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 The Sheep Detectives (review) – Kyle Balda’s tale of a fearless flock of out-to-pasture detectives is full of humour and heart by Calum Cooper 8th May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Hokum (review) – an atmospheric meditation on the destabilising nature of guilt and greed by Calum Cooper 2nd May 2026
Editors' Choice·LGBTQ+·Theatre Critically acclaimed Fringe hit Don’t Tell Dad about Diana brings ’90s Dublin, drag and Princess Diana to Underbelly Soho by Neil Baker 20th April 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Clodagh (short film) Tribeca Review – a beautiful and poignant sixteen-minute drama by Neil Baker 31st May 2024
Film and Television Boys from County Hell (review) – with dark humour and jump scares galore, Baugh’s movie is a gory and wickedly entertaining treat by Neil Baker 2nd August 2021
Film and Television The Winter Lake (review) – secrets bubble under the surface of Phil Sheerin’s atmospheric thriller by Neil Baker 2nd March 2021
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Hide and Seek (NQV Media) review – How much of ourselves do we show to others? And how much do we keep locked away? by Neil Baker 7th February 2021
Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Dating Amber (Prime Video) – Stream It or Skip It by Neil Baker 4th June 2020
Film and Television End of Sentence (review) – Adalsteins understands just how deep many men attempt to bury past pain by Neil Baker 24th May 2020
1 Tuner (Quick Read) review – Daniel Roher’s crime-thriller hits all the right notes in all the right places 31st July 2026
2 BBC Two and iPlayer celebrate writer-directors with a season of BBC-backed film premieres 31st July 2026
3 Tunnels: Sun in the Dark (Fantasia Film Festival) review – an immersive, subterranean war drama lost in its own labyrinth 30th July 2026
4 Billy Liar (1963) rewind review – Schlesinger’s truly stunning coming-of-age film continues to speak to the experiences of young people today 29th July 2026
5 The Mortuary Assistant (review) – Jeremiah Kipp’s horror game adaptation juggles supernatural terror and psychological torment 27th July 2026
6 The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China 25th July 2026
7 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
8 Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year 24th July 2026
9 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
10 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
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