On the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics announced its 2024 Dorian TV Awards nominations. The 500-member group, now in its 16th year, comprises voters who either work or freelance for mainstream and LGBTQ+ media outlets in the United States and internationally. “A lot of our nominated shows... Continue Reading →
GLAAD—the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization—has partnered with international advertising, marketing, and PR agency Ogilvy to create the “Protect This Kid" campaign in support of LGBTQ youth. The launch comes as the ACLU is currently tracking 489 anti-LGBTQ bills in the United States, many of which target trans youth, during a highly consequential election... Continue Reading →
Emmy-nominated editor Carla Gutiérrez, who cut the Oscar-nominated films RBG and La Corona, as well as the LGBTQ+ documentary Pray Away, makes her directorial debut with the exquisite Frida, which premiered in the US Documentary Competition at Sundance, and went on to win the festival's Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award. The film's beautifully expressive animated opening... Continue Reading →
On Monday, January 17th, GLAAD—the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization—received the Television Academy's prestigious Governors Award at the postponed 2023 Emmys ceremony, in recognition of its "profound, transformational, and long-lasting contribution to television". Two days later, GLAAD revealed its own honourees in the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, which included The Queer Review in... Continue Reading →
Writer-director Nicholas Anthony’s debut feature, shot entirely on iPhone 13 Pro Max, takes us into the mind of Max (Bronte Charlotte), a woman in Melbourne on the verge of turning 30. A struggling writer, she’s hit a wall where her youthful enthusiasm and drive have been worn down by rejection. As she tries to live... Continue Reading →
If the number of views for the trailer is anything to go by (7.2 million and counting), anticipation is high for the film adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s bestselling novel Red, White & Royal Blue, which premieres globally on Prime Video on Friday, August 11th. Fortunately for playwright Matthew López, who makes his feauture writing and... Continue Reading →
As the second season of hit series Heartstopper based on Alice Oseman's bestselling graphic novels launches globally on Netflix this week, The Queer Review's editor James Kleinmann speaks exclusively with its BAFTA-winning director Euros Lyn. In the opening episode, we're reunited with new boyfriends in the midst of first love, Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick... Continue Reading →
Padam. The gently groundbreaking Heartstopper returns to our screens this week to make our hearts skip a beat, launching globally on Netflix on Thursday, August 3rd. Joe Locke as Charlie and Kit Connor as Nick. Heartstopper. Courtesy of Netflix. As the eight-episode second season of the BAFTA-nominated and GALECA Dorian Award-winning series opens, we're reunited... Continue Reading →
My head is swimming with Whitney Houston's incredible back catalogue, and I'm floating on a bittersweet nostalgic cloud, as I step back out on to the streets of New York after a morning screening of Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody. I have that post-concert buzz and feel like I've just witnessed a soulful... Continue Reading →
With awards season now in full swing, GALECA: the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has just announced the list of nominees for its 14th annual Dorian Film Awards. Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's breathtaking Everything Everywhere All at Once, featuring a touching storyline between a mother (Michelle Yeoh) and her queer daughter (Stephanie Hsu), leads... Continue Reading →
