As a new year rolls around, Redbrick Newspaper’s TV, Film, Gaming and Music Editors share their top picks to watch and play this November

Culture writer Joel Bishton reviews The New Real, praising the skilled and dynamic acting but finding its treatment of political themes to lack the necessary time and nuance

Culture writer Joel Bishton reviews Arthur Miller's classic play All My Sons, discussing the thematic relevance of the play's revival and praising the effective set

Culture writer Joel Bishton reviews Mark Evans' stage play Bleak Expectations, finding it to be a fast-paced production overflowing with nonsensical comedy

TV Writer Joel Bishton believes W1A, a mockumentary style show which encompasses British humour at its finest, to be a hidden gem

Film Critic Joel Bishton reviews Drive-Away Dolls, finding it to be a classic quasi-Coen caper

Film Critic Joel Bishton makes the case that original filmmaking is still very much alive and well within the Hollywood studio system

Film Critic Joel Bishton reviews The Beekeeper, finding it to be tonally mixed beneath its star-studded cast

Film Critic Joel Bishton outlines the most anticipated films of the year ahead, promising an exciting twelve months for cinema

TV Writer Joel Bishton explores the history of and debates surrounding the fictionalised drama genre, using Partygate and The Crown as points of reference

TV Writer Joel Bishton reviews Partygate, criticising its representation of the real-life event and believing the piece to be a weak portrayal which blurs the lines between documentary and drama in a confusing way

Film Critic Joel Bishton revisits Edgar Wright's The World's End, praising the film's tightly plotted blend of comedy, drama and science fiction