Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Little Joe BFI London Film Festival (review) – a spoonfull of pollen helps the happiness go down by Neil Baker 3rd October 2019
Film and Television Ad Astra (review) – an interstellar journey into what it means to be human by Neil Baker 19th September 2019
Film and Television·Rewind The Black Hole (1979) – scientific discovery layered with a religious and moral subtext by Neil Baker 4th August 2019
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Brightburn (review) – hits the spot in mainstream horror, but never quite delivers the subversion of the Superman story it promised by Neil Baker 23rd June 2019
Film and Television X-Men: Dark Phoenix (review) – never rises above the overwhelming sense of franchise fatigue by Neil Baker 8th June 2019
Film and Television·Rewind Batman (1989) – Burton, Keaton and Nicholson release the Bat from its belfry by Neil Baker 19th May 2019
Film and Television High Life (review) – a floating prison spirals out of control, lost somewhere between extinction and creation by Neil Baker 10th May 2019
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Star Wars (1977) rewind review – Lucas’ groundbreaking space adventure spoke to the hopes, dreams and aspirations of a new generation by Neil Baker 4th May 2019
Film and Television·Rewind E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) – the magical story of Elliott and his alien friend speaks to the child in all of us. by Neil Baker 1st December 2018
1 Billy Liar (1963) rewind review – Schlesinger’s truly stunning coming-of-age film continues to speak to the experiences of young people today 29th July 2026
2 The Mortuary Assistant (review) – Jeremiah Kipp’s horror game adaptation juggles supernatural terror and psychological torment 27th July 2026
3 The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China 25th July 2026
4 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
5 Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year 24th July 2026
6 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
7 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
8 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
9 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
10 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
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