In an inspired double bill, two John Waters classics, 1977's delectably filthy Desperate Living and 1988's surprisingly heartwarming Hairspray, have now been added to the Criterion Collection in vibrant new director-approved 4K restorations on UHD and Blu-ray packed with enticing special edition features. Following the unrepentant outrageousness of Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble, Waters brought... Continue Reading →
OutfestNext 2026 Film Review: Before I Do ★★★1/2
My coverage of OutfestNext continues with filmmaker Gary Jaffe’s feature debut, Before I Do. I confess that I approached this film with great trepidation due to the fact that I am often allergic to the genre in which a bunch of people gather in one spot to air out their dirty laundry. Unless you’re Who’s... Continue Reading →
OutfestNext 2026 Film Review: En El Camino (On The Road) ★★★★
Welcome back Outfest! Now rebranded as OutfestNext, this legendary queer film festival went through some down time in recent years, but has returned with an incredible slate of films. I’ll post several reviews starting with En El Camino (On The Road), from writer-director David Pablos (Dance Of The 41, The Chosen Ones). Blending neorealism with... Continue Reading →
OutfestNEXT festival returns to LA August 23-26 – full feature film lineup
Outfest, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit that uplifts LGBTQ+ storytellers in the entertainment industry, will run the second edition of its four-day screening series OutfestNEXT at LA LGBT Center’s Village at Ed Gould Plaza from July 23rd–26th. The lineup includes 19 feature films, plus over 30 shorts, educational workshops, and conversations with filmmakers and the community.... Continue Reading →
Film Review: Heartstopper Forever ★★★★
Charlie: "Everyone thinks teenage relationships don't last." Nick: "I never really thought that about us." Heartwarming and healing, as well as heartwrenching at times, creator-writer Alice Oseman and director Wash Westmoreland deliver a pitch-perfect, tenderly-crafted finale to this beloved series that feels like a hug from your best friend when you need it most. Heartstopper.... Continue Reading →
Ginger Minj to make Broadway Sacramento debut as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray August 21st – 30th
Drag Race Hall of Famer Ginger Minj will make her Broadway Sacramento debut as Edna Turnblad in A Broadway At Music Circus production of Hairspray in a limited run, August 21st - 30th, at the UC Davis Health Pavilion. Tickets are on sale now at broadwaysacramento.com. “To finally play Edna Turnblad is truly a dream... Continue Reading →
Yabu Pushelberg’s “Don’t Stop. Stand Up!” exhibition with UNAIDS continues in NYC through July 18th
Open to the public now through July 18th, international creative design studio Yabu Pushelberg (founded by George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg) and UNAIDS' Don’t Stop. Stand Up! exhibition pairs archival and contemporary works that examine queer history across generations, from the sexual liberation movement of the 1960s and 70s in New York to the AIDS... Continue Reading →
Book Preview: photographer Michael Joseph’s Wild West of the East – A Portrait of Provincetown
Today, Michael Joseph launches a Kickstarter campaign for his upcoming photography book Wild West of the East: A Portrait of Provincetown, available for pre-order now. Wild West of the East is an ongoing street portrait series by photographer Michael Joseph that celebrates the artistic, egalitarian, and subversive spirit of Provincetown, Massachusetts. Begun in 2018, the... Continue Reading →
Theatre Review: Suzie Toot’s Suzie with a Z cabaret tour (City Winery, New York) ★★★★
Toot or boot? It's a toot! RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 fan favoruite, crowned that season's LaLaPaRuza winner and the Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses, Suzie Toot, debuted her latest cabaret show—Suzie with a Z—at New York's City Winery on Wednesday night ahead of a US tour. From the moment she appeared... Continue Reading →
For one night only Madonna’s Club Confessions was the hottest queer club in New York City
On Saturday night, Madonna's Club Confessions NY turned Queens' Knockdown Center into the hottest queer club in New York City. Following her surprise appearance alongside Confessions collaborator Stuart Price at Los Angeles' iconic gay bar The Abbey back in April, the Queen of Pop went on to bring Club Confessions to London and Paris, before... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Tom Aspaul on his dreamy Italo disco-inspired album Moustache part 1 “I didn’t have an agenda. I just wrote some fun, sexy songs & it grew from there”
This month sees moustached British synth-pop king Tom Aspaul follow up three critically acclaimed albums—Black Country Disco, Life in Plastic, and Cabin Fever—with his latest dreamy Italo disco-inspired album, Moustache (Part I). It marks the first chapter in the independent artist's planned trilogy, blending house, club-pop, and euphoric electropop to capture desire in all its... Continue Reading →
