Humorous. Funny. Amusing. These are words I freely use to describe comedy shows that make me giggle. Hilarious though, is a word I hold back on using for rare shows like former SNL co-head writers Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider's The Other Two, which recently got renewed for a third season on HBO Max. As... Continue Reading →
Spice up your life! NYFF 2021 Film Review: Dune ★★★1/2
Slam it to the left, if you're having a good time. Shake it to the right, if you know that you feel fine. Chicas to the front. From Spice Up Your Life, written by Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Matt Rowe, Melanie C, Richard "Biff" Stannard, and Victoria Adams This Spice Girls hit does not feature... Continue Reading →
TV Review: We’re Here season 2 ★★★★★
The reliably uplifting GALECA Dorian Award and Emmy-nominated unscripted series We're Here, created by Steve Warren and Johnnie Ingram, returns to HBO on Monday October 11th at 9pm ET/PT, streaming on HBO Max. It works within the same proven framework as season one, but enriches and deepens its storytelling and finds more time for some... Continue Reading →
HBO’s We’re Here sets the date for its season 2 return & debuts teaser trailer
Creators Stephen Warren and Johnnie Ingram's Emmy-nominated We're Here, one of our TV highlights of 2020, returns to HBO for an eight-episode second season on National Coming Out Day, Monday October 11th 2021 at 9pm ET / 10pm PT, with new episodes dropping weekly on HBO and streaming on HBO Max. Fresh from the All... Continue Reading →
Exclusive interview: Tig Notaro on her animated HBO stand-up special Drawn “It was fun to see somebody else adding to what I’d already written & performed, creating more jokes on top of the joke”
Groundbreaking Emmy and Grammy-nominated comedian, writer, actor, and director, Tig Notaro's animated stand-up special, Tig Notaro: Drawn, debuts on HBO on Saturday July 24th, before streaming on HBO Max. From an unlikely hospital bed proposal, to a macabre road trip fantasy featuring Dolly Parton, and a meditation on the Kool-Aid man's gender, this is one genre-spanning, hilarious... Continue Reading →
LGBTQ entertainment critics reveal their 2021 Dorian TV Award nominations
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has revealed the nominees for their second annual Dorian TV Awards, with the final season of Pose leading with a total of six nods including Best TV Drama, followed by WandaVision with five nominations, and Mare of Easttown and I May Destroy You each garnering four nominations, while... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: the cast of HBO’s BETTY on season 2 “there’s a golden age happening right now with girls skateboarding”
Based on creator Crystal Moselle’s 2018 Sundance hit Skate Kitchen, Betty—inspired by the experiences of a diverse group of young women navigating the male-dominated world of skateboarding in New York City—returns to HBO for a second season this Friday June 11th at 11pm ET/PT, and also streams on HBO Max. Set and filmed during 2020... Continue Reading →
Legendary ballroom competition returns to HBO Max for second season May 6th
The second season of ballroom competition Legendary, produced by Scout Productions, is set to debut on HBO Max on Thursday May 6th. MC Dashaun Wesley returns along with judges Leiomy Maldonado, Jameela Jamil, Law Roach and Megan Thee Stallion who'll be joined throughout the season by guest judges including Tiffany Haddish, Taraji P. Henson, Amiyah Scott, Nicco Annan, Normani, Adam Lambert and Demi Lovato. This season features ten... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: HBO Max’s Genera+ion star Nava Mau “it’s important for queer & trans people to see that we are lovable & we have a lot of wisdom to offer”
Currently starring in HBO Max's LGBTQ+ darkly comic drama series Genera+ion, created by Daniel and Zelda Barnz, Nava Mau is a trans Latina filmmaker, actress, and cultural worker. She wrote, produced, directed, and starred in the compelling and moving short film Waking Hour, that premiered at LA's Outfest Fusion in 2019 before playing at festivals... Continue Reading →
It’s A Sin builds on a long legacy of HIV/AIDS narratives
Russell T Davies' acclaimed five-part series It’s a Sin doesn’t exist in isolation. It stands on the shoulders of over 30 years of HIV/AIDS stories. From the very beginning the community used performance and storytelling to memorialize, and as a means of activism. This was in part because the links between the queer community and the... Continue Reading →
