Music and Dance·Theatre The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody (review) – a celebratory burlesque cabaret from a galaxy far, far away by Neil Baker 6th May 2025
Film and Television·LGBTQ+ The Writer (review) – Zabarauskas explores displacement, immigration, political ideology, and the decision to stay, leave, run, or hide by Neil Baker 21st January 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Music and Dance A Complete Unknown (review) – engaging, elegant and alluring yet somewhat pedestrian by Calum Cooper 12th January 2025
Film and Television·Rewind Old Boys and Cyrano: Two delightfully different adaptations and interpretations of Edmund Rostand’s Cyrano De Bergerac. by Neil Baker 12th January 2025
Film and Television·Rewind Childhood fame comes under the spotlight in the documentary Showbiz Kids and the movie Honey Boy by Neil Baker 11th January 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind Psychosexual discussions on a changing youth experience in Gregg Araki’s The Doom Generation and Nowhere by Neil Baker 4th December 2024
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 Labyrinth (1986) rewind review – Henson’s movie transcends the simple label of a children’s fantasy adventure by Neil Baker 26th October 2024
Film and Television Joker: Folie à Deux (review) – bland and forgettable rather than dazzling or provocative by Calum Cooper 7th 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 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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