Film and Television·GALECA Dorian Awards·LGBTQ+·TV Heated Rivalry, Hacks, Pluribus, The Pitt and Half Man Lead LGBTQ+ Critics’ Dorian TV Award Nominations by Neil Baker 18th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Mickey 17 (Berlinale Review) – Bong Joon Ho’s science fiction spectacle takes aim at events much closer to home by Neil Baker 20th February 2025
Film and Television·GALECA Dorian Awards·LGBTQ+ Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers wins Film of the Year at the 15th Dorian Film Awards, voted for by GALECA Members by Neil Baker 26th February 2024
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Poor Things (BFI London Film Festival) review – mesmerises with its witty writing, assured direction and immaculate visuals by Calum Cooper 19th October 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and TV News Film4 celebrate success as Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things wins the Golden Lion prize at the 80th Venice International Film Festival by Neil Baker 15th September 2023
Film and Television·Film Reviews Dark Waters (review) – a stunning dissection of corporate greed and corruption by Neil Baker 1st March 2020
1 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
2 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
3 Blue Mist (UK Tour) review – Who has the authority to define another person’s story? And who decides what counts as an “authentic voice?” 21st July 2026
4 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
5 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
6 Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed? 19th July 2026
7 Pimple (Fantasia Film Festival) review – Alle’s story of a toxic pimple, a sebum monster and bullies about to meet a sticky end is a delight 19th July 2026
8 Royal Court Young Playwrights Award 2026 – less like a competition and more like an investment in the future of British theatre 18th July 2026
9 The Last First Time (review) – an uncompromising and intoxicating portrait of first sex, infatuation, queer joy and escape 17th July 2026
10 FrightFest announces its programme for the 27th edition of the UK’s leading horror & fantasy film festival 16th July 2026
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