Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·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·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews The alien environment of high school and college takes centre stage in The Faculty and Night of the Creeps by Neil Baker 27th January 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Risk Appeal (NQV Media) review – five short film exploring risk, reward and regret by Neil Baker 12th January 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ The Lost Boys (Le Paradis) – Zeno Graton discusses Jean Genet, perpetual adolescence, love and tenderness by Neil Baker 13th December 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·TV Box Set Binge (volume 2) – 15 festive and fabulous TV shows and specials to watch this Christmas by Neil Baker 11th December 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews How to Have Sex (BFI London Film Festival) review – an absolute belter of a feature debut from Molly Manning Walker by Calum Cooper 17th October 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Black Dog (BFI London Film Festival) review – two boys from different sides of the track come together in an assured debut feature by Neil Baker 16th October 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ The Lost Boys (Le Paradis) BFI London Film Festival review – love is the only light in a dark tunnel of failed state care by Neil Baker 10th October 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Bonus Track (BFI London Film Festival) review – a feel-good rom-com that celebrates gay teenage love through beautifully timed comedy by Neil Baker 6th October 2023
Film and Television·TV Everything Now (Netflix) review – paints itself with shades of reality but never comes close to a complete picture by Sabastian Astley 6th October 2023
1 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
2 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
3 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
4 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
5 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
6 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
7 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
8 Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed? 19th July 2026
9 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
10 Royal Court Young Playwrights Award 2026 – less like a competition and more like an investment in the future of British theatre 18th July 2026
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