Following 4K restorations of Gregg Araki’s 90s Teen Apocalypse Trilogy—Totally F***ed Up, The Doom Generation, and Nowhere—a stunning new 4K version of the filmmaker's acclaimed 2004 adaption of Scott Heim's novel, Mysterious Skin, opens theatrically in New York today. The intensely powerful chronicle of childhood innocence lost features starmaking turns from Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Brady... Continue Reading →
Cherry Grove’s Belvedere guesthouse has been a Fire Island fantasy come to life for almost 70 years
The journey from Manhattan to Fire Island, New York's queer haven for almost a century, is part of the magic of any summer getaway there. From the frantic bustle of Midtown to a Long Island Railroad commuter train packed with excited gays lugging bags full of clothes they likely won't wear. All you really need... Continue Reading →
Film Review: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma ★★★★★
The queer film event of the year has finally arrived. Following a rapturous reception at Cannes in May, and a US festival and press tour that lit up our social feeds, writer-director Jane Schoenbrun's third feature, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, opens in select theaters this Friday, August 7th before expanding nationwide on... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Tony-winning producer & fashion trailblazer Jordan Roth on his television debut in The Shards “I always intended to be an actor – it’s my first love & passion”
Seven-time Tony Award-winning producer, fashion trailblazer and innovative performance artist Jordan Roth makes his television acting debut this week in FX's The Shards, an alluring 1980s-set thriller based on Bret Easton Ellis’ 2023 bestselling novel, adapted by Ellis and Ryan Murphy. Portraying Steven Reinhardt on the series, the strikingly stylish right-hand man to Hollywood mogul... Continue Reading →
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 Theatre Review: MAN!FEST: The Drag Boyband Musical (Pleasance Courtyard) ★★★
They are here to rock your body while hanging tough. No matter what they tell us, the "boys" of Man!fest are back - but for good? This drag king musical is high-octane fun, but behind the glitz and glam it seems being in a manufactured pop group ain't nothing but a heartache. The manosphere is... Continue Reading →
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 Theatre Review: Next to Normal (Paradise in Augustines) ★★★★
Bare Productions present the Scottish premiere of Next to Normal, the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical about a family trying to navigate mental illness, bereavement, and what it means to be "normal". Zac McGuire, Briakaih Flore and Greg McCafferty-Thompson. Photo Credit: Andrew Perry. Unless you have seen Next to Normal before, you would likely... Continue Reading →
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 Theatre Review: Sad Bride (Pleasance Courtyard) ★★★★
Bold, hilarious and discomfiting in equal measure, Sad Bride is a darkly-comic solo show about the pressures to conform, and the myth that happy endings will present themselves if you do. Charlotte Merriam in Sad Bride. Photo credit: Ella Dale. Written and performed by Charlotte Merriam, the character of Bride Thompson is both wholly recognisable... Continue Reading →
NewFest & Hinge host free outdoor screening event My Sunny Valentine – Weds August 17 in Brooklyn
NewFest and Hinge will host a free outdoor screening event this Wednesday, August 19th in Brooklyn celebrating the role dating plays in our queer lives. Grab your friends and lovers for a charming collection of short films that range from hilarious to heartfelt. Whether it’s a sci-fi search for love, a blossoming Before Sunrise-esque romance... Continue Reading →
LGBTQ Critics reveal 2026 Dorian TV Award winners – Heated Rivalry named Best LGBTQ Show
Today, GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics revealed the winners of its 18th Dorian TV Awards, recognizing the best in television and streaming from mainstream to queer-themed programming. Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander in Episode 104 of Heated Rivalry. Photo credit: Sabrina Lantos. GALECA’s members named steamy hockey... Continue Reading →
OutfestNext 2026 Film Review: Time Warp ★★★★★
Growing up in small town Ohio, I didn’t dare attend, let alone go anywhere near the theater, when 1975’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show held its midnight screenings for fear of being perceived as “different”. I didn’t see the film until after moving to Los Angeles where I felt more free to be myself. That... Continue Reading →
TV Review: The Shards ★★★★
As the series opens we meet privileged Los Angeles prep schooler Bret Ellis (Igby Rigney) as an alluring aerial shot tracks him driving his father's sporty Mercedes—"a tank" of a car, Bret scoffs—through the Hollywood hills, echoing the establishing shots of the film he is about to watch on its opening weekend, Kubrick's The Shining.... Continue Reading →
