Exclusive Interview: the Pope of Trash John Waters revisits Hairspray & Desperate Living for new Criterion 4K restorations

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 →

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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 →

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BenDeLaCreme & Jinkx Monsoon announce 2026 Jinkx & Dela Holiday Show North American tour – see full schedule

Drag icons BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon have just announced that the greatest holiday show south of the North Pole—the ninth annual The Jinkx & Dela Holiday Show—will be coming to town this winter. Directed, produced, and written by BenDeLaCreme, this year’s show will tour 30 cities across the United States and Canada from November 6th... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: filmmaker Siobhan McCarthy & star Misha Osherovich on trans high school comedy She’s The He

What if your new favorite high school comedy comfort movie wasn't just fun and touching, but queer and trans AF? Look no further than writer-director Siobhan McCarthy's transcendently joyful, blissfully stupid, and surprisingly heartfelt debut feature She's The He, which defiantly reclaims the traditional gender-bending narrative while mocking the hateful and insidious rhetoric around tans... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Lucio Castro on his sensual & evocative third feature Drunken Noodles “I bend the story in unexpected ways. That playfulness & sense of innocence is important to me”

New York City based Argentinian writer-director Lucio Castro continues to prove himself to be one the most exciting and adventurous contemporary independent filmmakers, delivering one spellbinding film after another as he plays with form and structure in imaginative and unexpected ways. He follows his acclaimed debut feature, End of the Century (Fin de siglo), and his brooding and enigmatic sophomore... Continue Reading →

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The Queer Review questionnaire: Drunken Noodles star Laith Khalifeh

Born and raised in Chicago, Palestinian American writer, photographer and filmmaker Laith Khalifeh, makes his captivating film acting debut as the protagonist in Lucio Castro’s sensual and evocative third feature, Drunken Noodles, which world premiered at ACID Cannes and is now playing in select US theaters including New York's IFC Center. Khalifeh plays Adnan, a contemplative but open and curious... Continue Reading →

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