Editors' Choice·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·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·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·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·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+ 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·LGBTQ+ Supernova (BFI London Film Festival) review: Harry MacQueen’s beautiful portrait of love in the face of loss is deeply intimate 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
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Honeymood (BFI London Film Festival) review – Talya Lavie dissects the classic rom-com with glee by Neil Baker 8th October 2020
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Relic (BFI London Film Festival) review – a heartbreaking exploration of terminal illness that is petrifying, harrowing, bold and emotional by Neil Baker 6th October 2020
1 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
2 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
3 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
4 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
5 Coward (BFI London Film Festival) review: Achingly beautiful and deeply intimate, this is Lukas Dhont’s best film to date
6 Whalefall (review): Austin Abrams is swallowed whole by a sperm whale in a bizarre rather than exciting survival movie
7 TV Choice: Brad Caleb Kane breathes new life into the Friday the 13th franchise this Halloween as we return to Crystal Lake
8 Iván & Hadoum (BFI London Film Festival) review: Ian de la Rosa’s sun-drenched love story is tender, real and organic in construction
9 Nightborn (BFI London Film Festival) review: Hanna Bergholm’s movie revels in wince-inducing horror, leaving the audience squirming
10 These Violent Delights (review): Hampson and Sansom’s passionate take on Romeo and Juliet marks the arrival of a new generation
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