Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews Train Dreams (Netflix) review – a journey full of spellbinding imagery and engrossingly empathetic direction by Calum Cooper 30th November 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews The Plague (review) – Polinger’s feature directorial debut is haunting in its intensity and unnerving in its realism by Neil Baker 16th November 2025
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·Rewind·Rewind Reviews Kings & Queens – a coronation-worthy collection of movies and shows by Neil Baker 6th May 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews The King (BFI London Film Festival) review – Michôd’s film isn’t perfect, but it does open the door to Shakespeare for a new generation by Neil Baker 6th October 2019
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Boy Erased (review) – the power given to damaged and dangerous preachers of hate by Neil Baker 10th February 2019
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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