Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Pleasure (Sundance London) review – an unflinching exploration of the porn industry’s dark heart by Sabastian Astley 31st July 2021
Film and Television·Short Films Free Fall (short film) review – an uncomfortable exploration of the power of greed and an absence of ethics. by Neil Baker 30th July 2021
Film and Television·Rewind The Good Son (1993) rewind review – psychological thriller or a good-kid-versus-evil-kid horror, Ruben’s film never quite decides by Neil Baker 24th June 2021
Editors' Choice·Film and Television After Love – Aleem Khan’s stunning exploration of love, lies and loss arrives in cinemas on June 4 by Neil Baker 31st May 2021
Film and Television Servants (review) – Ostrochovský’s powerful portrait of youthful rebellion vs social and religious conformity is captivating by Neil Baker 16th May 2021
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Nuclear Nightmares: The horror of the bomb in Threads (1984) and Testament (1983) by Emma Duffy 3rd May 2021
Film and Television The Mauritanian (Prime Video) review – Tahar Rahim shines in Kevin MacDonald’s unflinching legal drama by Sabastian Astley 27th March 2021
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films BFI Flare Short Films 2021 – 8 exceptional LGBTQIA+ shorts by Neil Baker 20th March 2021
Film and Television·NQV Short Films·Short Films Boys Feels: Desire in the Dark (NQV Media) – an array of short films wrapped in themes of secrecy, repression, and hidden desire by Neil Baker 15th February 2021
Film and Television Judas and the Black Messiah (review) – a complex interrogation of identity, community and the power of a voice in building a movement by Sabastian Astley 14th February 2021
1 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
2 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
3 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
4 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
5 Coward (BFI London Film Festival) review: Achingly beautiful and deeply intimate, this is Lukas Dhont’s best film to date
6 Whalefall (review): Austin Abrams is swallowed whole by a sperm whale in a bizarre rather than exciting survival movie
7 TV Choice: Brad Caleb Kane breathes new life into the Friday the 13th franchise this Halloween as we return to Crystal Lake
8 Iván & Hadoum (BFI London Film Festival) review: Ian de la Rosa’s sun-drenched love story is tender, real and organic in construction
9 Nightborn (BFI London Film Festival) review: Hanna Bergholm’s movie revels in wince-inducing horror, leaving the audience squirming
10 These Violent Delights (review): Hampson and Sansom’s passionate take on Romeo and Juliet marks the arrival of a new generation
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