Contains spoilers It’s been a moment since a TV show was almost unavoidable in both media discussions and memeification, but it’s currently impossible to miss "the gay hockey show" aka Heated Rivalry, writer-director-producer Jacob Tierney's adaptation of Rachel Reid’s Game Changer series of novels. Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander and Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov... Continue Reading →
Following its world premiere at Cannes, where it was nominated for the Queer Palm and won the Critics' Week Grand Prize, writer-director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke's startlingly original and delectably queer debut feature A Useful Ghost (Pee Chai Dai Ka) made its North American premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival. It went on to be... Continue Reading →
For decades now, people constantly tell me how movies just aren’t as good as in the past. To use a technical term, I “poo-poo” that sentiment and respond that great movies have been around, you just have to look a little harder. Some years yield better results than others, and for me, 2025 gave us... Continue Reading →
The Queer Review is honoured to be among the nominees in the 37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards announced today, receiving a third consecutive nomination in the Outstanding Independent Journalism (formerly Outstanding Blog) category, while one of the buzziest shows of the year, Heated Rivalry, is nominated in the Outstanding New TV Series category. As the... Continue Reading →
In this politically regressive era in the United States and beyond, it is especially vital that LGBTQ+ history be recorded and shared, enabling us to find context, empowerment and guidance in the narratives of our queer and trans forebearers. Recognizing that necessity is composer, sound designer, writer and audio producer Hugh Sheehan, whose exquisitely crafted... Continue Reading →
Steven Menendez exclusively shares his “Out with the Old, in with the Queer" New Year's Eve photo series with The Queer Review shot in December, 2025 in New York City. "Out with the old, in with the queer" featuring Randall Kohn. Photo credit: Steven Menendez. Steven Love Menendez: As we enter into the New Year,... Continue Reading →
As 2025 draws to a close, we invite some friends of The Queer Review, including prominent creators, performers, and activists to share the LGBTQ+ culture that has sustained, stimulated, moved, inspired, or brought them solace this year. We hope that you enjoy this eclectic selection and discover something new to revel in. We would love... Continue Reading →
First performed at Versailles in 1664—and subsequently banned in France by the Church and the police for several years—centuries on, Molière’s Tartuffe still delights and feels bitingly relevant with its observations about human nature in Lucas Hnath's sharp and spicy rhyming verse adaptation directed by Sarah Benson, receiving its world premiere Off-Broadway at New York... Continue Reading →
"I'm a queer icon, who knew?!" Jokes screenwriter Daniel Waters as he discusses the strong queer following for Batman Returns and Heathers. Waters is also known for the 2032-set sci-fi Demolition Man, which predicted a President Schwarzenegger, and the under-appreciated screwball action-comedy Hudson Hawk starring Sandra Bernhard as the villainous Minerva Mayflower opposite Bruce Willis'... Continue Reading →
Steven Menendez shares a new "Deco Doll" portfolio with The Queer Review shot in November, 2025 in New York City. "Deco Doll" featuring Rosalina Michele. Photo credit: Steven Menendez. Steven Menendez: In this series of portraits I wanted to pay homage to the revolutionary feminist style icons of the 1920s like essayist and novelist Anaïs... Continue Reading →
