The Importance of Being Earnest: 'Stephen Fry's Lady Bracknell is the trump card' 3/5 An all-star cast takes on Oscar Wilde’s classic in hyper-camp style Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2025
How a drag queen thriller became too controversial for Britain: ‘It was queers policing queers’ IN FOCUS: ‘Femme’, a violent erotic drama starring Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and George MacKay, hit a handful of cinemas in 2023. And its tortured journey to release – as well as its rejection by elite institutions in the British film industry – speaks to the incredibly narrow and polarised landscape for… The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025
On my radar: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett’s cultural highlights The Culprits actor on his favourite film for Christmas, the humour and rebellion in the work of artist Mike Kelley, and an inspiring book about failure The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2024
Femme review – outstandingly tense psychodrama of drag and sexual peril A performer is subjected to a brutal homophobic assault and finds himself in a disturbingly intimate situation with his attacker The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett: ‘We are obsessed with masculinity as a culture – it’s awful’ The former Misfits and Utopia star loves pushing boundaries. But, as a drag queen out for revenge, in his new erotic thriller he’s ventured into truly novel territory The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2023
‘It’s been the craziest moment of my life’: the 2023 British independent film award nominees on risk, romance, and why UK film is on fire From buzzy romcom Rye Lane via the psychosexual noir Femme to the teen thrills of How to Have Sex, six nominees take us behind the scenes of the exciting new wave of British cinema The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2023
Culprits review – Gemma Arterton is fantastic in this uber-slick TV heist Is there a lack of heist dramas around? No. Is this a confident, stylish series with a brilliant cast? Yep. It’s an exciting, fast-paced watch that puts it at the top of its genre The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023
Culprits on Disney+ review: Gemma Arterton is fabulous in this slick, chic and blood-soaked heist thriller This thriller plays fast-and-loose with the heist genre, picking up where most shows end Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2023
Robbie Williams to 007: the seven best shows to stream this week A gripping documentary series follows the highs and lows of the Take That star, while contestants race to win the grand prize of £1m in the new adventure show with Brian Cox The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023
Great new British directors: five acclaimed debut films to watch UK film-makers such as Molly Manning Walker, Charlotte Regan and Luna Carmoon are part of a new wave taking top awards at the film festivals The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023