Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance Rock Out (Sheffield DocFest) review – a mighty mixtape of queer musical history that is both mindful and momentous by Neil Baker 25th June 2025
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 The Holdovers (review) – a cinematic treasure that deserves to be savoured like a fine wine by Neil Baker 31st December 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ All of Us Strangers (BFI London Film Festival) review – Haigh unlocks our memories and bathes us in the eternal power of love by Neil Baker 21st October 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Saltburn (review) – BFI London Film Festival – a wickedly sharp, proudly queer and gloriously decadent film by Neil Baker 12th October 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
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Weird Science (1985) rewind review – Hughes’s movie understands the teenage male mind better than it is given credit for by Neil Baker 4th May 2023
Film and Television Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (review) – a funny, immersive and genuinely heartfelt finale by Calum Cooper 2nd May 2023
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind River Phoenix: The boy, the man and the movies by Neil Baker 21st February 2023
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind Love Sucks! and these fifteen movies prove it! by Neil Baker 5th February 2023
1 The finalists have been announced for the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards, taking place in London this November
2 Queer Theatre is auctioning a Star Trek: Picard script belonging to Marina Sirtis, with all proceeds supporting LGBTQIA+ theatre-makers
3 A Tale of Two Cities (review): After 90 years, Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud’s adaptation finally comes to life on stage
4 TV Choice: Break Clause – Moving on is hard, moving out is even harder in Jess Bray’s new Channel 4 comedy/drama
5 Sense and Sensibility (review) – Oakley and Reid’s adaptation flourishes with vivid visuals and ebullient performances
6 Premature (review): Kevin Walls’ debut feature is rough around the edges, but its sincerity and thematic observations are easy to admire
7 Shrimp Fried Rice (review) – sizzling, satisfying and scrumptious, Dylan Pun’s salty-sweet short film is now streaming on YouTube
8 The Children (review) – Kirkwood’s exploration of social responsibility raises a deeply personal question: What would I do?
9 TV Choice: Tantalising temptations or collective sacrifice to win the game? Tempting Fortune returns to Channel 4 for a third series
10 TV Choice: Adventure, beauty, jeopardy and unforgettable characters as Simon Reeve returns to the Wilderness on BBC Two
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