Exclusive Interview: The Inspection stars Jeremy Pope & Gabrielle Union on collaborating with Elegance Bratton on his deeply personal film

Pier Kids filmmaker Elegance Bratton makes his emotionally potent narrative feature debut with The Inspection, opening in US theaters from A24 on Friday, November 18th, following its world premiere at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival. Dedicated to his late mother, the impactful drama is inspired by events in Bratton’s own life, with Jeremy Pope starring... Continue Reading →

November 14, 2022 7

TIFF 2022 Film Review: The Inspection ★★★★1/2

Writer-director Elegance Bratton delivers on the promise of his short films Buck and Walk for Me, as well as the documentary Pier Kids, with his emotionally potent narrative feature debut The Inspection, which received its world premiere at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival as the opening night selection of the Discovery section. Inspired by... Continue Reading →

September 12, 2022 8

Theatre Review: Patience (2ST UPTOWN, New York) ★★★1/2

For five years running, Daniel (Justiin Davis) has been the world's reigning solitaire champion. Yes, the solo card game, otherwise known as patience. He's been described as "the Venus Williams of solitaire", as he points out himself, and at only 25, his skills have already made him internationally famous and wealthy. He's just moved into... Continue Reading →

August 17, 2022 0

Black, Queer & Here: A Town Hall Exploring the Intersectionality of the Black LGBTQ Community – Apollo Theater, Harlem Aug 11th

In celebration of NYC Black Pride, Native Son—an organization championing Black gay and queer men—presents Black, Queer and Here, a town hall exploring the intersectionality of the Black LGBTQ community. The event is free and open to the public and will be held at Harlem's iconic Apollo Theater (253 West 125th St., Manhattan) on Thursday,... Continue Reading →

August 6, 2022 0

GLAAD Awards Exclusive Interview: Michael R. Jackson on writing A Strange Loop “I felt misunderstood, unseen & unheard”

A Strange Loop became the most Tony Award-nominated production of the season today, receiving 11 nominations including Best Musical. On Friday night the show's Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, composer and lyricist, Michael R. Jackson, gave a powerful and moving performance of Memory Song from the musical on stage at the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Ahead... Continue Reading →

May 9, 2022 8

The Queer Review meets the cast of Pose ahead of tonight’s final season premiere

Ahead of tonight's final season premiere of Pose on FX, The Queer Review's editor James Kleinmann attended a virtual press conference with a legendary lineup of the show's key cast including Mj Rodriguez, Billy Porter, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar, Angel Bismark Curiel, Dyllón Burnside, Sandra Bernhard, Jason A. Rodriguez, plus series co-creator, executive... Continue Reading →

May 2, 2021 6

“Pray Tell taught me to dream the impossible” Emmy-winner Billy Porter on the final season of Pose

Ahead of the third and final season of the Peabody-winning, Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated groundbreaking series Pose premiering on FX this Sunday May 2nd, The Queer Review attended a virtual press conference earlier this week with the show's creators and cast, including the legendary Billy Porter. Porter won an Emmy for his portrayal of ballroom... Continue Reading →

May 1, 2021 4

Exclusive Interview: activist Marc Thompson on Black and Gay, Back in the Day “It’s about showing us in our richness & our diversity being joyful”

When it comes to Black History Month and LGBTQ History Month in the UK, Black British queer lives "fall through the cracks of both of those", according to social justice activist and sexual health campaigner Marc Thompson who recently launched an empowering new archive on Instagram, Black and Gay, Back in the Day which celebrates... Continue Reading →

April 19, 2021 1

BFI Flare 2021 Review: The Obituary of Tunde Johnson ★★★★1/2

Tunde Johnson is a normal 17 year old boy. He’s Black; he’s gay; he loves his parents; and he’s been sleeping with the hottest guy in school, even though he’s dating Tunde’s best friend. Oh, and, no matter what he does, every night Tunde is murdered by the Los Angeles Police Department. And then he... Continue Reading →

March 9, 2021 0

Exclusive Interview: It’s A Sin star Omari Douglas “there’s something really important about seeing a proudly gay Black man in a period context”

Following our interviews with It's A Sin's writer and executive producer Russell T Davies and cast members, Lydia West and Nathaniel Curtis, The Queer Review's editor James Kleinmann had an exclusive conversation with actor Omari Douglas who portrays Roscoe Babatunde in the acclaimed 1980s London set drama which follows five young friends as the AIDS... Continue Reading →

March 4, 2021 1