Emmy and Peabody-winning writer, producer, and director Daniel Minahan's screen career spans nearly three decades. His first major credit was as co-screenwriter with Mary Harron on I Shot Andy Warhol in 1996. More recently he directed the Netflix miniseries Halston, and has directed episodes of Fellow Travelers, Ratched, Hollywood, American Crime Story: The Assassination of... Continue Reading →
The world of writer-director Veit Helmer’s Gondola is established early, with the incongruous sight of a coffin being transported through the air via a narrow cable car, or gondola, with the ends of the coffin sticking out at either side. That vision tells you everything you need to know about the kind of humour and... Continue Reading →
Short narrative series Videoland throws us back to the late 1990s for a charm-filled coming-of-age tale that plays with queer representation on film, both coded and explicit. Hayley (Emmanuelle Mattana) is pretty sure she’s a lesbian. Working in a video store, she’s compiled a list of queer films to watch like Fried Green Tomatoes, Go... Continue Reading →
On the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics announced its 2024 Dorian TV Awards nominations. The 500-member group, now in its 16th year, comprises voters who either work or freelance for mainstream and LGBTQ+ media outlets in the United States and internationally. “A lot of our nominated shows... Continue Reading →
GLAAD—the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization—has partnered with international advertising, marketing, and PR agency Ogilvy to create the “Protect This Kid" campaign in support of LGBTQ youth. The launch comes as the ACLU is currently tracking 489 anti-LGBTQ bills in the United States, many of which target trans youth, during a highly consequential election... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 is a celebration of love between working class women in all its forms with a infectious carpe diem spirit. In industrial North Wales, we meet thirty-something Helen (Louise Brealey) who... Continue Reading →
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 →
