Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Monsoon (BFI London Film Festival) review – a home that sits between two worlds, both pulling in different directions by Neil Baker 7th October 2019
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews The King (BFI London Film Festival) review – Michôd’s film isn’t perfect, but it does open the door to Shakespeare for a new generation by Neil Baker 6th October 2019
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Little Joe BFI London Film Festival (review) – a spoonfull of pollen helps the happiness go down by Neil Baker 3rd October 2019
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Deerskin ‘Le daim’ (BFI London Film Festival) review – one man, one camera, and a demonic deerskin jacket by Neil Baker 2nd October 2019
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Rialto (BFI London Film Festival) review – a story of mutual support and therapy at a price, as secrets are brought into the light by Neil Baker 1st October 2019
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews The Dude in Me (BFI London Film Festival) review – fun, bubbly, and entertaining, but ultimately nothing new by Neil Baker 27th September 2019
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews The Last Black Man in San Francisco (BFI London Film Festival) review – a fascinating portrait of brotherhood, memory, and inequality by Neil Baker 26th September 2019
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Tremors (BFI London Film Festival) review – the conflicted interface between faith, wealth and community by Neil Baker 24th September 2019
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ End of the Century (BFI London Film Festival) review – a powerful journey into memory, regret and desire by Neil Baker 22nd September 2019
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Monos (BFI Film Festival 2019) review – a beautiful yet haunting tale of tribalism, isolation, indoctrination and hormones by Neil Baker 19th September 2019
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
Follow Us