Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·UK Festivals Mapplethorpe (BFI Flare) review – Timoner never allows the audience time to reflect on the artistic impulses that drove Robert’s journey by Neil Baker 30th March 2019
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·UK Festivals Making Montgomery Clift (BFI Flare) review – a fresh perspective on the life of a Hollywood giant by Neil Baker 30th March 2019
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·UK Festivals Men of Hard Skin (BFI Flare 2019) review – sex, abuse and control against a backdrop of community acceptance and lies by Neil Baker 25th March 2019
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·UK Festivals BFI Flare 2019 – Quick Read Reviews by Neil Baker 24th March 2019
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·UK Festivals Papi Chulo (BFI Flare 2019) review – a stunning and heartfelt exploration of friendship, platonic love and healing by Neil Baker 18th March 2019
Film and Television·Film Reviews The Hole in the Ground (review) – the tension built quickly evaporates as Cronin’s movie goes underground by Neil Baker 3rd March 2019
Film and Television·Film Reviews Old Boys (review) – Alex Lawther and Jonah Hauer-King are spellbinding by Neil Baker 25th February 2019
Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews Addiction on Film – the socio-economic divides present between Beautiful Boy (2018) and The Basketball Diaries (1995) by Neil Baker 11th February 2019
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Boy Erased (review) – the power given to damaged and dangerous preachers of hate by Neil Baker 10th February 2019
Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) – the magical story of Elliott and his alien friend speaks to the child in all of us. by Neil Baker 1st December 2018
1 Orphan (review) – an intimate and complex journey through a formative stage in one boy’s burgeoning sense of masculinity 13th May 2026
2 Jimpa (Stream It or Skip It) – Sophie Hyde’s movie never finds its dramatic, historical or contemporary queer voice 12th May 2026
3 Upon Her Lips: Kiss Me (NQV Media) Stream It or Skip It – a thoughtful and eclectic mix of short stories exploring love 10th May 2026
4 Karen Hauer and Nadiya Bychkova are set to light up the stage with Nikita Kuzmin: Supernova, touring this summer 8th May 2026
5 The Sheep Detectives (review) – Kyle Balda’s tale of a fearless flock of out-to-pasture detectives is full of humour and heart 8th May 2026
6 New musical Raising Gays brings pride, parents and plenty of heart to the Garrick Theatre for its concert reading this July 8th May 2026
7 Our Hero, Balthazar (review) – an unsettling and urgent exploration of masculinity, class divide and extremism in our social media age 6th May 2026
8 Your Guide to The Eurovision Song Contest 2026, taking place in Vienna, and broadcasting live across BBC TV and Radio 5th May 2026
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