Arts and Culture News·Editors' Choice·Film and Television ParaNorman returns to theatres this October with a remastered release and a brand new short film by Neil Baker 15th September 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Memoir of a Snail (BFI LFF Review) – Adam Elliot’s beautifully crafted and written stop-motion film is truly unforgettable by Neil Baker 31st October 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·In Focus·Music and Dance Elvis and Judy: Two monumental figures in entertainment, controlled and manipulated by the very fame that made them eternal by Neil Baker 23rd September 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind Reviews ParaNorman (2012) rewind review – Laika celebrates everything that makes us unique in a world that often wants us to be the same by Neil Baker 28th October 2022
Film and Television·Rewind Reviews Slow West (2015) rewind review: a foolhardy journey, built on teenage love, slowly crumbles in a world of cruelty and violence by Neil Baker 8th May 2022
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The Power of the Dog (BFI London Film Festival) review – Campion returns with a stunning psychological thriller by Neil Baker 12th November 2021
Film and Television Alpha (review) – stunning action sequences and moments of quiet reflection sit side by side in Hughes’ masterful movie by Neil Baker 27th August 2018
1 Ebenezer (review): West’s love of horror creates a spooky, wickedly atmospheric feel that Depp’s overacting frequently undercuts
2 Prima Facie (review): Susanna White’s film adaptation of Miller’s powerful and urgent stage play never quite finds its cinematic voice
3 The Male Gaze: Good Vibrations (review) – seven stunning coming-of-age short films exploring good vibrations, expectations, and excitations
4 Nero (review): Andrew Barth Feldman’s captivating performance drives the London production of Sater and Sheik’s musical
5 Christmas Theatre Guide 2026: Our live guide to theatre, events and colourful family shows this festive season
6 La Bola Negra (review): Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s film is an ode to LGBTQ+ resilience, both historical and contemporary
7 The Great British Theatres Awards, organised by Theatres Trust, announce the winners of the inaugural awards at a star-studded ceremony
8 Wild Horse Nine (review): Anchoring this funny, poignant mix of gallows humour and rumination is John Malkovich’s best performance in years
9 TV Choice: From tropical seas to open oceans and the deep, Blue Planet III on BBC One ventures deeper beneath the waves than ever before
10 Wicker (review): Fischer and Wilson’s film dilutes its strengths with passive protagonists, and storytelling as flaunting as it is meandering
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