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
Editors' Choice·Theatre Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse for England arrives at the Garrick Theatre for one night only on June 21 by Neil Baker 29th May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Sheffield DocFest brings together 45 World, 17 International, 5 European and 35 UK Premieres for its 33rd edition by Neil Baker 27th May 2026
Film and Television The Smashing Machine (review) – a step up for Johnson and a step back for Safdie by Calum Cooper 4th October 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Music and Dance Joseph Fiennes, Dr Jane Goodall DBE, Idris Elba, Clara Amfo and Björn Ulvaeus take to the stage for SXSW London day two and three by Neil Baker 5th June 2025
Arts·Film and Arts Festivals·Music and Dance A host of influential public figures open day one of the inaugural SXSW London Festival in Shoreditch by Neil Baker 3rd June 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Challengers (review) – game, set, and match to Luca Guadagnino by Sabastian Astley 24th April 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television The Iron Claw (review) – a gripping lambasting of pressure over individuality in a story as powerful as a body slam by Calum Cooper 8th February 2024
Film and Television NEWS – Dogwoof announces the release date of COPA 71, the extraordinary story of the 1971 Women’s Football World Cup by Neil Baker 3rd January 2024
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television On the Line: The Richard Williams Story (Sheffield DocFest) review – an incomplete picture of the coaching legend by Neil Baker 18th June 2023
1 Coyote vs. Acme (review) – Green’s movie loves and understands the cartoon formula it’s building on, delivering sturdy entertainment 19th August 2026
2 MUBI has released new images for Lukas Dhont’s Coward, which had its World Premiere in Competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival 19th August 2026
3 Ballet De Santiago will bring their lavish production of Swan Lake to the London Coliseum in 2027 19th August 2026
4 The 70th BFI London Film Festival announces official competition titles and the opening and closing films for the 2026 festival 17th August 2026
5 Unanchored City (Copeland Gallery, Peckham) review – DoMo Collective asks: What makes a city feel like our own? 17th August 2026
6 Drowning by Numbers (1988) rewind review – Greenaway’s painterly fairy-tale of three women, three murders, and the endless games of men 16th August 2026
7 Jacob Tierney’s Heated Rivalry scores a slapshot in GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics’ 18th Dorian TV Awards 2026 15th August 2026
8 Geronto (review) – Sherwood and Pluck’s short film is a poignant, beautiful and powerful exploration of age-difference intimacy 15th August 2026
9 Holy Days (review) – stale comedy and recycled road movie plot beats hold back Boltt’s film from reaching its full potential 13th August 2026
10 TV Choice: Live from London, Saturday Night Live returns for a second series this September on Sky and Now 12th August 2026
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