Charlie: "Everyone thinks teenage relationships don't last." Nick: "I never really thought that about us." Heartwarming and healing, as well as heartwrenching at times, creator-writer Alice Oseman and director Wash Westmoreland deliver a pitch-perfect, tenderly-crafted finale to this beloved series that feels like a hug from your best friend when you need it most. Heartstopper.... Continue Reading →
This month sees moustached British synth-pop king Tom Aspaul follow up three critically acclaimed albums—Black Country Disco, Life in Plastic, and Cabin Fever—with his latest dreamy Italo disco-inspired album, Moustache (Part I). It marks the first chapter in the independent artist's planned trilogy, blending house, club-pop, and euphoric electropop to capture desire in all its... Continue Reading →
The 2026 New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) runs July 10th to 26th across five New York venues—Film at Lincoln Center, SVA Theatre, IFC Center, Anthology Film Archives, and the Korean Cultural Center New York—and marks the landmark 25th annual edition of North America’s leading festival of Asian cinema. Since 2002, NYAFF has grown from... Continue Reading →
What if your new favorite high school comedy comfort movie wasn't just fun and touching, but queer and trans AF? Look no further than writer-director Siobhan McCarthy's transcendently joyful, blissfully stupid, and surprisingly heartfelt debut feature She's The He, which defiantly reclaims the traditional gender-bending narrative while mocking the hateful and insidious rhetoric around tans... Continue Reading →
New York City based Argentinian writer-director Lucio Castro continues to prove himself to be one the most exciting and adventurous contemporary independent filmmakers, delivering one spellbinding film after another as he plays with form and structure in imaginative and unexpected ways. He follows his acclaimed debut feature, End of the Century (Fin de siglo), and his brooding and enigmatic sophomore... Continue Reading →
Born and raised in Chicago, Palestinian American writer, photographer and filmmaker Laith Khalifeh, makes his captivating film acting debut as the protagonist in Lucio Castro’s sensual and evocative third feature, Drunken Noodles, which world premiered at ACID Cannes and is now playing in select US theaters including New York's IFC Center. Khalifeh plays Adnan, a contemplative but open and curious... Continue Reading →
Inspired by her own acclaimed book of essays, Michelle Buteau stars as Mavis Beaumont in the beloved Netflix comedy Survival of the Thickest. As well as co-creating, executive producing, and writing on the series, the third and final season sees Buteau take on directing duties for the poignant fifth episode. The series follows Mavis—Black, plus-size,... Continue Reading →
Before the internet and the ubiquity of social media influencers, there was Robin Byrd – the spirited, anything-goes New York City public access host, clad only in her signature black crochet bikini. From 1977 to 1998, Robin created, produced, and hosted the late-night call-in show that incorporated performances and interviews with adult entertainers and experimental... Continue Reading →
In an inspired double bill, two John Waters classics, 1977's delectably filthy Desperate Living and 1988's surprisingly heartwarming Hairspray, have now been added to the Criterion Collection in vibrant new director-approved 4K restorations on UHD and Blu-ray packed with enticing special edition features. Following the unrepentant outrageousness of Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble, Waters brought... Continue Reading →
Following its world premiere as the opening night film of the 40th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, Jennifer M. Kroot's vibrant and uplifting Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence documentary, Hunky Jesus, recently received its East Coast premiere at the 28th annual Provincetown Film Festival. Next it will return to its spiritual home of San Francisco,... Continue Reading →
