Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Risk Appeal (NQV Media) review – five short film exploring risk, reward and regret by Neil Baker 12th January 2024
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Shadows on Skin (NQV Media) review – four sizzling films exploring male sex and desire by Neil Baker 1st March 2023
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Fleeting Glances (NQV Media) – the random moments, meetings and connections that shape our hopes and desires by Neil Baker 4th June 2022
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Celluloid Dreams (NQV Media) review – The Male Gaze celebrates the beauty and power of 16mm and 35mm filmmaking by Neil Baker 6th November 2021
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: Hide and Seek (NQV Media) review – How much of ourselves do we show to others? And how much do we keep locked away? by Neil Baker 7th February 2021
Film and Television·Film Reviews·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films The Male Gaze: The Boy is Mine – (NQV Media) review – five short films exploring obsession, togetherness, risk and reward by Neil Baker 18th December 2020
1 The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China 25th July 2026
2 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
3 Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year 24th July 2026
4 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
5 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
6 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
7 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
8 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
9 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
10 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
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