Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Studio One Forever (Outfest) review – a love letter to a temple of gay freedom and dance by Neil Baker 19th July 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·Rewind·Rewind Reviews Edward II (1991) rewind review – Jarman’s film is bathed in homoerotic visuals as it takes us down an unconventional narrative path by Neil Baker 3rd June 2023
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·Rewind·Rewind Reviews Kings & Queens – a coronation-worthy collection of movies and shows by Neil Baker 6th May 2023
Film and Television·Film and TV News·TV Shardlake (Disney+) – Arthur Hughes, Sean Bean and Anthony Boyle to star in the new Disney + Tudor murder mystery by Neil Baker 31st March 2023
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·TV George Michael: Outed (Channel 4) review – a blatantly homophobic media circus and a pop star who wasn’t willing to let them win by Neil Baker 10th March 2023
Film and Television·Film Reviews Big Boys Don’t Cry – a powerful exploration of historical institutional abuse by Neil Baker 5th September 2022
Film and Television·TV Five Days at Memorial (Apple TV+) review – a tough, gritty, and urgent drama that offers no tidy conclusions by Neil Baker 15th August 2022
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·TV AIDS: The Unheard Tapes (BBC iPlayer) review – oral histories of bravery, community resilience and hope by Neil Baker 29th July 2022
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993) rewind review – a rip-roaring adventure that never shies away from the darkness of Twain’s work by Neil Baker 30th June 2022
Film and Television·Film and TV News·TV Prehistoric Planet: Apple TV+ takes you back in time for an epic natural history series by Neil Baker 17th May 2022
1 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
2 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
3 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
4 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
5 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
6 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
7 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
8 Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed? 19th July 2026
9 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
10 Royal Court Young Playwrights Award 2026 – less like a competition and more like an investment in the future of British theatre 18th July 2026
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