Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Eileen (review) – unease, tension, and a deliciously dark twist by Neil Baker 15th December 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Anatomy of a Fall (review) – Justice is messy, and the truth is obscure in Triet’s outstanding crime drama by Neil Baker 6th December 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Femme (review) – fear, arousal, anger, and excitement merge on the uncertain and unplanned road to revenge by Neil Baker 30th November 2023
Film and Television From My Friend Dahmer (2017) to Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022), why do serial killers fascinate us? by Neil Baker 24th November 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The Killer (BFI London Film Festival) review – a fascinating exploration of a man who doesn’t exist by Neil Baker 26th October 2023
Film and Television The Reckoning (BBC One) review – one of the most powerful and urgent TV dramas of the past decade by Neil Baker 10th October 2023
Film and Television·Rewind Martin (1977) rewind review – George A. Romero’s film is a vampire film unlike any other by Neil Baker 11th September 2023
Film and Television The Passenger (MGM+) review – Carter Smith’s thrilling road trip is taut, violent and psychologically complex by Neil Baker 2nd September 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The Blue Rose (Frightfest) review – a story about masks we wear and the void between reality and dreams by Neil Baker 28th August 2023
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind Full programme announced for Be Gay, Do Crime season at BFI Southbank by Neil Baker 5th July 2023
1 The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China 25th July 2026
2 Robota (review) – the Schwarzman Centre reimagines Čapek’s classic in examining what it means to be human in the age of AI 25th July 2026
3 Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year 24th July 2026
4 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
5 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
6 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
7 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
8 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
9 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
10 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
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