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
Film and Television·Film Reviews Good Boys (review) – rude and crude, but full to the brim with warmth and tenderness by Neil Baker 13th August 2019
Film and Television·Film Reviews·Music and Dance Blinded by the Light (review) – from the factories of New Jersey to the car assembly plants of Bedfordshire, Chadha’s movie shines by Neil Baker 10th August 2019
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews Brightburn (review) – hits the spot in mainstream horror, but never quite delivers the subversion of the Superman story it promised by Neil Baker 23rd June 2019
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·Rewind·Rewind Reviews L.I.E. (2001) – You got the lanes going West, and you got the lanes going East. Then you got the lanes going straight to hell by Neil Baker 1st May 2019
Film and Television·Film Reviews Mid90s (review) – Sunny Suljic excels in reflecting the joy, discovery, anger and fear of early teenage life by Neil Baker 13th April 2019
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ BFI Flare 2019 (reviews) – from 1920s Bermondsey to modern-day Brighton, explore all the 33rd edition of BFI Flare had to offer by Neil Baker 24th March 2019
Film and Television·Film Reviews Old Boys (review) – Alex Lawther and Jonah Hauer-King are spellbinding by Neil Baker 25th February 2019
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ BFI London Film Festival 2018 (reviews) by Neil Baker 22nd October 2018
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·Rewind·Rewind Reviews·Short Films Cinerama Capsule 2022 – 2025 (reviews) by Neil Baker 1st September 2018
1 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
2 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
3 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
4 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
5 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
6 Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed? 19th July 2026
7 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
8 Royal Court Young Playwrights Award 2026 – less like a competition and more like an investment in the future of British theatre 18th July 2026
9 The Last First Time (review) – an uncompromising and intoxicating portrait of first sex, infatuation, queer joy and escape 17th July 2026
10 FrightFest announces its programme for the 27th edition of the UK’s leading horror & fantasy film festival 16th July 2026
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