Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films The Male Gaze: Courage Under Fire (NQV Media) review – a sublime must-own collection of short films exploring courage in its many forms by Neil Baker 3rd August 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ La Carn (SXSW London) review – the obsession with random sex chats leads to a problematic question of consent by Rino Lu 8th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Sad Girlz (Tribeca Festival) review – Tovar’s Double Berlinale Winner is a stunning reflection of girlhood and trauma by Daisy Grace Greetham 6th June 2026
Music and Dance·Theatre London City Ballet’s 2026 tour will see them perform at 17 venues across five countries in the UK, USA and Europe by Neil Baker 29th April 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Vacío ‘Void’ (Cleveland International Film Festival) review – childhood imagination and fear meet social horror in this immersive short film by Neil Baker 13th April 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Naughty Boys (NQV Media) review – an unmissable selection box of globetrotting cinematic treats by Neil Baker 6th April 2026
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films Upon Her Lips: She Likes Girls (NQV Media) review – love, separation and transformation through a global female lens by Neil Baker 4th April 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Rosebush Pruning (Berlinale) review – Aïnouz delights in exploring the writhing bed of maggots behind a facade of wealth and beauty by Neil Baker 19th February 2026
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films Upon Her Lips: Open Secrets (NQV Media) review – five short films exploring the space between secrecy and public knowledge by Neil Baker 29th December 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Heavenly Creatures (NQV Media) review – four fantastic short films exploring desire, sexuality, and religion by Neil Baker 24th November 2025
1 Blue Film: Elliot Tuttle on his provocative, nuanced, artistically ambitious exploration of trauma, memory, identity and guilt
3 Leviticus: The true horror of religious fundamentalism, conversion practices and community oppression
4 Berlinale Generation at 50: The Crystal Bears are to take centre stage at the Berlinale Palast in 2027
5 Bad Karaoke (FrightFest) review – Lightbody and Steinmiller Jr.’s fabulously fun popcorn horror hits all the right notes
6 Vleesdag (Meat Kills) FrightFest review – Smits’ slaughterhouse horror refuses to play by the established rules
7 Ithaqua (FrightFest) review – a rush to action shatters much of the tension and horror of the opening act in Walker’s movie
8 The Brook (FrightFest) review: Paul Stainthorpe’s first blood feature is an ambitious, smart, atmospheric, and engaging small-town mystery
9 TV Choice: Mia-Kate Russell’s sapphic revenge slasher, Penny Lane is Dead, streaming on Shudder, delivers one hell of a sucker punch
10 Great films live forever with Studiocanal Classics, from restored theatrical re-releases to unmissable home entertainment favourites
Follow Us