Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Jimpa (review) – Sophie Hyde’s movie never finds its dramatic, historical or contemporary queer voice by Neil Baker 12th May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Naughty Boys (NQV Media) review – an unmissable selection box of globetrotting cinematic treats by Neil Baker 6th April 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Wolfram (Berlinale) review – Thornton’s film is a powerful and visceral big-screen experience that lacks cohesion by Neil Baker 24th February 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Jacob Elordi, Justin Kurzel and Ciarán Hinds discuss the screen adaptation of Richard Flanagan’s novel by Neil Baker 18th July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Single, Out (season three) review – watching Galea’s show is like being embraced by a diverse and loving Aussie found family by Neil Baker 15th June 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Inside (Tribeca Festival) review – an exceptional and complex debut feature full of fury, tension and unbridled dramatic power by Neil Baker 9th June 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Theatre House of Oz returns to Edinburgh, showcasing Australian excellence on the world stage with their ebullient 2025 season by Neil Baker 8th May 2025
Music and Dance·Theatre The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody (review) – a celebratory burlesque cabaret from a galaxy far, far away by Neil Baker 6th May 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Went Up the Hill (OUTshine Review) – a ghost story centred around two fractured but beating hearts by Neil Baker 20th April 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Revenge, rebellion and oppression in The Nightingale and True History of the Kelly Gang by Neil Baker 8th February 2025
1 Billy Liar (1963) rewind review – Schlesinger’s truly stunning coming-of-age film continues to speak to the experiences of young people today 29th July 2026
2 The Mortuary Assistant (review) – Jeremiah Kipp’s horror game adaptation juggles supernatural terror and psychological torment 27th July 2026
3 The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China 25th July 2026
4 Robota (review) – the Schwarzman Centre reimagines Čapek’s classic in examining what it means to be human in the age of AI 25th July 2026
5 Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year 24th July 2026
6 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
7 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
8 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
9 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
10 Blue Mist (UK Tour) review – Who has the authority to define another person’s story? And who decides what counts as an “authentic voice?” 21st July 2026
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