Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Wandering Hearts (NQV Media) review – five short films exploring the wanderer born of love, separation, oppression or choice by Neil Baker 26th May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·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·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Wild Youth (NQV Media) review – five short films exploring place, passion and personal courage by Neil Baker 26th January 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·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
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Secrets and Lies (NQV Media) review – six sizzling short films exploring secrets, lies, love and friendship by Neil Baker 8th September 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·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
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Reality Bites (NQV Media) review – six short films exploring the moments of revelation and change by Neil Baker 30th March 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Bitter Sweet (NQV Media) review – a hauntingly beautiful tapestry of bittersweet beginnings and endings by Neil Baker 16th November 2024
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: French Connection (NQV Media) review – words carry power, and just a single word can change our world by Neil Baker 26th October 2024
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Boy Trouble (NQV Media) review – four short films that explore the ground-shaking power of a single encounter by Neil Baker 9th April 2024
1 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
2 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
3 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
4 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
5 Blue Mist (UK Tour) review – Who has the authority to define another person’s story? And who decides what counts as an “authentic voice?” 21st July 2026
6 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
7 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
8 Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed? 19th July 2026
9 Pimple (Fantasia Film Festival) review – Alle’s story of a toxic pimple, a sebum monster and bullies about to meet a sticky end is a delight 19th July 2026
10 Royal Court Young Playwrights Award 2026 – less like a competition and more like an investment in the future of British theatre 18th July 2026
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