Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films Love, Jamie (Outfest) review – a friendship born through prose, conversation and art by Neil Baker 12th July 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Zombies, Tiger Stripes, Drag Queens and Spies – Fantasia launches the full programme for its 27th edition. by Neil Baker 6th July 2023
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films Upon Her Lips: Touch and Go (NQV Media) review – four shorts that explore the power of a single human touch by Neil Baker 8th June 2023
Film and Television·Short Films Noah Caplan’s Stepping Stone to premiere on ITVX by Neil Baker 27th April 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films Cinéorama BFI Flare 2023: Quick Read Reviews by Neil Baker 26th March 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films The Perpetrators (short film) BFI Flare review – an urgent and atmospheric inquiry into the state-sanctioned oppression of gay men. by Neil Baker 25th March 2023
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Shadows on Skin (NQV Media) review – four sizzling films exploring male sex and desire by Neil Baker 1st March 2023
Film and Television·NQV Short Films·Short Films Boys Feels: Stand By Me (NQV Media) review – the need for a companion, friend or brother when the pressures of adolescence descend by Neil Baker 21st November 2022
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Moshari (BFI London Film Festival) review – Humayan crafts this near-apocalyptic world with remarkable efficiency by Emma Duffy 10th October 2022
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films The Dependent Variables (BFI London Film Festival) review – the joy, uncertainty, and longing of a gentle and tentative sexual awakening by Neil Baker 5th October 2022
1 TV Choice: Enjoy a bubbling cauldron full of scary films, TV terrors, and spooky sounds on BBC iPlayer and Sounds this Halloween
2 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
3 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
4 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
5 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
6 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
7 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
8 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
9 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
10 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
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