Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films New Queer Visions: The Last Days of Innocence (NQV Media) – a series of young lives are changed forever without warning by Neil Baker 27th December 2021
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The French Boys Quadrilogy (NQV Media) review – four stunning volumes of French short films by Neil Baker 8th December 2021
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Less Than Zero (1987) rewind review – Marek Kanievska dissects ’80s wealth, privilege and addiction by Neil Baker 3rd December 2021
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Lady in White (1988) rewind review: Horror is a human creation, not a supernatural one by Neil Baker 31st October 2021
Film and Television Antlers (review) – a deep dive into the horror of abuse and its perpetuating cycle of trauma by Neil Baker 28th October 2021
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Playground (BFI London Film Festival) review – Wandel’s debut feature is an immersive and compelling cinematic experience by Neil Baker 12th October 2021
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Brother’s Keeper (BFI London Film Festival) review – a haunting story of oppression, neglect and control by Neil Baker 8th October 2021
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975): Pasolini forces us to face the inherent darkness of the human condition by Neil Baker 4th October 2021
Film and Television·LGBTQ+ A Wake (review) – for a movie about homophobia and suicide, the ending is not only misguided but unforgivable by Neil Baker 4th September 2021
Film and Television·NQV Short Films·Short Films Boys Feels: I love trouble (NQV Media) review – five short films exploring the turbulence of adolescence by Neil Baker 14th August 2021
1 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
2 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
3 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
4 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
5 Coward (BFI London Film Festival) review: Achingly beautiful and deeply intimate, this is Lukas Dhont’s best film to date
6 Whalefall (review): Austin Abrams is swallowed whole by a sperm whale in a bizarre rather than exciting survival movie
7 TV Choice: Brad Caleb Kane breathes new life into the Friday the 13th franchise this Halloween as we return to Crystal Lake
8 Iván & Hadoum (BFI London Film Festival) review: Ian de la Rosa’s sun-drenched love story is tender, real and organic in construction
9 Nightborn (BFI London Film Festival) review: Hanna Bergholm’s movie revels in wince-inducing horror, leaving the audience squirming
10 These Violent Delights (review): Hampson and Sansom’s passionate take on Romeo and Juliet marks the arrival of a new generation
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