Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Stand By Me (1986) rewind review – funny, charming, sage and forlorn, Reiner’s film is one of the greatest coming-of-age pictures of all time by Calum Cooper 17th April 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television The Running Man (review) – Wright’s remake powers through with suspense and excitement galore by Calum Cooper 11th November 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television IT: Welcome to Derry (HBO/Sky) review – one of the finest TV horror outings in years by Neil Baker 31st October 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television The Long Walk (review) – a bloody, visceral, intense and compelling dystopian thriller by Calum Cooper 4th September 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television The Life of Chuck (review) – Life can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forwards by Calum Cooper 21st August 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television TV Choice: We take a SXSW London first look at the new MGM+ thriller The Institute, adapted from the book by Stephen King by Neil Baker 6th June 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television What to Watch – Sky releases the official teaser for the Sky Exclusive drama series IT: Welcome to Derry by Neil Baker 20th May 2025
Film and Television The Monkey – First look at Osgood Perkins’ movie based on Stephen King’s short story by Neil Baker 17th January 2025
Film and Television·Rewind Halloween Night Horrors – ten unmissable fun, freaky, and formidable All Hallows’ Eve movie treats by Neil Baker 30th October 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind The Shawshank Redemption (1994) – as beautiful and genuine now as it was on its release by Calum Cooper 24th September 2024
1 Saturday Night Live UK announces Jeff Goldblum as the first host of the new series and the addition of Freddie Meredith to the cast
2 Tao of Glass (review) – music, puppetry and shadow play sit alongside fragments of thought about dreams, life and death
3 Her Worm (review) – a deliciously dark, lovingly crafted short film that asks us all to reflect on the real parasites in our midst
4 Blue Film: Elliot Tuttle on his provocative, nuanced, artistically ambitious exploration of trauma, memory, identity and guilt
6 Leviticus: The true horror of religious fundamentalism, conversion practices and community oppression
7 Berlinale Generation at 50: The Crystal Bears are to take centre stage at the Berlinale Palast in 2027
8 Bad Karaoke (FrightFest) review – Lightbody and Steinmiller Jr.’s fabulously fun popcorn horror hits all the right notes
9 Vleesdag (Meat Kills) FrightFest review – Smits’ slaughterhouse horror refuses to play by the established rules
10 Ithaqua (FrightFest) review – a rush to action shatters much of the tension and horror of the opening act in Walker’s movie
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