Film and Television The Penguin Lessons (review) – a tonally uneven but ambitious and uplifting experience by Calum Cooper 17th April 2025
1 The beauty of promise over perfection: discovering emerging artists and creative talent at Riverside Studios Bitesize Festival 50 5th August 2026
2 Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (review) – a wonderful new entry to this beloved and masterful franchise 5th August 2026
3 Pride (review) – while there is much to love in this National Theatre musical adaptation, there is also something profoundly missing 4th August 2026
4 The Male Gaze: Courage Under Fire (NQV Media) review – a sublime must-own collection of short films exploring courage in its many forms 3rd August 2026
5 Tuner (review) – Daniel Roher’s crime-thriller hits all the right notes in all the right places 31st July 2026
6 BBC Two and iPlayer celebrate writer-directors with a season of BBC-backed film premieres 31st July 2026
7 Tunnels: Sun in the Dark (Fantasia Film Festival) review – an immersive, subterranean war drama lost in its own labyrinth 30th July 2026
8 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
9 The Mortuary Assistant (review) – Jeremiah Kipp’s horror game adaptation juggles supernatural terror and psychological torment 27th July 2026
10 The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China 25th July 2026
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