Music and Dance·Theatre Franz & Marie (review): Howard and Oakley’s poignant tragedy comes to life through folk music and performance by Jane Jung 12th October 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Ithaqua (FrightFest) review – a rush to action shatters much of the tension and horror of the opening act in Walker’s movie by Zachary Thompson 30th August 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable by Neil Baker 23rd July 2026
Music and Dance Richard Neuberg shares the single ‘Saltwater’ and announces his debut solo album ‘The Vine’ by Neil Baker 6th March 2026
LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre First look rehearsal images released for the major new folk musical Ballad Lines at the Southwark Playhouse (Elephant) by Neil Baker 3rd January 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance TV Choice: Your guide to The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 on BBC One, iPlayer and BBC Radio 2 by Neil Baker 3rd May 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Music and Dance A Complete Unknown (review) – engaging, elegant and alluring yet somewhat pedestrian by Calum Cooper 12th January 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television They’re Outside (FrightFest 2020 review) – despite the tiny budget moments of tension are perfectly crafted by Neil Baker 29th August 2020
1 Iván & Hadoum (BFI London Film Festival) review: Ian de la Rosa’s sun-drenched love story is tender, real and organic in construction
2 Nightborn (BFI London Film Festival) review: Hanna Bergholm’s movie revels in wince-inducing horror, leaving the audience squirming
3 These Violent Delights (review): Hampson and Sansom’s passionate take on Romeo and Juliet marks the arrival of a new generation
4 Stolen Memories (BFI London Film Festival) review: Davidsen’s film isn’t afraid to tackle knotty discussions on the reliability of memory
5 Ketticè (BFI London Film Festival) review: Tortorici’s film rejects all rules and forges its own path, just like the teens it follows
6 Franz & Marie (review): Howard and Oakley’s poignant tragedy comes to life through folk music and performance
7 Elsinore (BFI London Film Festival) review: Scott’s powerful performance drives Stone’s exquisite story of Charleson’s Hamlet
8 The Social Reckoning (review): Sorkin’s film is rightfully furious about where we are and where we’re going, but it lacks dramatic punch
9 The Devil Is in Me (BFI London Film Festival) review – Salisbury’s timeless exploration of teenage rebellion is wickedly sharp
10 Bundle (BFI London Film Festival) review – a young man’s world collapses into a suffocating nightmare of no escape in Milillo’s powerful short
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