Doctor Who has been wearing its queer credentials on its sleeve since Russell T Davies brought it back to TV screens in 2005 (and the recent casting announcement of Ncuti Gatwa, best known for playing gay character Eric on Sex Education, as the next Doctor doesn't hurt). But with Doctor Who: Redacted, it has put... Continue Reading →
Many years ago, Israeli filmmaker Tomer Heymann thought it would be a fluffy good time to follow around one of the world’s leading gay adult film stars in service of a sexy, funny documentary. Little did he know at the time that his years of filming his star, Jonathan Agassi, would instead result in something... Continue Reading →
Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted, Benjamin Field's new feature documentary now streaming on Britbox, is a story of intense loss. A boy who lost his brother, a man who lost a family, a creative powerhouse who lost even the memory of his work to Alzheimer's disease. At its heart however, it is also the story... Continue Reading →
Have you ever felt that the films of Baz Luhrmann and Michael Bay dragged a little? Do you need more edits? Faster action? More kablooey and kablam? Well, to paraphrase SNL’s Stefon, “America’s hottest movie, Everything Everywhere All At Once has everything! Talking Rocks! Hot dog fingers! Backwards whooshing office chairs! A Sharpie wielding Halloween... Continue Reading →
Based on the memoir of Sergey Fetisov, Peeter Rebane's achingly romantic Firebird is released in US theaters today. After receiving its world premiere at last year's BFI Flare, the film went on be a queer festival hit, garnering award recognition along the way including honorable mention for Best First Feature at Frameline and snatching wins... Continue Reading →
At first glance, Alice Oseman's beautifully heartwarming Heartstopper which launches today on Netflix, based on her hit graphic novels, feels like a throwback to much-loved 90s British films about gay teens like Beautiful Thing and Get Real. Although this series does share much of the feel-good quality of those movies and a similar focus on... Continue Reading →
Award-winning Australian miniseries, The Newsreader (released domestically in 2021 and getting its US debut now on Roku Channel) is something of a bait and switch act. The critically acclaimed drama about the 80s television news scene starts off as a look at the sexism and racism surrounding the Australian broadcasting industry before revealing its gay... Continue Reading →
It’s been almost 20 years since Adrian Lyne’s last feature film, Unfaithful, and a lot has changed in cinema. The hyper-successful 80s and 90s erotic thrillers virtually disappeared or were relegated to cheap, straight-to- [insert non-cinema format here]. Along with them went the romcoms and the wacky adventure blockbusters like When Harry Met Sally and... Continue Reading →
Reg Harkema's two-part documentary Kids In The Hall: Comedy Punks, which received its world premiere at SXSW 2022, is a spirited, richly detailed, genuinely revealing and insightful exploration of the four decade history of Canada's celebrated and subversive comedy troupe. Tracking how they first came together, and went from playing hit-or-miss sets to a handful... Continue Reading →
Writer-director Erich Rettstadt's (雷利) Tank Fairy—playing in SXSW 2022's Midnight Shorts section and nominated for the festival's short film Grand Jury Award—is a glittering queer delight. An opening caption informs us that Taiwan's song wa si de (workers who supply gas tanks to street vendors and old residential buildings) are generally male, pot-bellied, and lacking... Continue Reading →
