Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Iván & Hadoum (BFI London Film Festival) review: Ian de la Rosa’s sun-drenched love story is tender, real and organic in construction by Neil Baker 13th October 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films Geronto (review): Sherwood and Pluck’s short film is a poignant, beautiful and powerful exploration of age-difference intimacy by Neil Baker 15th August 2026
Editors' Choice·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre Pride (review) – while there is much to love in this National Theatre musical adaptation, there is also something profoundly missing by Emma Duffy 4th August 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Christopher Sherwood and Mark Pluck’s Geronto will receive its European premiere at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival by Neil Baker 3rd July 2026
LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre Ashcon Rahmani and Rebecca Trehearn to star in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, the 10th Anniversary Tour by Neil Baker 19th June 2026
Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Cactus Pears (review) – a triumph of naturalistic storytelling that struggles to hold the screen in its lighter moments by Oscar Aitchison 18th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind Saved! (2004) rewind review – Dannelly’s movie is razor sharp in its humour, yet tender in its exploration of love, faith and community by Neil Baker 14th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films Rose’s House (Sheffield DocFest) review – a historical and contemporary celebration of community, resilience, transformation and change by Neil Baker 13th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind Hormonal Highs – six hot and heavy films that take us from a dance floor in New York to an isolated Blue Lagoon by Neil Baker 8th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ TV Choice: Tip Toe – Russell T Davies discusses culture wars, intolerance and the need for us to face a growing darkness in our society by Neil Baker 1st June 2026
1 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
2 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
3 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
4 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
5 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
6 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
7 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
8 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
9 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
10 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
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