Where have you seen this one before? A grizzled, graying gay filmmaker fixates on a past relationship which prevents him from moving forward in present day. If Pedro Almodóvar’s wonderful Pain And Glory comes to mind, you have just won the trivia contest, but not so fast, as Before We Forget, co-written and directed by... Continue Reading →
schnook: noun - informal - def: a person easily duped, a fool - “Don’t be a schnook! It’s a scam!” I love comedies about schnooks. From the intrepid duo at the heart of American Movie, Beavis And Butt-head, Dumb And Dumber and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, I’ve always had a soft spot in my... Continue Reading →
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 →
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ang Lee's landmark film, Focus Features is re-releasing Brokeback Mountain nationwide in theaters, with special showings beginning on June 22nd and 25th, 2025. Tickets are now on sale for the theatrical event, which will be accompanied by a new poster and other anniversary initiatives. A selection of special merchandise,... Continue Reading →
New York filmmaker Matt Wolf's compelling, poignant and richly nuanced two-part documentary Pee-wee as Himself, a portrait of the artist and performer behind Pee-wee Herman, Paul Reubens, premiered opening night of Sundance 2025, went on to win a Gotham Award for Outstanding Original Film, and is now streaming on Max. Driven by a soul-baring interview... Continue Reading →
Assembly is a breathtaking feat that weaves the fascinating life, inspirations and creative process of interdisciplinary artist Rashaad Newsome into the thrilling story of the build-up to his landmark exhibition of the same name at New York's Park Avenue Armory in 2022. Co-directed by Newsome and Johnny Symons, this feature documentary is a monumental, profoundly... Continue Reading →
Humanizing the submissive: a kinky, brilliant, bittersweet Cannes award-winning feature debut In recent years, there has been a perplexing pushback against sex in film. Whether it be on social media or in general conversation, it seems like sex, and especially kink, has been relegated into being taboo. Regressive to say the least. To combat this,... Continue Reading →
I’ve often wondered what people really mean when they say, “They don’t make movies like they used to”. Are they talking about the scripts, directing, cinematography, subject matter, overall tone or something else? When I look back on films from the 1940s, for example, I often experience empty sound editing, flat staging, and tin-eared dialogue.... Continue Reading →
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 →
Back in May 2022 when promoting Fire Island, filmmaker Andrew Ahn shared with The Queer Review the impact that seeing Ang Lee's Oscar-winning classic The Wedding Banquet had had on him when he watched it at home with his parents when he was only eight years old. "It was really special. It showed me, as... Continue Reading →
