If you enjoyed Take Shelter, Midnight Special, Bug, and Safety Not Guaranteed, four films which had you wondering if the sci-fi events depicted were real or a result of of a mental break, then you may respond to director Juan Felipe Zuleta and writer Leland Frankel’s Unidentified Objects, Outfest LA’s U.S. Centerpiece. Otherwise, your mileage... Continue Reading →
Edward Brzezinski in Make Me Famous. Courtesy of Outfest. After a few days of watching so many films at Outfest LA, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and overloaded. But the pair of films I’m reviewing today felt so fresh, that I feel almost as rejuvenated as when soaking in a tub with one of those... Continue Reading →
Always one of the most popular Outfest film programs, Boy Shorts often features some of the best submissions of the year. With each film having won a major award or two, the selections here live up to this reputation and then some. More than ever, we are offered glimpses into other cultures and other ways... Continue Reading →
Created by and starring Tory Devon Smith, The Baldwin Archives, which receives its US premiere at the 40th anniversary Outfest LGBTQ+ Film Festival, breathes new life into a 1963 interview with James Baldwin (Tory Devon Smith) conducted in London for the BBC by journalist Peter Duval Smith (Jordan Gavaris). Taking the concept of films like... Continue Reading →
While talking with The Queer Review about his latest film—Jono McLeod's fascinating documentary My Old School in which he gives a captivating lip-sync performance—actor Alan Cumming reflected back on one of his most beloved roles, Sandy Frink in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. Twenty five years after that film's release, stars Lisa Kudrow and... Continue Reading →
With his intriguing and innovative feature documentary My Old School, filmmaker Jono McLeod revisits the now legendary, stranger-than-fiction story of a Scottish high school student who went by the name of Brandon Lee. A former classmate of McLeod's, Lee had enrolled at Bearsden Academy in Glasgow, Scotland in 1993. After leaving the school the following... Continue Reading →
Outfest LA is back and in hybrid form once again, offering audiences in-person and virtual screenings. With a daunting 200+ selections, it’s impossible to see everything and sometimes decisions as to what to watch come down to educated guesses, coin flips, or a provocative still. I’ll end up watching way more movies than I end... Continue Reading →
Abubakr Ali, who graduated the Yale School of Drama alongside Jeremy O. Harris in 2019, made entertainment industry headlines last September when he was cast as the first Arab Muslim man to play a lead role in a screen comic book adaptation. Following TV guest spots on shows like The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Katy... Continue Reading →
Imagine if The Prince Of Tides had the world’s most boring baby with Nell as they watched To Kill A Mockingbird one late night on TMC, and you’ll get a glimmer of how I felt watching Where The Crawdads Sing, Oscar-nominated screenwriter Lucy Alibar’s (Beasts Of The Southern Wild) adaptation of Delia Owens’ bestseller, and... Continue Reading →
The 40th anniversary Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival kicked off tonight at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown LA with Billy Porter's enchanting directorial debut, Anything's Possible, produced by Christine Vachon's Killer Films. As the film opens, we meet the radiantly beautiful and stylish Kelsa (Eva Reign, making an impressive feature acting debut) on the... Continue Reading →
