Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Firebird (BFI Flare) review – Rebane’s film exudes style, emotion and tenderness by Neil Baker 18th March 2021
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Cured (BFI Flare) review – an urgent and timely documentary exploring psychology’s darker corners by Neil Baker 17th March 2021
Film and Television Judas and the Black Messiah (review) – a complex interrogation of identity, community and the power of a voice in building a movement by Sabastian Astley 14th February 2021
Film and Television·LGBTQ+ The Capote Tapes (review) – Truman pops the celebrity bubble he adored and despised in equal measure by Neil Baker 24th January 2021
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
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Fanny Lye Deliver’d (review) – the shackles of religion and control are shattered in Clay’s fourth film, 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
1 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
2 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
3 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
4 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
5 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
6 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
7 Coward (BFI London Film Festival) review: Achingly beautiful and deeply intimate, this is Lukas Dhont’s best film to date
8 Whalefall (review): Austin Abrams is swallowed whole by a sperm whale in a bizarre rather than exciting survival movie
9 TV Choice: Brad Caleb Kane breathes new life into the Friday the 13th franchise this Halloween as we return to Crystal Lake
10 Iván & Hadoum (BFI London Film Festival) review: Ian de la Rosa’s sun-drenched love story is tender, real and organic in construction
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