Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is a new yet familiar fairy tale that explores dark themes for all ages. While occasionally hampered by attempts to reign in the darker subject material, it never loses its sense of purpose. Mistress of Evil is set approximately five years after the events of Maleficent, in which we learnt that... Continue Reading →
José Luis Torres Leiva’s Death Will Come And Shall Have Your Eyes (Vendrá La Muerte Y Tendrá Tus Ojos), is not an easy watch. It’s poetic, small, intimate, and fairly opaque. Full disclosure: I’ve had to read some interviews with the director to fill in the gaps. The film focuses on the last days in... Continue Reading →
Hot take: Decidedly mediocre yet technologically impressive. Ang Lee’s Gemini Man may be notable for its tour de force innovative visual special effects, but sadly by every other measure it’s a thoroughly pedestrian action film. With a paint by numbers plot, the surprises are nowhere to be found, resulting in a movie that’s lifeless and... Continue Reading →
Warning: contains potential spoilers. Jeremy O. Harris’s searingly uncompromising, disarmingly funny and often suitably uncomfortable Slave Play was a recipient of multiple awards as part of New York Theatre Workshop’s 2018/19 season and the Broadway transfer officially opened on Sunday 6th October at New York’s Golden Theatre, running until 19th January 2020. As the audience... Continue Reading →
Jayro Bustamante's Tremors (Temblores) tells the story of handsome, successful, wealthy Pablo (Juan Pablo Olyslager), who falls in love with Francisco (Mauricio Armas Zebadúa), and the terrible repercussions that this wreaks. Pablo, a member of a religious and socially conservative family of European heritage in Guatemala, is married to Isa, with whom he has two... Continue Reading →
Joker Embraces the Darkness to Make a Haunting Unforgettable Film Joker is an uncomfortable watch, but director Todd Phillips intends it to be uncomfortable. Anytime the protagonist of a film is homicidal and unstable the audience should feel uneasy. While Joker is not revolutionary filmmaking, it is unique to the genre of comic-book-inspired film. Embracing... Continue Reading →
With Ryan Murphy's new series The Politician launching on Netflix this Friday 27th September, one of its stars, Ryan Murphy regular and all-round legendary two-time Oscar-winner Jessica Lange was in New York for a press conference today to talk about her role on the show as "terrifying" grandmother Dusty Jackson. The Queer Review's James Kleinmann... Continue Reading →
Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story which premieres on Lifetime this Saturday 28th September at 8pm ET/PT 7pm C, is based on the harrowing true story of what happened when 15-year-old Alex Cooper (played by Addison Holley) came out to her devout Mormon parents. Throwing her out of their Southern California home they forced her to... Continue Reading →
Michael Barnett's compelling documentary about transgender teen athletes Changing the Game had its world premiere at Tribeca earlier this year and has proved a hit with LGBTQ+ festivals across the US, winning audience awards at both Frameline and Outfest. The film will receive its European premiere at the Iris Prize Festival in Cardiff, Wales on... Continue Reading →
