Editors' Choice·Film and Television Superman (review) – Gunn’s film leaps over the height of expectation in a single, if not always graceful, bound by Calum Cooper 9th July 2025
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance TV Choice: Box Set Binge (Volume 5) – 15 out-and-proud groundbreaking TV shows by Neil Baker 19th May 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Revenge, rebellion and oppression in The Nightingale and True History of the Kelly Gang by Neil Baker 8th February 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Nosferatu (review) – Eggers’ chilling film somewhat cowers in the presence of its predecessor by Calum Cooper 23rd December 2024
Film and Television Superman – First look trailer, artwork, and clip for James Gunn’s highly anticipated movie by Neil Baker 19th December 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Juror #2 (review) – what happens when our belief in justice comes face to face with our primal need for self-preservation? by Neil Baker 1st December 2024
Film and Television True History of the Kelly Gang (review) – the hormonal energy of rebellion in a brutal new world by Neil Baker 22nd February 2020
Film and Television The Current War (review) – what should have been a bright historical drama is more of a mediocre glow by Neil Baker 27th July 2019
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind·Short Films Cinéorama Capsule Reviews 2022 – 2025 – quick-read reviews, from a deadly attack of killer oranges to the tender tale of a man and a wildcat by Neil Baker 1st September 2018
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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