Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Rialto (BFI London Film Festival) review – a story of mutual support and therapy at a price, as secrets are brought into the light by Neil Baker 1st October 2019
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Men of Hard Skin (BFI Flare 2019) review – sex, abuse and control against a backdrop of community acceptance and lies by Neil Baker 25th March 2019
Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Sauvage (review) – a tough, uncompromising, and at times deeply uncomfortable portrait of sex work, addiction, and connection by Neil Baker 1st March 2019
Film and Television·Rewind Addiction on Film – the socio-economic divides present between Beautiful Boy (2018) and The Basketball Diaries (1995) by Neil Baker 11th February 2019
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Cinéorama Capsule 2019 (reviews) – quick-read reviews from a Kid Who Would Be King to the end of a groundbreaking franchise by Neil Baker 7th January 2019
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Cinéorama Capsule Film Reviews (2018) – from Spielberg’s Ready Player One to the gargantuan Meg and a Prayer Before Dawn by Neil Baker 7th July 2018
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Cinéorama BFI Flare 2018 (reviews) – our coverage from London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival by Neil Baker 2nd April 2018
1 Iván & Hadoum (BFI London Film Festival) review: Ian de la Rosa’s sun-drenched love story is tender, real and organic in construction
2 Nightborn (BFI London Film Festival) review: Hanna Bergholm’s movie revels in wince-inducing horror, leaving the audience squirming
3 These Violent Delights (review): Hampson and Sansom’s passionate take on Romeo and Juliet marks the arrival of a new generation
4 Stolen Memories (BFI London Film Festival) review: Davidsen’s film isn’t afraid to tackle knotty discussions on the reliability of memory
5 Ketticè (BFI London Film Festival) review: Tortorici’s film rejects all rules and forges its own path, just like the teens it follows
6 Franz & Marie (review): Howard and Oakley’s poignant tragedy comes to life through folk music and performance
7 Elsinore (BFI London Film Festival) review: Scott’s powerful performance drives Stone’s exquisite story of Charleson’s Hamlet
8 The Social Reckoning (review): Sorkin’s film is rightfully furious about where we are and where we’re going, but it lacks dramatic punch
9 The Devil Is in Me (BFI London Film Festival) review – Salisbury’s timeless exploration of teenage rebellion is wickedly sharp
10 Bundle (BFI London Film Festival) review – a young man’s world collapses into a suffocating nightmare of no escape in Milillo’s powerful short
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