Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Griffin in Summer (Tribeca) review – a heartwarming, honest and hilarious portrait of a highly strung boy’s first crush by Neil Baker 10th June 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Riley (BFI Flare) review – Benjamin Howard’s feature debut scores a winning touchdown by Neil Baker 13th March 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Comme le feu (Who by Fire) Berlinale Review – teenage dreams evaporate under the weight and pressure of a toxic adult world by Neil Baker 27th February 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Fellow Travelers (Showtime / Paramount+) – live episode blog by Neil Baker 29th October 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Fingernails (BFI London Film Festival) review – Nikou asks us to explore the true nature of love and attraction by Neil Baker 9th October 2023
Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Passages (review) – Sachs holds a mirror to the complexity of human sexuality and relationships by Neil Baker 13th September 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Past Lives (review) – Celine Song’s stunning debut holds you tight and doesn’t let go by Calum Cooper 11th September 2023
Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Lie With Me – Olivier Peyon discusses adaptations, secrets, father-son relationships, and healing by Neil Baker 8th August 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films Cinéorama BFI Flare 2023: Quick Read Reviews by Neil Baker 26th March 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Chrissy Judy (BFI Flare) review – a unique exploration of the queer friendships we hold dear by Neil Baker 24th March 2023
1 Her Worm (review) – a deliciously dark, lovingly crafted short film that asks us all to reflect on the real parasites in our midst
2 Blue Film: Elliot Tuttle on his provocative, nuanced, artistically ambitious exploration of trauma, memory, identity and guilt
4 Leviticus: The true horror of religious fundamentalism, conversion practices and community oppression
5 Berlinale Generation at 50: The Crystal Bears are to take centre stage at the Berlinale Palast in 2027
6 Bad Karaoke (FrightFest) review – Lightbody and Steinmiller Jr.’s fabulously fun popcorn horror hits all the right notes
7 Vleesdag (Meat Kills) FrightFest review – Smits’ slaughterhouse horror refuses to play by the established rules
8 Ithaqua (FrightFest) review – a rush to action shatters much of the tension and horror of the opening act in Walker’s movie
9 The Brook (FrightFest) review: Paul Stainthorpe’s first blood feature is an ambitious, smart, atmospheric, and engaging small-town mystery
10 TV Choice: Mia-Kate Russell’s sapphic revenge slasher, Penny Lane is Dead, streaming on Shudder, delivers one hell of a sucker punch
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