Sam Dunn and Tom Morello's rousing and reflective documentary The Ballad of Judas Priest, which world premiered at the 76th Berlinale, compellingly chronicles the pioneering heavy metal band's history from its inception in the UK in 1969, through to its induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. Featuring some electrifying archive... Continue Reading →
Watching the promotional campaign for Harry Lighton's debut feature Pillion play out, since its award-winning world premiere at Cannes last year and its UK opening in late November, has—appropriately enough—felt like an extended edging session. Thankfully, the climax was worth all the teasing and anticipation that came with the perfectly orchestrated slow drip of tantalizing... Continue Reading →
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 SkarsgÃ¥rd 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 →
Remember those nights, before most of us cut our cables, spent flipping through endless channels without ever settling on one show or movie? Appropriately enough, that is the sensation I had watching David Shadrack Smith's kinetic feature debut Public Access which world premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Documentary Competition. This... Continue Reading →
The 2026 Sundance Film Festival, opening Thursday, January 22nd, will mark its final edition in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, ahead of the festival's move to Boulder, Colorado in 2027. Running in person through February 1st, select titles will also be available nationwide online from January 29th. This year's festival is the first... Continue Reading →
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, the second largest entertainment journalists organization in the world, today announced the group’s 2026 Dorian Film Award nominations. Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another leads with nine nominations—including Film of the Year, Director of the Year, Screenplay, and acting honors for Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio del Toro, Sean... 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 →
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 →
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 →
On December 19th, 1974 writer Linda Rosenkrantz invited her close friend, photographer Peter Hujar, to her New York apartment on the Upper East Side to describe in detail how he had spent the entirety of the previous day. The tape-recorded conversation was part of a planned larger project by Rosenkrantz, intended to gather the recollections... Continue Reading →
