Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Out Laws (BFI Flare) review – a thoughtful, urgent, and personal journey into colonial legacy, human rights, and history by Neil Baker 29th March 2026
Editors' Choice·Music and Dance HELP(2) album review – War Child Records’ sequel album is a beautiful and urgent call for change by Daisy Grace Greetham 15th March 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews The Seed of the Sacred Fig (review) – a riveting political drama as radical as it is suspenseful by Calum Cooper 12th February 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·Music and Dance·Theatre·Theatre Reviews Message in a Bottle (review) – Sadler’s Wells awe-inspiring and urgent production comes to UK cinemas by Neil Baker 26th May 2024
Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews Cry, the Beloved Country (1951) – a defiant cry for human rights and an end to oppression by Neil Baker 1st October 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·Short Films BFI Flare 2023: Quick Read Reviews by Neil Baker 26th March 2023
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·TV and Streaming Reviews Flee (review) – a stunning, emotional and urgent conversation on human rights by Neil Baker 12th February 2022
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Cured (BFI Flare) review – an urgent and timely documentary exploring psychology’s darker corners by Neil Baker 17th March 2021
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·TV and Streaming Reviews It’s a Sin (Channel 4) – Stream It or Skip It by Neil Baker 23rd January 2021
Film and Television·Film Reviews·TV and Streaming Reviews Narratives of Modern Genocide (Prime Video) – Stream It or Skip It by Neil Baker 17th January 2021
1 Barrio Triste (SXSW London) review – Stillz’s debut feature leaves you both breathless and disoriented as the credits roll 6th June 2026
2 Sad Girlz (Tribeca Festival) review – Tovar’s Double Berlinale Winner is a stunning reflection of girlhood and trauma 6th June 2026
3 Verse (Tribeca Festival) review – Noam Argov explores the interface between our online and offline worlds in this urgent and timely short film 6th June 2026
4 DISC (Tribeca Festival) review – Blake Rice’s one-night stand short is as acidically sweet as a lemon dipped in sugar 6th June 2026
5 Tip Toe (Channel 4) – Russell T Davies discusses culture wars, intolerance and the need for us to face a growing darkness in our society 1st June 2026
6 Kraken (review) – Pål Øie’s creature feature eco-horror wraps its tentacles tightly around you and doesn’t let you go 31st May 2026
7 Sting is to star in a newly adapted version of his musical The Last Ship at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane 31st May 2026
8 The Ginger Snaps Trilogy from Second Sight Films (rewind review) – the monstrous cult classics in one brand new Blu-ray collection 30th May 2026
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