Film and Television The Mortuary Assistant (review) – Jeremiah Kipp’s horror game adaptation juggles supernatural terror and psychological torment by Daisy Grace Greetham 27th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Mother Mary (review) – a woman trying to reconcile who she is with the version of herself that everyone else seems to recognise by Yasmine Chan 23rd June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Hokum (review) – an atmospheric meditation on the destabilising nature of guilt and greed by Calum Cooper 2nd May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television TV Choice: Why not book an escape to this quaint island of Widow’s Bay off the coast of New England? I dare you! by Neil Baker 1st May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television TV Choice: Daisy May and Charlie Cooper investigate things that go bump in the night in NightWatch by Neil Baker 25th October 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind ParaNorman returns to theatres this October with a remastered release and a brand new short film by Neil Baker 15th September 2025
Film and Television The Conjuring: Last Rites (review) – a competent but ultimately disappointing final case for the Warrens by Calum Cooper 3rd September 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The Haunting at Jack the Ripper’s House (FrightFest) review – a mildly entertaining but sadly confused haunted house flick by Neil Baker 24th August 2025
Film and Television We take a first look at the delightfully dark and kooky mayhem of Wednesday (season two) on Netflix by Neil Baker 3rd August 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Went Up the Hill (OUTshine) review – a ghost story centred around two fractured but beating hearts by Neil Baker 20th April 2025
1 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
2 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
3 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
4 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
5 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
6 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
7 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
8 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
9 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
10 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
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