James Hanton

Stuck on what to stream this month? Unlike other lists, we’re on hand to recommend a variety of films for every mood, from tear-jerkers to trailblazers. Here are our picks for the best films to stream in the UK t […]

A new archive of Black films made from 1915 to 1979 has been launched, featuring over 200 titles on an ever-expanding list of films available to stream on various sites.

Black Film Archive’s aim is to make B […]

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Alien, as classic a science fiction story as they come, has been followed up by an endless slew of sequels, crossovers, and spin-offs. It is not, however, a film you would consider ripe for a theatrica […]

Stuck on what to stream this August? Unlike other lists, we’re on hand to recommend a variety of films for every mood, from tear-jerkers to trailblazers. Here are our picks for the best films to stream in the U […]

Movie Monday: Film Recommendations By Our Contributors

Few films can ride a fine line between a deeply upsetting tragedy and an uplifting comedy drama. But Adam Elliot’s Mary and Max is one of those films. E […]

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F9 provides the bonkers fun we’ve come to expect from the franchise, but a stale script dampens proceedings. James Hanton reviews.

F9 was one of the most high-profile blockbuster casualties when the […]

Adam Steiner’s Into The Never captures the destructive and fascinating creative process that culminated in Nine Inch Nails’ (NIИ) The Downward Spiral, an album that shattered genre and instrumental conv […]

Four years ago, Netflix had no original anime series to its name. Castlevania changed that to stunning effect, and since then the medium has absolutely flourished on the platform. Trese is the latest offering in […]

The Edinburgh Fringe Society has announced that the first tickets for this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe will be available to book from 1 July.

The festival has also revealed that all shows will fall u […]

In our Blue Filter series, we are inviting our writers to reflect on the films that they have connected with through challenging or upsetting times, both during the COVID-19 pandemic and before. In the latest […]

Last Tuesday, the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon announced that the next phase of easing lockdown restrictions would go ahead as of today. The Scottish Government is allowing restaurants and pubs to […]

Based on Ching Nakamura’s cult manga series Gunjō, Ride or Die sees director Ryūichi Hiroki stick firmly with what he is known for: sexually explicit, troubling, and profound character studies.

Subtlety is […]

Ruby in the Dust have announced the digital premiere of Dorian A Rock Musical, a new stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s classic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.

The show was originally meant to debut last y […]

Tickets for the Fringe Futures Festival, which is being run collaboratively by the Off-West End venues Pleasance and VAULT Creative Arts, have officially gone on sale.

The festival programme includes over 50 […]

The Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has confirmed that theatres on Broadway will be able to reopen from 19 May.

In a statement on Monday, Governor Cuomo announced an end to state-mandated capacity […]

Marco Ramirez’s The Royale is set in 1905, deep in the midst of the Jim Crow laws. It is a play that makes profound statements about belonging, identity and power in a deeply racialised society. It follows a b […]

Cirque Du Soleil are returning to the Royal Albert Hall with Luzia, which the show’s producers describe as “one of the most technically demanding shows ever to be staged there.”

The world-renowned circus compa […]

Lyth Arts Centre in Caithness have opened applications to their Caithness Young Creatives (CYC) initiative, which aims to nurture upcoming talent in theatre, drama, and music.

Lyth, the most northerly mainland […]

Katie Arnstein’s acclaimed show Sexy Lamp is making its digital premiere with Wolverhampton’s Arena Theatre on 23 April.

The comedy show, which has been performed onstage and at fringe festivals for sev […]

The popular Sunday Soul concert series will be returning to the Chiswick Playhouse from 25 May, as part of the already announced Recharged Festival.

The show last ran at the Playhouse in December, and the new […]