Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films New venues and an opening night under the stars, the 28th OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival announces its programme by Neil Baker 27th March 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Accidental Friends (Amici per caso) OUTshine review – Nardari’s movie may be colourful and warm, but it is also lazy and confused by Neil Baker 27th April 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Blue for a Boy (Azul de niño) OUTshine Review – Guardans’ debut feature is a darkly comic treat by Neil Baker 24th April 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Went Up the Hill (OUTshine) review – a ghost story centred around two fractured but beating hearts by Neil Baker 20th April 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Fine Young Men (Hombres Íntegros) OUTshine Review – a powerful exploration of homophobia, hyper-masculinity and toxic privilege by Neil Baker 18th April 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ OUTshine announces the dates for its 42nd edition and previews a selection of the featured films by Neil Baker 12th September 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
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ The Schoolmaster Games (OUTShine) review – a tangle of conflicting and problematic themes from the outset by Neil Baker 25th April 2022
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Homebody (OUTShine) review – a child-centred exploration of what it means to be free to explore and learn without adult judgement by Neil Baker 24th April 2022
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Make Me Famous (OUTshine) review – who was Edward Brezinski? by Neil Baker 23rd April 2022
1 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
2 Coward (BFI London Film Festival) review: Achingly beautiful and deeply intimate, this is Lukas Dhont’s best film to date
3 Whalefall (review): Austin Abrams is swallowed whole by a sperm whale in a bizarre rather than exciting survival movie
4 TV Choice: Brad Caleb Kane breathes new life into the Friday the 13th franchise this Halloween as we return to Crystal Lake
5 Iván & Hadoum (BFI London Film Festival) review: Ian de la Rosa’s sun-drenched love story is tender, real and organic in construction
6 Nightborn (BFI London Film Festival) review: Hanna Bergholm’s movie revels in wince-inducing horror, leaving the audience squirming
7 These Violent Delights (review): Hampson and Sansom’s passionate take on Romeo and Juliet marks the arrival of a new generation
8 Stolen Memories (BFI London Film Festival) review: Davidsen’s film isn’t afraid to tackle knotty discussions on the reliability of memory
9 Ketticè (BFI London Film Festival) review: Tortorici’s film rejects all rules and forges its own path, just like the teens it follows
10 Franz & Marie (review): Howard and Oakley’s poignant tragedy comes to life through folk music and performance
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