Editors' Choice·Film and Television Our Hero, Balthazar (review) – an unsettling and urgent exploration of masculinity, class divide and extremism in our social media age by Neil Baker 6th May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind The Lodge (2019) rewind review – a profoundly icy blast of psychological horror by Neil Baker 12th January 2026
Film and Television·Rewind IT – Chapter One (2017) and Chapter Two (2019) – the childhood fears we would rather bury by Neil Baker 24th September 2022
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ The True Adventures of Wolfboy (review) – a unique, beautiful and engaging modern fairytale by Neil Baker 10th March 2021
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Defending Jacob (Apple TV+) review – a complex journey into belief, doubt, secrets and lies by Neil Baker 24th April 2020
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Knives Out (BFI London Film Festival) review – a glorious modern whodunit full of humour, wit, energy and charm by Neil Baker 11th October 2019
1 The Mortuary Assistant (review) – Jeremiah Kipp’s horror game adaptation juggles supernatural terror and psychological torment 27th July 2026
2 The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China 25th July 2026
3 Robota (review) – the Schwarzman Centre reimagines Čapek’s classic in examining what it means to be human in the age of AI 25th July 2026
4 Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year 24th July 2026
5 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
6 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
7 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
8 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
9 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
10 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
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