Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable by Neil Baker 23rd July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind The Lost Boys (1987) rewind review – Schumacher’s Pan-inspired fairground of hormones, heart-racing horror and hilarity is unforgettable by Neil Baker 14th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind Fright Night (1985) rewind review: Holland’s movie is one of the finest comedy-horror films ever to grace the silver screen by Neil Baker 9th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Theatre The Highgate Vampire (review) – a delightfully absurd real-life tale brought to life through meta-theatre, gothic horror and sketch comedy by Neil Baker 29th January 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Grandma is Thirsty (BFI London Film Festival) short film review – Carr’s deliciously dark horror treat leaves you thirsty for more by Neil Baker 13th October 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Sinners (review) – a spellbinding ode to music, culture, and the intricacies of a life marked by oppression by Calum Cooper 24th May 2025
Film and Television Dampyr (Netflix) review – Chemello’s movie is best placed back in its coffin for a long sleep by Neil Baker 11th March 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Nosferatu (review) – Eggers’ chilling film somewhat cowers in the presence of its predecessor by Calum Cooper 23rd December 2024
Editors' Choice·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 The Vourdalak (review) – Adrien Beau’s chilling adaptation is a tantalising, twisted and thrilling celebration of gothic horror by Neil Baker 14th September 2024
1 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
2 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
3 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
4 Coward (BFI London Film Festival) review: Achingly beautiful and deeply intimate, this is Lukas Dhont’s best film to date
5 Whalefall (review): Austin Abrams is swallowed whole by a sperm whale in a bizarre rather than exciting survival movie
6 TV Choice: Brad Caleb Kane breathes new life into the Friday the 13th franchise this Halloween as we return to Crystal Lake
7 Iván & Hadoum (BFI London Film Festival) review: Ian de la Rosa’s sun-drenched love story is tender, real and organic in construction
8 Nightborn (BFI London Film Festival) review: Hanna Bergholm’s movie revels in wince-inducing horror, leaving the audience squirming
9 These Violent Delights (review): Hampson and Sansom’s passionate take on Romeo and Juliet marks the arrival of a new generation
10 Stolen Memories (BFI London Film Festival) review: Davidsen’s film isn’t afraid to tackle knotty discussions on the reliability of memory
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