Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film and TV News·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Rewind Rip It Up: A UK-wide season of film, TV and events celebrating 75 years of youth culture presented by BFI Film Audience Network by Neil Baker 1st May 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·Music and Dance Broken English (BFI London Film Festival) review – Forsyth and Pollard honour Faithfull’s rebellious spirit and unbridled talent by Neil Baker 23rd October 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Rose of Nevada (BFI London Film Festival) review – Jenkin’s ominous and puzzling, yet deeply resonant picture is an engrossing watch by Calum Cooper 16th October 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews Revenge, rebellion and oppression in The Nightingale and True History of the Kelly Gang by Neil Baker 8th February 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·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·Film Reviews A Guide to Second Date Sex (review) – Hiron delves into the complexity, anxiety, messiness, and hormonal world of ‘the date’ by Neil Baker 21st April 2020
Film and Television·Film Reviews True History of the Kelly Gang (review) – the hormonal energy of rebellion in a brutal new world by Neil Baker 22nd February 2020
Film and Television·Film Reviews 1917 (review) – engulfs the audience in a breathless journey of fear, bravery and eroding innocence by Neil Baker 12th January 2020
1 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
2 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
3 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
4 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
5 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
6 Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed? 19th July 2026
7 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
8 Royal Court Young Playwrights Award 2026 – less like a competition and more like an investment in the future of British theatre 18th July 2026
9 The Last First Time (review) – an uncompromising and intoxicating portrait of first sex, infatuation, queer joy and escape 17th July 2026
10 FrightFest announces its programme for the 27th edition of the UK’s leading horror & fantasy film festival 16th July 2026
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