Adapted from Damon Cardasis' 2017 film of the same name, that starred Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (a creative consultant and producer on the show), this exhilarating new musical at New York Theatre Workshop features a book and additional lyrics by Cardasis and Fat Ham's James Ijames, music and lyrics from pop icon Sia, with additional music... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Plainclothes stars Tom Blyth & Russell Tovey “we’re definitely both unserious people, but serious about the work”
When writer-director Carmen Emmi's visually striking and emotionally resonant feature debut, Plainclothes, world premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, the film garnered a raft of enthusiastic reviews and won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for its acting ensemble. Leading that award-winning cast is Tom Blyth (The Gilded Age) who plays a young... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Mila Jam launches electrifying Keepin It Pretty music video – “it’s an empowering celebration”
Mila Jam has just unveiled the electrifying new music video for her latest single, "Keepin It Pretty". Directed by Sammy Martel and choreographed by the visionary Leo Moctezuma, it is an explosion of color, movement, and attitude that features a standout appearance from Swedish singer Manda Malina. She joins Jam on the track, turning the... Continue Reading →
Theatre Review: Color Theories (Performance Space New York, Off-Broadway) ★★★★
What color will this review be? I'm hoping for sexy, playful brat summer green with a hint of perceptive fuchsia running through it. Making his Off-Broadway debut as writer and star in Color Theories at Performance Space New York, Julio Torres warmly invites us into his beautifully offbeat mind for an intoxicating, frequently hilarious synesthetic... Continue Reading →
TIFF 2025 Film Review: Blue Moon ★★★★★
The review is in...and it's a rave! Set over one evening in a single location and unfurling in real time, Richard Linklater's Blue Moon is a riveting chamber piece powered by an impeccable, tour-de-force lead performance. Lyricist Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) arrives at famed Broadway restaurant Sardi's for the opening night party of Oklahomo!—sorry, that's... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: James Sweeney & Dylan O’Brien on their twisty & poignant Sundance Award-winning comedy drama Twinless
Actor and filmmaker James Sweeney follows his Independent Spirit Award-nominated debut feature, Straight Up, with the twisty and poignant comedy drama Twinless starring opposite Dylan O'Brien as young men who meet in a support group for bereaved twins and form an unlikely friendship. Roman (O'Brien) and Dennis (Sweeney) both search for solace and an identity... Continue Reading →
TIFF 2025: LGBTQ+ highlights at 50th Toronto International Film Festival
With the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) kicking off on Thursday, September 4th, running until Sunday, September 14th, we take a look at some of the LGBTQ+ highlights in the exciting anniversary lineup of new features, series and special events. The full 2025 TIFF program also includes performances from actors such... Continue Reading →
Theatre Review: Oh, Mary! starring Jinkx Monsoon (Lyceum Theatre, Broadway) ★★★★★
Having experienced "one of the most enjoyable nights I’ve ever had at the theatre" when I caught the original cast in Oh, Mary!—as detailed in my ★★★★★ review from July, 2025—I must admit that I was hesitant to see it again. After that "great day" on Broadway, I felt like a child who had just... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Lurker filmmaker Alex Russell with stars Théodore Pellerin & Archie Madekwe
One of this year's buzziest American indies on the film festival circuit—and with good reason—is filmmaker Alex Russell's compelling feature debut, Lurker, which made its world premiere at Sundance. An Emmy-winner for the hit comedy series The Bear, the writer-director was inspired by his observations of the hierarchies that form in the music business and... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Ethan Coen & Tricia Cooke on Honey Don’t! – “we wanted to fill the movie with as much queerness as possible”
Following last year's lesbian crime caper road movie starring Margaret Qualley, Drive-Away Dolls, Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s latest collaboration, Honey Don't—which also stars Qualley—queers the film noir by subverting the genre's gender norms in a delectably dark comedy. Stylishly shot by Oscar-nominated cinematographer Ari Wegner (The Power of the Dog), with enticing characters brilliantly... Continue Reading →
