Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Young Hearts (Berlinale Review) – a beautiful portrait of the emotions, uncertainties, and excitement of first love by Neil Baker 23rd February 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Close (review) – Lukas Dhont’s beautiful and harrowing film is one of the finest coming-of-age films in recent memory by Neil Baker 2nd 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 Misha and the Wolves (Sundance London) review – Hobkinson dismantles the very genre he embraces by Sabastian Astley 31st July 2021
Film and Television Undergods (review) – a dark commentary on human progress, selfishness, greed and social inequality by Neil Baker 14th May 2021
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films First look at New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing from NQV Media by Neil Baker 8th April 2020
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ BFI Flare 2019 (reviews) – From 1920s Bermondsey to modern-day Brighton, explore all that the 33rd edition of BFI Flare had to offer by Neil Baker 24th March 2019
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Climax (review) – Noé leaves you with a deep sense of unease in this febrile, thumping, and disorienting nightmare by Neil Baker 17th September 2018
1 TV Choice: Brad Caleb Kane breathes new life into the Friday the 13th franchise this Halloween as we return to Crystal Lake
2 Iván & Hadoum (BFI London Film Festival) review: Ian de la Rosa’s sun-drenched love story is tender, real and organic in construction
3 Nightborn (BFI London Film Festival) review: Hanna Bergholm’s movie revels in wince-inducing horror, leaving the audience squirming
4 These Violent Delights (review): Hampson and Sansom’s passionate take on Romeo and Juliet marks the arrival of a new generation
5 Stolen Memories (BFI London Film Festival) review: Davidsen’s film isn’t afraid to tackle knotty discussions on the reliability of memory
6 Ketticè (BFI London Film Festival) review: Tortorici’s film rejects all rules and forges its own path, just like the teens it follows
7 Franz & Marie (review): Howard and Oakley’s poignant tragedy comes to life through folk music and performance
8 Elsinore (BFI London Film Festival) review: Scott’s powerful performance drives Stone’s exquisite story of Charleson’s Hamlet
9 The Social Reckoning (review): Sorkin’s film is rightfully furious about where we are and where we’re going, but it lacks dramatic punch
10 The Devil Is in Me (BFI London Film Festival) review – Salisbury’s timeless exploration of teenage rebellion is wickedly sharp
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