As a multi-hyphenate artist, model, musician, actor, activist, and animal advocate, Yves Mathieu East is passionately committed to each of these aspects of his life. Alongside his print and runway campaigns for some of the world's most prominent fashion labels, last year saw him appear in a groundbreaking episode of Michelle Buteau’s Netflix rom-com series... Continue Reading →
Elliot Tuttle’s provocative queer thriller Blue Film receives official trailer – watch now
It's been some time since a new queer film has caused a stir, in the vein of William Friedkin's Cruising, Abdellatif Kechiche's Blue is the Warmest Colour, or Todd Verow's soon-to-be reissued Frisk, but if the reported festival audience response is anything to go by, writer-director Elliot Tuttle's provocative Blue Film might be the latest... Continue Reading →
“Angels of Light” – Steven Menendez fine art photography exhibition New York April 2-8
Angels of Light photography exhibition by Steven Menendez runs at The Boiler Room (45 2nd Avenue, New York, 10003) from Thursday, April 2nd through Wednesday, April 8th, 2026. Opening Reception: Thursday, April 2nd, 6–9 pm. “I have always been drawn to the imagery and symbolism of angels - beings understood as messengers and intermediaries between... Continue Reading →
Plop! Plop! Fizz! Fizz! Oh What A Relief It Is! – BFI Flare Film Review: Lady Champagne ★★★★1/2
When I heard that D'Arcy Drollinger had followed up his instant classic, Shit & Champagne, with Lady Champagne, I didn’t just jump at the chance to watch it, I hacked my way through dense jungles, leapt over deep crevasses, and walked barefoot across hot coals. It’s the least one should be required to do to... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Todd Verow on his Charles Lum cruising tribute Memorabilia “Super 8 is a heightened reality”
When queer experimental filmmaker Charles Lum died in 2021, he left his friend and frequent collaborator Todd Verow in charge of his body of work. This archive included Super 8 films that Lum had shot in the 1970s and 80s and his Super 8 film camera, along with several undeveloped cartridges and some unused but... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Bright Light Bright Light on his Duets album & Cosmic Light North American tour “I’m so proud to be an artist in the canon of LGBTQ music history”
New York City's queer prince of indie electro pop, Bright Light Bright Light, aka Rod Thomas, is about to embark on the 17-date Cosmic Light North American tour with Queen of the Universe winner and Drag Race Brazil host, Grag Queen. Last month, he released his latest mini album, Duets, which sees the Welsh-born singer-songwriter-producer,... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Jaripeo filmmakers EfraĂn Mojica & Rebecca Zweig – “we learned what the film wanted to be by making it”
When Mexico City-based multidisciplinary artist EfraĂn Mojica took their friend, writer and poet Rebecca Zweig, home for the holidays to the small rural MichoacĂ¡n town of Penjamillo where they grew up, she was immediately taken by the sights and sounds of the local annual Christmas Day rodeo event, the jaripeo. That was back in 2018.... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Wasteland by Jason Haaf & Scooter LaForge ★★★★★
Jason Haaf and Scooter LaForge have collaborated on a somewhat unclassifiable art book together. It's as gripping as it is gorgeous. Part sex memoir, part meditation, entirely collage, the prose dissects relationships, exes, hookups, obsessions, addictions at a brisk pace. Smartly, the artworks are hybrid themselves: a sad boy watercolor of a face half underwater... Continue Reading →
2026 Dorian Film Award winners revealed by Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics – Sinners named Film of the Year
This week at live ceremony in Los Angeles, GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics announced the winners in its 2026 Dorian Film Awards. Ryan Coogler’s thrilling period horror epic Sinners dominated the night with a total of seven wins, including Film of the Year and Director of the Year for Coogler, who was also... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford – “Raw Deal” was my “Born This Way” in 1977
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 →
