Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·North America·Short Films Headcase (Fantasia Film Festival) short film review – a wickedly sharp, blood-soaked exploration of wannabe influencer culture by Neil Baker 30th July 2025
Film and Television·Film Reviews·Short Films Death Drive (short film) review – fascinating, haunting, enticing and scary, you won’t forget this six-minute ride in a hurry by Neil Baker 29th July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·North America·Short Films Shrimp Fried Rice (Fantasia Film Festival) short film review – sizzling, satisfying, scrumptious, and smart by Neil Baker 25th July 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·North America Hold the Fort (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a bonkers, brilliant and bloody rollercoaster of pure unadulterated fun by Neil Baker 19th July 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and TV News·North America The 29th Edition of Fantasia International Film Festival offers audiences a treasure trove of electrifying titles by Neil Baker 16th July 2025
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films·Stream It or Skip It·TV and Streaming Upon Her Lips: Hold Me Tight (NQV Media) review – a touch can change everything and a kiss can open up new worlds of possibility by Neil Baker 5th January 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·North America·Short Films Dirty Bad Wrong (short film) Fantasia Review – how far would you go for those you love? by Neil Baker 31st July 2024
Editors' Choice·Europe·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Comme le feu (Who by Fire) Berlinale Review – teenage dreams evaporate under the weight and pressure of a toxic adult world by Neil Baker 27th February 2024
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·North America·Short Films Transylvanie (Fantasia Film Festival) short film review – Huart’s tale of isolation, and a need to find belonging, is striking in its power by Neil Baker 4th August 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·Short Films·UK Festivals BFI Flare 2023: Quick Read Reviews by Neil Baker 26th March 2023
1 Your Guide to The Eurovision Song Contest 2026, taking place in Vienna, and broadcasting live across BBC TV and Radio 5th May 2026
2 Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell discuss Half Man, repression, violence, the complexity of masculinity, and the fragility of brotherhood 5th May 2026
3 The Good Boy (Stream It or Skip It) – unnerving and complex in its social themes, Komasa’s chamber piece is a twisted puzzle-box movie 4th May 2026
4 Say hello to a new cast of well-known faithfuls and traitors for the upcoming The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One and iPlayer 2nd May 2026
5 Hokum (review) – an atmospheric meditation on the destabilising nature of guilt and greed 2nd May 2026
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