I’ve been laughing for 80 minutes straight. Laughing at the audacity, laughing at the stupidity, and most of all, laughing at the insanity that is The Italians by Danny Ball. If you’re looking for a sensitive exploration of sexuality and assimilation into a multicultural Western country then keep walking, but if you want a solid... Continue Reading →
Sydney performance artist and poet Mel Ree’s semi-autobiographical one-woman show, Mother May We, takes a slice of underground culture and converts it into a compelling tale of a woman's search for her mother. Put on your dancing shoes because there’s a party to be had here! Mel Ree is at the crossroads of life in... Continue Reading →
In recent years the USA has finally been waking up to the camp majesty of the Eurovision Song Contest, partly thanks to 2020's Netflix film, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, and the second season of Drag Race UK's tribute, The RuRuvision Song Contest, which spawned the hit track UK Hun? Which was... Continue Reading →
Owen Lach is a screenwriter and playwright whose debut novel Founder's Mercy (out now) is a queer sci-fi adventure set in a world where sexuality and gender are not questioned, instead the characters deal with other more world-changing issues. The Queer Review’s Chad Armstrong caught up with him to discuss Founder's Mercy and find out... Continue Reading →
Schitt's Creek creator and star Dan Levy stood on the steps of The Metropolitan Museum of Art at his first Met Gala on Monday night wearing a rendering of the work of artist and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz. A name many of Levy's younger fans had likely never heard before. In honoring the artist's work... Continue Reading →
As another Outfest draws to a close, I can honestly say this has been a pretty incredible program of films. I’ve seen such growth in filmmaking styles, narrative experimentation, and a great amount of diverse stories and voices on display. So many films featured characters who just happened to be LGBTQ+ without it being the... Continue Reading →
Ahead of the final season premiere of Pose this Sunday May 2nd on FX, The Queer Review attended a virtual press conference with the creators and cast of the groundbreaking series. Here's what they had to say when asked what they hoped young LGBTQ+ folks watching the show would take away from it. Billy Porter:... Continue Reading →
Dr Emily Garside's guide to which HIV/AIDS narratives to read and watch next after Russell T Davies' acclaimed series It's A Sin. There is a vast array of work to choose from. Since the beginning of the AIDS pandemic those affected began telling their stories, both as an act of memorial, remembering those the government... Continue Reading →
Russell T Davies' acclaimed five-part series It’s a Sin doesn’t exist in isolation. It stands on the shoulders of over 30 years of HIV/AIDS stories. From the very beginning the community used performance and storytelling to memorialize, and as a means of activism. This was in part because the links between the queer community and the... Continue Reading →
Jump, Darling, the feature debut of writer-director Philip J. Connell, receives its international premiere at the 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival. On the surface, the tale of a young gay man escaping the big city to live with his grandmother in the countryside, reeks of every fish-out-of-water story ever conceived. The beauty of... Continue Reading →
