Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Shadow Country (BFI London Film Festival) review – an intricate portrait of human fragility and community segregation by Neil Baker 5th October 2020
Film and Television·Rewind The Captain (2017) – a horrifying tale of a brief but toxic notoriety by Neil Baker 20th August 2020
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Summerland (BFI Flare) review – a beautiful, heartwarming and optimistic wartime tale by Neil Baker 10th August 2020
Film and Television Greyhound (review) – Schneider never finds the depth needed to rise above a thrilling but thinly drawn war movie by Neil Baker 11th July 2020
Film and Television Ghosts of War (review) – a confused plot twist serves to eject the carefully crafted atmosphere of the first two acts by Neil Baker 7th July 2020
Film and Television 1917 (review): Mendes film engulfs the audience in a breathless journey of fear, bravery and eroding innocence by Neil Baker 12th January 2020
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Neil Baker explores six diverse and very different festive movies to stream this Christmas season by Neil Baker 20th December 2019
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Jojo Rabbit (BFI London Film Festival) review – a smart, sharp and satirical dissection of hate and fascism by Neil Baker 7th October 2019
1 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
2 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
3 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
4 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
5 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
6 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
7 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
8 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
9 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
10 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
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