GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics announced this week that it is expanding its mission to honor Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, across a variety of inaugural categories, beginning with the 2022-2023 theater season. Following GALECA’s established Dorian film and TV honors, its Dorian Theater Awards will celebrate both mainstream and LGBTQ+ themed productions. While... Continue Reading →
TIFF 2022: LGBTQ+ highlights at 47th Toronto International Film Festival
The 47th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) gets underway on Thursday, September 8th, returning to a full in-person festival with some digital elements running until Sunday, September 18th. The Queer Review will be there to bring you news, reviews, and interviews from this year’s festival, which features an exciting and expansive lineup of LGBTQ+ related... Continue Reading →
The Windsor Knot – Film Review: Spencer ★★★★1/2
With so much attention paid to the late Diana Spencer in recent times, with the most current season of The Crown and the Broadway musical among the high profile endeavors, it may seem a film entry would not have anything new to say on the subject. Luckily, with Pablo Larraín (Jackie) directing Steven Knight’s (Locke,... Continue Reading →
Film Review: Together Together ★★★★
Writer-director Nikole Beckwith's Together Together, which world premiered at Sundance where it was in the running for the festival's Grand Jury Prize, refreshes the rom-com genre by placing a mellow and touching odd couple platonic friendship at its centre (a plat-com). As the film opens we meet twenty-something Anna (Patti Harrison), a coffee shop barista... Continue Reading →