Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews Our Hero, Balthazar (review) – an unsettling and urgent exploration of masculinity, class divide and extremism in our social media age by Neil Baker 6th May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Live Music and Gigs·Music and Dance·What to Watch Your Guide to The Eurovision Song Contest 2026, taking place in Vienna, and broadcasting live across BBC TV and Radio by Neil Baker 5th May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·What to Watch Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell discuss Half Man, repression, violence, the complexity of masculinity, and the fragility of brotherhood by Neil Baker 5th May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews Hokum (review) – an atmospheric meditation on the destabilising nature of guilt and greed by Calum Cooper 2nd May 2026
Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film and TV News·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Rewind Rip It Up: A UK-wide season of film, TV and events celebrating 75 years of youth culture presented by BFI Film Audience Network by Neil Baker 1st May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews So Bad They’re Good (rewind review) – the terrifically terrible Troll (1986) and Tammy and the T-Rex (1994) by Neil Baker 27th April 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·Rewind·Rewind Reviews Willard (1971) rewind review – Mann explores the psyche of a lost and lonely boy seeking liberation and escape in all the wrong places by Neil Baker 27th April 2026
Editors' Choice·Theatre·Theatre Reviews The Price (review) – Jonathan Munby’s adaptation of Arthur Miller’s play is a captivating and enthralling sure-fire hit by Neil Baker 26th April 2026
Editors' Choice·LGBTQ+·Theatre·Theatre News Critically acclaimed Fringe hit Don’t Tell Dad about Diana brings ’90s Dublin, drag and Princess Diana to Underbelly Soho by Neil Baker 20th April 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews Stand By Me (1986) rewind review – funny, charming, sage and forlorn, Reiner’s film is one of the greatest coming-of-age pictures of all time by Calum Cooper 17th April 2026
1 Life Support (Sheffield DocFest) review – Daniele Rugo’s documentary should be shown on every big screen across our land and beyond 14th June 2026
2 Saved! (2004) rewind review – Dannelly’s movie is razor sharp in its humour, yet tender in its exploration of love, faith and community 14th June 2026
3 Footloose (1984) rewind review – an early ’80s gift that many mistakenly dismiss as a mere musical jukebox movie 13th June 2026
4 Rose’s House (Sheffield DocFest) review – a historical and contemporary celebration of community, resilience, transformation and change 13th June 2026
5 On the Road (SXSW London) review – Pablos’ unfiltered, charged, and brutally authentic movie is a visceral cinematic experience 12th June 2026
6 Rare Birds (Tribeca Festival) review – Weisberg’s short film is about what it means to be human, and the social barriers that divide us 11th June 2026
7 The Remedy (SXSW London) review – Kahuam’s film is chilling, disturbing, and utterly enthralling 10th June 2026
8 The Last Man (review) – a social and emotional landscape that may be unfamiliar, yet unexpectedly recognisable 10th June 2026
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