Film and Arts Festivals·LGBTQ+ The 2nd Edition of the 29 Queer Film Festival in Twentynine Palms, California, announces an extensive lineup of films and events by Neil Baker 27th August 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Your Host (FrightFest) review – not even the twisted performance of Haley can save Medoff’s film from its own self-inflicted wounds by Neil Baker 23rd August 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Kombucha (FrightFest) review – a wickedly sharp and delightfully moreish tipple by Neil Baker 23rd August 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
Film and Television What to Watch (BBC One) King & Conqueror – James Norton on the struggle for power across two countries and a raging sea by Neil Baker 20th August 2025
Film and Television Eddington (review) – a suitably off-kilter new entry into the canon of Ari Aster pictures by Calum Cooper 20th August 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Hikari’s Rental Family has been announced as the American Express Gala at the 69th BFI London Film Festival by Neil Baker 14th August 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Weapons (review) – a genuinely unique, fresh, and twisted contemporary fairytale by Neil Baker 6th August 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is to open the 69th BFI London Film Festival by Neil Baker 5th August 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The School Duel (Fantasia Film Festival) review – an outstanding feature directorial debut that leaves an indelible mark by Neil Baker 3rd August 2025
1 Her Worm (review) – a deliciously dark, lovingly crafted short film that asks us all to reflect on the real parasites in our midst
2 Blue Film: Elliot Tuttle on his provocative, nuanced, artistically ambitious exploration of trauma, memory, identity and guilt
4 Leviticus: The true horror of religious fundamentalism, conversion practices and community oppression
5 Berlinale Generation at 50: The Crystal Bears are to take centre stage at the Berlinale Palast in 2027
6 Bad Karaoke (FrightFest) review – Lightbody and Steinmiller Jr.’s fabulously fun popcorn horror hits all the right notes
7 Vleesdag (Meat Kills) FrightFest review – Smits’ slaughterhouse horror refuses to play by the established rules
8 Ithaqua (FrightFest) review – a rush to action shatters much of the tension and horror of the opening act in Walker’s movie
9 The Brook (FrightFest) review: Paul Stainthorpe’s first blood feature is an ambitious, smart, atmospheric, and engaging small-town mystery
10 TV Choice: Mia-Kate Russell’s sapphic revenge slasher, Penny Lane is Dead, streaming on Shudder, delivers one hell of a sucker punch
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