Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes – Why has George’s significant place in queer art history been overlooked for so long? by Neil Baker 8th July 2025
Film and Television·TV Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers explores the horrors, the investigation and the legacy of July 2005, 20 years on by Neil Baker 5th July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Music and Dance·TV Live Aid at 40 on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer – relive the concert that changed the world and explore its lasting legacy by Neil Baker 4th July 2025
Film and Television·TV Noel Edmonds’ Kiwi Adventure (review) – love him or loathe him, this is addictive, bonkers, and brilliant TV by Neil Baker 3rd July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror (Sheffield DocFest) review – give yourself over to the absolute pleasure of Rocky Horror by Neil Baker 1st July 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance Rock Out (Sheffield DocFest) review – a mighty mixtape of queer musical history that is both mindful and momentous by Neil Baker 25th June 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and TV News Documentary institutions announce international advocacy alliance at Sheffield Doc Fest by Neil Baker 23rd June 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and TV News BBC announces new documentary commissions at Sheffield DocFest 2025 by Neil Baker 23rd June 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews The Stand (Sheffield DocFest) review – the story of the Haida people’s peaceful and powerful fight to protect their sacred land by Neil Baker 21st June 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews The Gas Station Attendant (Sheffield DocFest) review – an emotional and heartfelt meditation on identity, family and belonging by Neil Baker 20th June 2025
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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