The Queer Review among nominees in 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards – full list of nominations

On Monday, January 17th, GLAAD—the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization—received the Television Academy's prestigious Governors Award at the postponed 2023 Emmys ceremony, in recognition of its "profound, transformational, and long-lasting contribution to television". Two days later, GLAAD revealed its own honourees in the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, which included The Queer Review in... Continue Reading →

January 21, 2024 5

MQFF33 Film Review: Isla’s Way ★★★1/2

Isla Roberts is what you would call "a character". The octogenarian at the heart of the loving documentary Isla’s Way, is quick with a joke and a raucous laugh, but as the camera lingers and director Marion Pilowsky pushes, it becomes clearer why we are here. Pilowsky doesn’t just want to hear Isla recount her... Continue Reading →

November 2, 2023 0

MQFF33 Film Review: The Mattachine Family ★★★★

Writer-director Andy Vallentine follows up his stunning 2021 short, The Letter Men, with another weepie, the narrative feature The Mattachine Family. Beautifully shot and acted, this is a glossy yet moving exploration at the meaning of family. It's available to stream US-wide as part of NewFest's 35th New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival until October 24th... Continue Reading →

October 15, 2023 0

Exclusive Interview: Chuck Chuck Baby filmmaker Janis Pugh & star Louise Brealey “these are voices that we don’t often hear”

British writer-director Janis Pugh's remarkable sophomore narrative feature Chuck Chuck Baby, which received its North American premiere at last month's 48th Toronto International Film Festival—and plays both New York's 35th NewFest and Cardif's Iris Prize Festival this weekend—is a celebration of love between working class women in all its forms with a infectious carpe diem... Continue Reading →

October 14, 2023 0

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 Theatre Review: Salty Irina (Summerhall) ★★★

If you have ever wondered what goes on at a Far Right gathering, you will be in good company at Salty Irina. Following a newly minted queer couple into the belly of the beast, this tale shows their loss of innocence, and how they are galvanised into enduring action. Yasemin Özdemir and Hannah Van Der... Continue Reading →

August 12, 2023 0

Exclusive Interview: Heartstopper director Euros Lyn “we wanted to do something different with season two”

As the second season of hit series Heartstopper based on Alice Oseman's bestselling graphic novels launches globally on Netflix this week, The Queer Review's editor James Kleinmann speaks exclusively with its BAFTA-winning director Euros Lyn. In the opening episode, we're reunited with new boyfriends in the midst of first love, Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick... Continue Reading →

August 4, 2023 2

Theatre Review: Wishbone (Bread & Roses Theatre, London) ★★★

Is there anything worse that a difficult break-up? Perhaps having to spend seven days isolating with that person moments after telling them it is over. With strong performances and witty writing, Wishbone is a thoughtful examination of a relationship under extreme pressure.

July 29, 2023 0

Theatre Review: Bloody Elle (Soho Theatre, London) ★★★★

Written and performed by Lauryn Redding, Bloody Elle is not your typical coming out story. Spellbinding storytelling accompanied by a dynamic original soundtrack, this is gig theatre with a whole lot of heart.

July 17, 2023 0

Exclusive Interview: Georgia Oakley & Rosy McEwen on 1980s-set lesbian drama Blue Jean “what happens in the film is still so relevant”

Writer-director Georgia Oakley’s impressive directorial debut Blue Jean is a compelling character study set in northern England in 1988, as Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government is about to pass the notorious Section 28 of the local Government Act which stigmatized the nation's gay and lesbian population, stoking homophobia—both societal and internal—at the height of the HIV/AIDS... Continue Reading →

June 11, 2023 0

Theatre Review: White Girl In Danger (Tony Kiser Theater, Off-Broadway) ★★★★

The soap opera at the heart of Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning A Strange Loop creator Michael R. Jackson's uproarious new Off-Broadway musical, that gives the show its title and catchy recurring theme song, White Girl In Danger, is set in the town of "Allwhite" and features a story that is "Allwhite", as the opening... Continue Reading →

May 7, 2023 0