Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Chime (Berlinale) short film review – a beguiling, unsettling and horrifying masterclass in slow-burn terror by Neil Baker 24th February 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films Un invincible été “Invincible Summer” (Berlinale) review – the celebrated beauty of youth and the invisibility of old age by Neil Baker 24th February 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Risk Appeal (NQV Media) review – five short film exploring risk, reward and regret by Neil Baker 12th January 2024
Film and Television·Short Films Meet the nominees and winners at the third annual British Short Film Awards 2023 by Neil Baker 8th November 2023
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films Upon Her Lips: Day Dreaming (NQV Media) review – four short films exploring female love and romance by Neil Baker 3rd November 2023
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: A Better Tomorrow (NQV Media) review – things can only get better in these five fabulous short films by Neil Baker 28th October 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films How BMW and BFI changed one filmmaking team’s life at BFI London Film Festival 2023 by Sabastian Astley 18th October 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films You’re Out – short film (FrightFest 2023) review – a sharp and cheeky exploration of personal transformation and fear by Neil Baker 25th August 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Transylvanie (Fantasia Film Festival) short film review – Huart’s tale of isolation, and a need to find belonging, is striking in its power by Neil Baker 4th August 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films Concord Shorts Showcase: Skate, Avivar and Artificial – Outfest 2023 by Neil Baker 16th July 2023
1 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
2 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
3 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
4 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
5 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
6 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
7 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
8 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
9 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
10 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
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