Editors' Choice·Film and Television Bring Her Back (review) – grotesque and chilling with a well of empathy at its core by Calum Cooper 30th July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Smoke (Apple TV+) review – watch the tinderbox ignite in this beautifully crafted slice of TV drama by Neil Baker 28th July 2025
Film and Television The Bad Guys 2 (review) – colourful and playfully silly, with the occasional bit of thematic meat to its animated bones by Calum Cooper 26th July 2025
Film and Television The Fantastic Four: First Steps (review) – effortlessly charming and bursting at its cosmic seams with action-packed fun by Calum Cooper 22nd July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Jacob Elordi, Justin Kurzel and Ciarán Hinds discuss the screen adaptation of Richard Flanagan’s novel by Neil Baker 18th July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Superman (review) – Gunn’s film leaps over the height of expectation in a single, if not always graceful, bound by Calum Cooper 9th July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Music and Dance What to Watch this July, from crime drama to comedy and classical music by Neil Baker 4th July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Be Nice (short film) review – a fantastic slice of short-form fantasy/horror filmmaking by Neil Baker 22nd June 2025
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance Box Set Binge (Volume 5) – 15 out and proud groundbreaking TV shows by Neil Baker 19th May 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind Buddies and It’s a Sin: Humanity in the face of adversity by Neil Baker 17th May 2025
1 The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China 25th July 2026
2 Robota (review) – the Schwarzman Centre reimagines Čapek’s classic in examining what it means to be human in the age of AI 25th July 2026
3 Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year 24th July 2026
4 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
5 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
6 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
7 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
8 Blue Mist (UK Tour) review – Who has the authority to define another person’s story? And who decides what counts as an “authentic voice?” 21st July 2026
9 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
10 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
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