Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Bitter Sweet (NQV Media) review – a hauntingly beautiful tapestry of bittersweet beginnings and endings by Neil Baker 16th November 2024
Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Shadows in Mind (review) – Schwab’s film soars above the limitations of its small budget by Neil Baker 2nd September 2024
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Dirty Bad Wrong (short film) Fantasia Review – how far would you go for those you love? by Neil Baker 31st July 2024
Film and Television·Rewind That Cold Day in the Park (1969) rewind review – an innocent game quickly morphs into a psychodrama, then horror by Neil Baker 30th July 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Sebastian (review) – Mikko Mäkelä’s fearless exploration of sex and artistic immersion is bold, enthralling and enticing by Neil Baker 5th July 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ National Anthem (raindance) review – a bittersweet celebration of found family, diversity, hope and love by Neil Baker 1st July 2024
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Dirty Towel (short film) Tribeca Review – a short, salient and sensitive exploration of sexual shame by Neil Baker 8th June 2024
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Some Kind of Paradise (short film) Tribeca Review – one person can change your world in an instant by Neil Baker 29th May 2024
Film and Television Lazareth (review) – Tibaldi’s pandemic thriller quickly loses its way by Neil Baker 12th May 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Challengers (review) – game, set, and match to Luca Guadagnino by Sabastian Astley 24th April 2024
1 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
2 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
3 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
4 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
5 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
6 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
7 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
8 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
9 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
10 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
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