Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow by Daisy Grace Greetham 21st July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind The Swimmer (1968) rewind review – a searing-hot suburban odyssey to watch this summer by Daisy Grace Greetham 6th July 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·Music and Dance·Rewind Footloose (1984) rewind review – an early ’80s gift that many mistakenly dismiss as a mere musical jukebox movie by Neil Baker 13th June 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Summer of Three (Tribeca Festival) review – a sun-kissed portrait of youth, love and loss in Puerto Rico by Daisy Grace Greetham 8th 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
Film and Television Kraken (review) – Pål Øie’s creature feature eco-horror wraps its tentacles tightly around you and doesn’t let you go by Neil Baker 31st May 2026
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films Upon Her Lips: Kiss Me (NQV Media) review – a thoughtful and eclectic mix of short stories exploring love by Neil Baker 10th May 2026
Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre Early Summer Arts and Culture Guide 2026 by Neil Baker 22nd 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
1 Tuner (Quick Read) review – Daniel Roher’s crime-thriller hits all the right notes in all the right places 31st July 2026
2 BBC Two and iPlayer celebrate writer-directors with a season of BBC-backed film premieres 31st July 2026
3 Tunnels: Sun in the Dark (Fantasia Film Festival) review – an immersive, subterranean war drama lost in its own labyrinth 30th July 2026
4 Billy Liar (1963) rewind review – Schlesinger’s truly stunning coming-of-age film continues to speak to the experiences of young people today 29th July 2026
5 The Mortuary Assistant (review) – Jeremiah Kipp’s horror game adaptation juggles supernatural terror and psychological torment 27th July 2026
6 The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China 25th July 2026
7 Robota (review) – the Schwarzman Centre reimagines Čapek’s classic in examining what it means to be human in the age of AI 25th July 2026
8 Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year 24th July 2026
9 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
10 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
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