Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Wandering Heart (NQV Media) review – five short films exploring the wanderer born of love, separation, oppression or choice by Neil Baker 26th May 2026
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films Upon Her Lips: Kiss Me (NQV Media) review – a thoughtful and eclectic mix of short stories exploring love by Neil Baker 10th May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Where To? (Berlinale) review – an assured and poignant exploration of repressed and intergenerational trauma by Neil Baker 20th February 2026
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Wild Youth (NQV Media) review – five short films exploring place, passion and personal courage by Neil Baker 26th January 2026
Theatre Salomé (review) – a visually stunning spectacle that never quite captures the power of Wilde’s words by Neil Baker 1st October 2025
Theatre Gesher Theatre presents Oscar Wilde’s Salome at the Theatre Royal Haymarket this Autumn by Neil Baker 11th July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television TV Choice: Showtrial, Alma’s Not Normal, Surviving October 7th, One Day in Gaza on BBC iPlayer by Neil Baker 6th October 2024
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Fleeting Glances (NQV Media) – the random moments, meetings and connections that shape our hopes and desires by Neil Baker 4th June 2022
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films Upon Her Lips: Heartbeats (NQV Media) review – life can be complicated, and our relationships with others even more so by Neil Baker 4th July 2021
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films Upon Her Lips: Pure Feels (NQV Media) review – a delightful, fascinating and engaging collection of female short films by Neil Baker 23rd April 2021
1 Wildwood (review): Laika returns with a riveting and utterly spellbinding feast for the eyes and mind
2 TV Choice: Enjoy a bubbling cauldron full of scary films, TV terrors, and spooky sounds on BBC iPlayer and Sounds this Halloween
3 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
4 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
5 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
6 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
7 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
8 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
9 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
10 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
Follow Us