Music and Dance·Theatre·Theatre News BABIES – A New (Born) Musical: Summer is done. Year 11 is here. Being a child is out. Being a grown-up is in by Neil Baker 23rd May 2024
Film and Television·Film Reviews A House in Jerusalem (review) – a past and present rooted in intergenerational trauma and oppression by Neil Baker 19th May 2024
Film and Television·TV Snack Shack – Conor Sherry, Gabriel LaBelle and Mika Abdalla on ’90s trends and high school memories by Neil Baker 10th May 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·TV The Dead Boy Detectives (Netflix) review – a delightfully dark mix of deadly dandelion sprites and dodgy demons by Neil Baker 1st May 2024
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ All the Fires (Todos los incendios) review – the heat of teenage life, the blaze of desire and the inferno of grief by Neil Baker 21st April 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·TV Box Set Binge (volume 3) – 15 unmissable TV shows available to binge-watch right now by Neil Baker 15th April 2024
Film and Television·Film Reviews How to Date Billy Walsh (Prime Video) review – Pillai’s film wants to be all things to all people and ends up a confused mess by Neil Baker 6th April 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Riley (BFI Flare) review – Benjamin Howard’s feature debut scores a winning touchdown by Neil Baker 13th March 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews Red Island (L’île rouge) review – a mesmeric voyage into memory by Neil Baker 3rd March 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·Short Films Un invincible été “Invincible Summer” (Berlinale) review – the celebrated beauty of youth and the invisibility of old age by Neil Baker 24th February 2024
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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