Film and Television·Film Reviews The Balloonists (review) – a stratospheric story of overcoming the odds through perseverance and teamwork by Neil Baker 21st May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews Orphan (review) – an intimate and complex journey through a formative stage in one boy’s burgeoning sense of masculinity by Neil Baker 13th May 2026
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films Upon Her Lips: Kiss Me (NQV Media) review – a thoughtful and eclectic mix of short stories exploring love by Neil Baker 10th May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews The Sheep Detectives (review) – Kyle Balda’s tale of a fearless flock of out-to-pasture detectives is full of humour and heart by Calum Cooper 8th May 2026
Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews Teeth (2007) rewind review – an unexpected fang-sharp satire on male audacity by Daisy Grace Greetham 30th April 2026
Music and Dance·Theatre London City Ballet’s 2026 tour will see them perform at 17 venues across five countries in the UK, USA and Europe by Neil Baker 29th April 2026
Film and Television·Film Reviews·Music and Dance Michael (review) – mechanical storytelling and a sanitised portrayal so vacant of nuance or substance only leave one unsettled by Calum Cooper 29th April 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews So Bad They’re Good (rewind review) – the terrifically terrible Troll (1986) and Tammy and the T-Rex (1994) by Neil Baker 27th April 2026
Film and Television·Film and TV News·TV Filming begins on The Ink Factory’s production of John Le Carré’s Legacy of Spies for BBC and MGM+ by Neil Baker 18th April 2026
Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews Harvey (1950) rewind review – Koster’s bittersweet and whimsical film is an undervalued lesson in how to see the world by Daisy Grace Greetham 17th April 2026
1 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
2 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
3 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
4 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
5 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
6 Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed? 19th July 2026
7 Pimple (Fantasia Film Festival) review – Alle’s story of a toxic pimple, a sebum monster and bullies about to meet a sticky end is a delight 19th July 2026
8 Royal Court Young Playwrights Award 2026 – less like a competition and more like an investment in the future of British theatre 18th July 2026
9 The Last First Time (review) – an uncompromising and intoxicating portrait of first sex, infatuation, queer joy and escape 17th July 2026
10 FrightFest announces its programme for the 27th edition of the UK’s leading horror & fantasy film festival 16th July 2026
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