Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Hope is a Word (Sheffield DocFest) review – a collective fight for change, rich with poetry, power, and personal stories by Daisy Grace Greetham 20th June 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Rosebush Pruning (Berlinale) review – Aïnouz delights in exploring the writhing bed of maggots behind a facade of wealth and beauty by Neil Baker 19th February 2026
Film and Television·Film Reviews·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
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ The Holy Boy (BFI London Film Festival) review – a fierce, formidable, and heartbreaking coming-of-age horror by Neil Baker 11th October 2025
Film and Television·Film and TV News Bertha Doc House presents the second Italian Doc Season this January by Neil Baker 16th January 2024
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ L’immensità (rent or buy) review – a tender, bold and fantastical portrait of transformation within a family facing crisis by Neil Baker 10th August 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and TV News Venice Film Festival returns to London for a second edition of Venice to London by Neil Baker 4th January 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·Short Films The Dependent Variables (Short Film) – the joy, uncertainty, longing and passion of a gentle and tentative sexual awakening by Neil Baker 5th October 2022
Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews Il Sorpasso (1962) – an energetic and lively ode to a changing Italy by Agnes Sajti 17th July 2022
Film and Television·Film Reviews·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
1 Shanay Holmes Live at Cadogan Hall (review): a liquid-gold voice, a world-class orchestra and a night of musical wonder, emotion, and love 12th July 2026
2 Lady Macbeth Was Never A Girl (review) – McBride and Dart’s film is a soft and thoughtful expression of shifting gender identity 11th July 2026
3 West End star Shanay Holmes announces the release of her debut studio album, Becoming, ahead of her live concert at Cadogan Hall 10th July 2026
4 Fright Night (1985) rewind review: Holland’s movie is one of the finest comedy-horror films ever to grace the silver screen 9th July 2026
5 Tubi has been announced as the 2026 headline sponsor for FrightFest, the UK’s premier horror film festival 7th July 2026
6 The Swimmer (1968) rewind review – a searing-hot suburban odyssey to watch this summer 6th July 2026
7 A DoL House (review) – Watson and Norris ask where protection ends and control begins in this powerful social drama 5th July 2026
8 Christopher Sherwood and Mark Pluck’s Geronto will receive its European premiere at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival 3rd July 2026
9 Fantasia International Film Festival celebrates its 30th Edition with a stellar selection of features, workshops, events and shorts 3rd July 2026
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