Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre Edinburgh Fringe 2026 Guide (Volume Two) by Neil Baker 3rd July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind Hormonal Highs – six hot and heavy films that take us from a dance floor in New York to an isolated Blue Lagoon by Neil Baker 8th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Naughty Boys (NQV Media) review – an unmissable selection box of globetrotting cinematic treats by Neil Baker 6th April 2026
LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre New Wave musical Smalltown Boy will hold a West End industry presentation as it takes a further step toward commercial production by Neil Baker 26th February 2026
Music and Dance·Theatre Sadiq Ali Company to stage Tell Me – a powerful new circus and dance show reimagining the HIV narrative by Neil Baker 20th November 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind Buddies and It’s a Sin: Humanity in the face of adversity by Neil Baker 17th May 2025
Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (review) – a fascinating and emotional exploration of a Hollywood great by Neil Baker 23rd October 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Studio One Forever (Outfest) review – a love letter to a temple of gay freedom and dance by Neil Baker 19th July 2023
Film and Television·LGBTQ+ AIDS: The Unheard Tapes (BBC iPlayer) review – oral histories of bravery, community resilience and hope by Neil Baker 29th July 2022
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance Ailey (review) – a delicate, vibrant, yet incomplete portrait of a dancing genius by Neil Baker 31st December 2021
1 The Mortuary Assistant (review) – Jeremiah Kipp’s horror game adaptation juggles supernatural terror and psychological torment 27th July 2026
2 The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China 25th July 2026
3 Robota (review) – the Schwarzman Centre reimagines Čapek’s classic in examining what it means to be human in the age of AI 25th July 2026
4 Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year 24th July 2026
5 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
6 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
7 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
8 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
9 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
10 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
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