Unless you've been living in a BDSM dungeon for the past few months (no judgements here), you will no doubt have seen dreamboat daddy Alexander Skarsgård dominating red carpets around the globe with leather and fetish flourishes ("kinky in the front, kinkier in the back", is how Vogue described his BFI London ensemble) since his... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Patrik-Ian Polk on 20th anniversary of Noah’s Arc as new movie premieres on Paramount+ “it was born out of a desire to see myself & people like me on screen”
First broadcast on the Logo Network in 2005, Noah’s Arc turns 20 this year. To mark the 20th anniversary of creator Patrik-Ian Polk's iconic series, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME will premiere Noah’s Arc: The Movie on Friday, June 20th. Original stars Darryl Stephens, Rodney Chester, Doug Spearman, Christian Vincent, Jensen Atwood and WIlson Cruz reprise their... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Neil Ely & Lloyd Eyre-Morgan on Departures “it’s our truth on screen – we filmed it urgently while we were feeling it”
Inspired by real-life heartbreak and trauma, British writer-co-director-producer-star Lloyd Eyre-Morgan reunited with his longterm collaborator, co-director-producer Neil Ely, to channel what he was feeling into their latest feature, the dark comedy drama Departures. Set in Manchester, Eyre-Morgan plays unassuming Northen gay thirty-something Benji, who falls for the wrong guy during a chance encounter at an... Continue Reading →
Berlinale 2025 Film Review: Queerpanorama (眾生相) ★★★★★
Jun Li's alluring third feature, Queerpanorama (眾生相), received its world premiere at the 75th Berlinale—aptly enough in the festival's Panorama section—where it was in competition for the 39th Teddy Award. Strikingly shot in black and white, it is a bold and inventive meditation on self-discovery that really got under my skin. The protagonist, listed in... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Tim McArthur is back in the habit with Sister Mary’s Playtime summer Provincetown residency
British performer, writer, and director Tim McArthur got his professional start on stage as a young high-kicking dancer in UK pantomimes, going on to make memorable turns in showstopping dame roles. He's starred in productions of Assassins and Into The Woods by his musical theatre hero Stephen Sondheim, the musical parody Blair on Broadway, The... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Chucky creator Don Mancini “our aim was always to give gay teenage horror fans characters they can identify with”
Along with delivering deliciously dark humour, gore, mayhem, and a reliably high body count, the terrifically entertaining Chucky the series—now in its third season on USA and SYFY—has been warming the hearts of horror fans with a tender queer romance at the heart of show. Zackary Arthur stars as Jake and Björgvin Arnarson stars as... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Guillermo Díaz & Todd Verow in conversation about their queer horror thriller You Can’t Stay Here
In an exclusive conversation for The Queer Review, prolific New Queer Cinema provocateur Todd Verow and veteran actor Guillermo Díaz discuss their collaboration on the atmospheric and captivating indie horror thriller You Can't Stay Here, which opens in New York at the IFC Center on Friday, January 5th, followed by its New Orleans release at... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Daniel Levy, Ruth Negga & Himesh Patel on playing “found family” in Netflix’s Good Grief
As we recover from the excess and emotions of another holiday season and enter the first week of the new year, watching a movie entitled Good Grief—about a man who is dealing with the unexpected death of his husband—might not seem like the obvious uplifting choice to add to your Netflix queue. But we recommend... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Heartstopper director Euros Lyn “we wanted to do something different with season two”
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 →
Exclusive Interview: Craig Boreham on his brooding queer Australian indie Lonesome “I wanted to put honest representations of sex on screen”
Declared "a strong new voice in Australian queer cinema” by The Guardian, filmmaker Craig Boreham's debut feature Teenage Kicks premiered at the 2016 Sydney Film Festival, where it was an Audience Award runner-up. It went on to win two Iris Prize trophies and saw Boreham nominated for an Australian Directors Guild Award. The writer-director's remarkable... Continue Reading →
