Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ BBC Two and iPlayer celebrate writer-directors with a season of BBC-backed film premieres by Neil Baker 31st July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Pillion (BFI London Film Festival) review – Lighton’s spunky feature directorial debut is full of humour, horniness and heart by Neil Baker 24th October 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light premieres on Sunday, November 10 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer by Neil Baker 1st November 2024
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind Kings & Queens – a coronation-worthy collection of movies and shows by Neil Baker 6th May 2023
Film and Television The Devil All the Time (Netflix) review – grit, dirt, and sweat jump off the screen in this dark Southern Gothic horror by Neil Baker 17th September 2020
1 Geronto (review) – Sherwood and Pluck’s short film is a poignant, beautiful and powerful exploration of age-difference intimacy 15th August 2026
2 Holy Days (review) – stale comedy and recycled road movie plot beats hold back Boltt’s film from reaching its full potential 13th August 2026
3 TV Choice: Live from London, Saturday Night Live returns for a second series this September on Sky and Now 12th August 2026
4 MUBI has released first-look images for Andrew Haigh’s highly anticipated feature, A Long Winter, based on the short story by Colm Tóibín 11th August 2026
5 Talawa and RADA announce David Harewood OBE as keynote speaker for the inaugural Mona Hammond Annual Lecture Series 11th August 2026
6 Harbinger (review) – ultimately dead on arrival, James Crow’s movie is overworked aesthetically and underworked everywhere else 11th August 2026
7 Language of Joe and Cho (Camden Fringe) review – a debut that leaves us looking forward to what Donghyun Lim creates next 10th August 2026
8 Blossoming (Locarno Film Festival) review – an intimate portrait of three generations of women 10th August 2026
9 TV Choice: Antosca, Spielberg and Scorsese’s new adaptation of Cape Fear for Apple TV is a masterclass in tension and fear 8th August 2026
10 The Summer Book (review) – stubborn to a fault in its metaphorical methodology, yet eloquent, thought-provoking and poignant 7th August 2026
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