Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television River Dreams (Berlinale) review – Mikhailova’s documentary flows with hope in the power of sisterhood and solidarity to usher in change by Neil Baker 22nd February 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Breaking Dawn (NQV Media) review – “Everything will look better in the morning” by Neil Baker 14th June 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television Retreat (review) – a claustrophobic and visually stunning exploration of survival and fear by Neil Baker 28th January 2023
Film and Television·NQV Short Films·Short Films Boys Feels: Stand By Me (NQV Media) review – the need for a companion, friend or brother when the pressures of adolescence descend by Neil Baker 21st November 2022
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·NQV Short Films·Short Films Boys Feels: Desire in the Dark (NQV Media) – an array of short films wrapped in themes of secrecy, repression, and hidden desire by Neil Baker 15th February 2021
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Benny’s Video (1992) – Haneke’s cutting exploration of failed parenting, guilt, and the effect of media on adolescent behaviour by Neil Baker 28th April 2020
1 Berlinale announces the world premiere of Brett Morgen’s immersive David Bowie “Stage” at the Uber Arena next February
2 Wildwood (review): Laika returns with a riveting and utterly spellbinding feast for the eyes and mind
3 TV Choice: Enjoy a bubbling cauldron full of scary films, TV terrors, and spooky sounds on BBC iPlayer and Sounds this Halloween
4 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
5 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
6 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
7 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
8 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
9 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
10 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
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