Editors' Choice·Film and Television·In Focus The Substance (2024): Calum Cooper on Coralie Fargeat’s squirm-inducing masterpiece by Calum Cooper 4th February 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Pigeon Shrine FrightFest announces its 2025 Glasgow Film Festival lineup by Neil Baker 16th January 2025
Theatre Royal Court Theatre and Kandinsky announce the full cast for More Life by Lauren Mooney and James Yeatman by Neil Baker 10th January 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews Club Zero (review) – beware the false prophet in sheep’s clothing by Neil Baker 27th November 2024
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews Rumours (review) – cinema at its most imaginative, cutting, and bizarre by Neil Baker 24th November 2024
Film and Television Alice Lowe’s Timestalker is now available to rent or buy on digital platforms by Neil Baker 12th November 2024
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews Alien Country (FrightFest) review – fun and nostalgic with a big heart and a truckload of creativity by Neil Baker 2nd November 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ TV Choice: Chills and thrills abound with these spooky Halloween treats on BBC iPlayer by Neil Baker 21st October 2024
Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews Megalopolis (review) – a bloated and pretentious dumpster fire of historic vaunting by Calum Cooper 3rd October 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews Survivre (FrightFest Review) – an engaging, dramatic and, at times, wonderfully creative eco-disaster flick by Neil Baker 25th August 2024
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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