American high-school student Simon Spier (Nick Robinson) longs for romance, but he hasn’t told his friends or family that he is gay. When he falls for an anonymous classmate online who goes by the name ‘Blue’ and is experiencing similar problems, Simon longs to broadcast his true feelings but fears the repercussions. With Call Me By Your Name and Moonlight barriers are being broken in independent film, but Love, Simon – which is the first major studio movie to focus on a gay teenage romance – feels important and hopefully marks a watershed moment for representation. The fact that it’s a hugely enjoyable warm-hearted crowd-pleaser is just a bonus.
Tickets: £9.20/£7.50 concession/£6 NUS and under 25s