Neil Baker

Founder and Editor in Chief
Voting member of GALECA - The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics and the Documentary Film Council (UK)

Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television

Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year

by Neil Baker

24th July 2026

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

Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television

Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential

by Neil Baker

20th July 2026

Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television

Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed?

by Neil Baker

19th July 2026

Pimple (Fantasia Festival) Borbulha review

Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films

Pimple (Fantasia Film Festival) review – Alle’s story of a toxic pimple, a sebum monster and bullies about to meet a sticky end is a delight

by Neil Baker

19th July 2026

Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films

The Last First Time (review) – an uncompromising and intoxicating portrait of first sex, infatuation, queer joy and escape

by Neil Baker

17th July 2026

Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind

FrightFest announces its programme for the 27th edition of the UK’s leading horror & fantasy film festival

by Neil Baker

16th July 2026

Editors' Choice·Theatre

National Youth Theatre opens The Nail Bar, an immersive comedy-drama staged in a disused shop on Holloway Road

by Neil Baker

16th 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

Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Music and Dance·Theatre

Edinburgh Fringe 2026 Guide (Volume Three)

by Neil Baker

13th July 2026

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Neil Baker

Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year

No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable

Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential

Pimple (Fantasia Film Festival) review – Alle’s story of a toxic pimple, a sebum monster and bullies about to meet a sticky end is a delight

The Last First Time (review) – an uncompromising and intoxicating portrait of first sex, infatuation, queer joy and escape

FrightFest announces its programme for the 27th edition of the UK’s leading horror & fantasy film festival

National Youth Theatre opens The Nail Bar, an immersive comedy-drama staged in a disused shop on Holloway Road

The Lost Boys (1987) rewind review – Schumacher’s Pan-inspired fairground of hormones, heart-racing horror and hilarity is unforgettable

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The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China

Robota (review) – the Schwarzman Centre reimagines Čapek’s classic in examining what it means to be human in the age of AI

Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year

No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable

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The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow

Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential

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