Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ It’s a Sin (Channel 4) review: a heartbreaking, urgent, joyous, and emotional masterpiece by Neil Baker 23rd January 2021
Film and Television Narratives of Modern Genocide (Prime Video) – Stream It or Skip It by Neil Baker 17th January 2021
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Shadow Country (BFI London Film Festival) review – an intricate portrait of human fragility and community segregation by Neil Baker 5th October 2020
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Keith Haring: Street Art Boy (Sheffield DocFest) review – when does art become political activism, and when does political activism become art? by Neil Baker 26th June 2020
Film and Television Fanny Lye Deliver’d (review) – the shackles of religion and control shattered, only to be forged anew by Neil Baker 26th June 2020
Film and Television 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 The Nightingale (review) – a gut-wrenching journey into the horrors of colonialism by Neil Baker 30th November 2019
Film and Television The Irishman (review) – the artistry and spectacle of this epic feel somewhat watered down by a straight-to-streaming release by Neil Baker 27th November 2019
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The King (BFI London Film Festival) review – Michôd’s film isn’t perfect, but it does open the door to Shakespeare for a new generation by Neil Baker 6th October 2019
2 Leviticus: The true horror of religious fundamentalism, conversion practices and community oppression
3 Berlinale Generation at 50: The Crystal Bears are to take centre stage at the Berlinale Palast in 2027
4 Bad Karaoke (FrightFest) review – Lightbody and Steinmiller Jr.’s fabulously fun popcorn horror hits all the right notes
5 Vleesdag (Meat Kills) FrightFest review – Smits’ slaughterhouse horror refuses to play by the established rules
6 Ithaqua (FrightFest) review – a rush to action shatters much of the tension and horror of the opening act in Walker’s movie
7 The Brook (FrightFest) review: Paul Stainthorpe’s first blood feature is an ambitious, smart, atmospheric, and engaging small-town mystery
8 TV Choice: Mia-Kate Russell’s sapphic revenge slasher, Penny Lane is Dead, streaming on Shudder, delivers one hell of a sucker punch
9 Great films live forever with Studiocanal Classics, from restored theatrical re-releases to unmissable home entertainment favourites
10 Colony (FrightFest) review – a taut atmosphere and a palpable urgency make for a gripping, if rather generic, zombie horror
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