Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre·Theatre News Edinburgh Fringe 2026 Guide (Volume Two) by Neil Baker 3rd July 2026
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+ Jimpa (review) – Sophie Hyde’s movie never finds its dramatic, historical or contemporary queer voice by Neil Baker 12th May 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film Reviews Truly Naked (Berlinale) review – d’Ansembourg’s film is daring and explicit, yet always sensitive in its complex discourse by Neil Baker 19th February 2026
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films·TV and Streaming Reviews The Male Gaze: Secrets and Lies (NQV Media) review – six sizzling short films exploring secrets, lies, love and friendship by Neil Baker 8th September 2025
Film and Television·Film Reviews·NQV Short Films·Short Films Boys Feels: Stand By Me (NQV Media) review – the need for a companion, friend or brother when the pressures of adolescence descend by Neil Baker 21st November 2022
Film and Television·Film Reviews·Rewind·Rewind Reviews The Vanishing (1988) rewind review – Sluizer’s story slowly builds its visceral terror in one of the greatest thrillers ever made by Agnes Sajti 22nd October 2021
Film and Television·Film Reviews·NQV Short Films·Short Films·TV and Streaming Reviews Boys Feels: I love trouble (NQV Media) review – five short films exploring the turbulence of adolescence by Neil Baker 14th August 2021
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films·TV and Streaming Reviews The Dutch Boys (NQV Media) review – a rich and complex tapestry of short stories by Neil Baker 12th May 2021
Film and Television·Film Reviews·NQV Short Films·Short Films·TV and Streaming Reviews Boys Feels: Desire in the Dark (NQV Media) – an array of short films wrapped in themes of secrecy, repression, and hidden desire by Neil Baker 15th February 2021
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·NQV Short Films·Short Films·TV and Streaming Reviews Boys Feels: High Tide (NQV Media) review – four stunning films take us back to the memories that helped define us as we grew into men by Neil Baker 10th January 2021
1 A DoL House (review) – Watson and Norris ask where protection ends and control begins in this powerful social drama 5th July 2026
2 Christopher Sherwood and Mark Pluck’s Geronto will receive its European premiere at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival 3rd July 2026
3 Fantasia International Film Festival celebrates its 30th Edition with a stellar selection of features, workshops, events and shorts 3rd July 2026
5 Shoot the People (review) – a reflective documentary that places Misan Harriman in front of the camera 1st July 2026
6 The Invite (review) – Olivia Wilde’s uproarious film is as quick-witted and heartfelt as it is deliberately uncomfortable 28th June 2026
7 A Private Life (review) – an intriguing, albeit scattershot, thriller with atmosphere and empathy in abundance 26th June 2026
8 RA Summer Exhibition 2026 (review) – Ryan Gander brings wit, whimsy and connection to the Royal Academy of Arts this season 26th June 2026
10 Supergirl (review) – Millie Alcock shines in an otherwise shaky continuation of James Gunn’s DCU 24th June 2026
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