Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Are you ready for Fantasia International Film Festival 2024? by Neil Baker 5th July 2024
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews·Short Films Transylvanie (Fantasia Film Festival) short film review – Huart’s tale of isolation, and a need to find belonging, is striking in its power by Neil Baker 4th August 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews·LGBTQ+ Skin Deep (Fantasia) review – What makes you, you? Is it your body? Your sexuality? Your gender? Or is it something undefinable? by Neil Baker 3rd August 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews Devils (악마들) (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a killer with no remorse and a cop willing to break every rule by Neil Baker 28th July 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews Hundreds of Beavers (Fantasia Film Festival) review – You wanna get nuts? Come on! Let’s get nuts! by Neil Baker 25th July 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews The Primevals (Fantasia Film Festival) review – the warm glow of a disappearing sense of adventure by Neil Baker 25th July 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and Theatre Reviews Stay Online (Fantasia) review – Strelnikova’s feature debut is an assured screen-time thriller and a very human story of survival by Neil Baker 24th July 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Zombies, Tiger Stripes, Drag Queens and Spies – Fantasia launches the full programme for its 27th edition. by Neil Baker 6th July 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Fantasia International Film Festival announces a stellar lineup of films for its 27th edition by Neil Baker 8th June 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Fantasia International Film Festival announces its second wave of features for 2022 by Neil Baker 8th June 2022
1 Ebenezer (review): West’s love of horror creates a spooky, wickedly atmospheric feel that Depp’s overacting frequently undercuts
2 Prima Facie (review): Susanna White’s film adaptation of Miller’s powerful and urgent stage play never quite finds its cinematic voice
3 The Male Gaze: Good Vibrations (review) – seven stunning coming-of-age short films exploring good vibrations, expectations, and excitations
4 Nero (review): Andrew Barth Feldman’s captivating performance drives the London production of Sater and Sheik’s musical
5 Christmas Theatre Guide 2026: Our live guide to theatre, events and colourful family shows this festive season
6 La Bola Negra (review): Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s film is an ode to LGBTQ+ resilience, both historical and contemporary
7 The Great British Theatres Awards, organised by Theatres Trust, announce the winners of the inaugural awards at a star-studded ceremony
8 Wild Horse Nine (review): Anchoring this funny, poignant mix of gallows humour and rumination is John Malkovich’s best performance in years
9 TV Choice: From tropical seas to open oceans and the deep, Blue Planet III on BBC One ventures deeper beneath the waves than ever before
10 Wicker (review): Fischer and Wilson’s film dilutes its strengths with passive protagonists, and storytelling as flaunting as it is meandering
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