Editors' Choice·Film and Television The Seed of the Sacred Fig (review): This riveting political drama is as radical as it is suspenseful by Calum Cooper 12th February 2025
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind Coming of age under the heat of a midsummer sun in Cocoon and My First Summer by Neil Baker 26th January 2025
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Boy Trouble (NQV Media) review – four short films that explore the ground-shaking power of a single encounter by Neil Baker 9th April 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Sergio Rigoletto looks back at the film highlights, politics and protests of Berlinale 2024 by Sergio Rigoletto 1st April 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Baldiga – Unlocked Heart (Berlinale) review – the artistic drive, life and love of a man who defied conventions by Neil Baker 25th February 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Risk Appeal (NQV Media) review – five short film exploring risk, reward and regret by Neil Baker 12th January 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate (Netflix) review – a powerful, emotional and urgent exploration of our shared LGBTQ+ history by Neil Baker 4th November 2023
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Shadows on Skin (NQV Media) review – four sizzling films exploring male sex and desire by Neil Baker 1st March 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Retreat (review) – a claustrophobic and visually stunning exploration of survival and fear by Neil Baker 28th January 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Sink your teeth into five unmissable vampire movies for Halloween night by Neil Baker 29th October 2022
1 TV Choice: Enjoy a bubbling cauldron full of scary films, TV terrors, and spooky sounds on BBC iPlayer and Sounds this Halloween
2 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
3 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
4 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
5 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
6 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
7 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
8 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
9 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
10 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
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