Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind Turbulent Teens – 16 coming-of-age movies exploring the rollercoaster of adolescence by Neil Baker 27th February 2026
Film and Television·LGBTQ+ The Death and Life of John F Donovan (review) – Dolan’s story quickly stumbles on a curious, incomplete ending that feels far too rushed by Neil Baker 18th April 2020
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Matthias & Maxime (BFI London Film Festival) review – a simple kiss unlocks years of repressed desire and love by Neil Baker 16th October 2019
Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Boy Erased (review) – the power given to damaged and dangerous preachers of hate by Neil Baker 10th February 2019
1 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
2 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
3 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
4 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
5 Coward (BFI London Film Festival) review: Achingly beautiful and deeply intimate, this is Lukas Dhont’s best film to date
6 Whalefall (review): Austin Abrams is swallowed whole by a sperm whale in a bizarre rather than exciting survival movie
7 TV Choice: Brad Caleb Kane breathes new life into the Friday the 13th franchise this Halloween as we return to Crystal Lake
8 Iván & Hadoum (BFI London Film Festival) review: Ian de la Rosa’s sun-drenched love story is tender, real and organic in construction
9 Nightborn (BFI London Film Festival) review: Hanna Bergholm’s movie revels in wince-inducing horror, leaving the audience squirming
10 These Violent Delights (review): Hampson and Sansom’s passionate take on Romeo and Juliet marks the arrival of a new generation
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