge) review: Robin Campillo’s film is a mesmerising voyage into childhood memories by Neil Baker 3rd March 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television TV Choice: Masters of the Air (Apple TV+) – A bold, brilliant, brave, and breathtaking TV show that soars from the first episode by Neil Baker 27th January 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television TV Choice: The Artful Dodger (Disney+) – Dickens’ beloved character returns in a fast, fun, quirky and endearing Australian romp 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 TV Choice: 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
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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