Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Queer (BFI LFF Review) – erotic yet distant, beautiful but ugly and melancholic yet jubilant by Neil Baker 9th December 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television TV Choice: MadS (Shudder) – David Moreau’s Gaspar Noé-inspired disorienting trip to hell is a terrifying triumph by Neil Baker 20th October 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ TV Choice: Eric (Netflix) – a gritty, dark story of oppression, denial, and psychological damage by Neil Baker 6th June 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Down Low (Outfest) review – Doyle’s debut feature is delightfully fresh and different as it joyously subverts audience expectations by Neil Baker 20th July 2023
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind River Phoenix: The boy, the man and the movies by Neil Baker 21st February 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Swallowed (review) FrightFest 2022 – Smith’s proudly queer horror will have you squirming in your seat by Neil Baker 28th August 2022
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind Less Than Zero (1987) rewind review – Marek Kanievska dissects ’80s wealth, privilege and addiction by Neil Baker 3rd December 2021
Film and Television Silk Road (review) – an oversimplified study of Ulbricht that fails to uncover his motivation and drive by Neil Baker 21st March 2021
Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Justine (review) – a powerful exploration of addiction that, at times, feels too narrow and restricted by Neil Baker 5th March 2021
Film and Television Cherry (Apple TV+) review – never has the time and space to fully explore socio-economic struggles, addiction and the horrors of PTSD by Neil Baker 25th February 2021
1 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
2 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
3 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
4 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
5 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
6 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
7 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
8 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
9 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
10 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
Follow Us