Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Playground (BFI London Film Festival) review – Wandel’s debut feature is an immersive and compelling cinematic experience by Neil Baker 12th October 2021
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Ron’s Gone Wrong (BFI London Film Festival) review – a delightful exploration of friendship in a digital world by Neil Baker 11th October 2021
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Brother’s Keeper (BFI London Film Festival) review – a haunting story of oppression, neglect and control by Neil Baker 8th October 2021
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ The Outlaws ‘De Fredløse’ (BFI London Film Festival) review – a young man finds everything he needs in the wrong place by Neil Baker 6th October 2021
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Cop Secret (BFI London Film Festival) review – Halldórsson joyously unpicks the action movie with a ton of Icelandic charm by Neil Baker 6th October 2021
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ BFI London Film Festival 2020 (reviews) – our quick read film reviews from the 64th edition of the festival by Neil Baker 17th October 2020
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Cicada (BFI London Film Festival) review – love and companionship open a door to rebirth and recovery by Neil Baker 14th October 2020
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·TV Industry (BFI London Film Festival) review – a bold, abrasive and utterly compelling exploration of London’s finance district by Neil Baker 13th October 2020
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Supernova (BFI London Film Festival) review – an intimate and beautiful portrait of love in the face of loss by Neil Baker 11th October 2020
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (BFI London Film Festival) review – an unforgettable night out by Neil Baker 8th October 2020
1 Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year 24th July 2026
2 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
3 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
4 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
5 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
6 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
7 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
8 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
9 Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed? 19th July 2026
10 Pimple (Fantasia Film Festival) review – Alle’s story of a toxic pimple, a sebum monster and bullies about to meet a sticky end is a delight 19th July 2026
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