Ahead of the third and final season of the Peabody-winning, Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated groundbreaking series Pose premiering on FX this Sunday May 2nd, The Queer Review attended a virtual press conference earlier this week with the show's creators and cast, including the legendary Billy Porter. Porter won an Emmy for his portrayal of ballroom... Continue Reading →
As writer Russell T. Davies' (Queer As Folk) new 1980s London set drama series It's A Sin opens we're briskly introduced to five young characters, with a skilful immediacy that's instantly involving. Small town boy, 18 year-old Ritchie (Years & Years frontman Olly Alexander), is leaving the sleepy conservative seclusion of the Isle of Wight... Continue Reading →
The Max original LGBTQ+ civil rights docu-series Equal premieres on HBO Max today, Thursday October 22nd. Dynamically and stylishly breathing life and potent emotion into queer history, the series recontextualises the Stonewall riots in the final episode, having set out in the previous three episodes the long, often hidden, fight for equality that came before... Continue Reading →
The second episode of HBO Max's impactful four-part LGBTQ+ rights docu-series Equal, focuses on stories of trans pioneers and trans resistance. Bookended by the Compton's Cafteria riot, we're presented with figures that might already be familiar like Christine Jorgensen as well as names we're far less likely to have encountered, such as Black trans socialite,... Continue Reading →
Following her work as director of photography on Sam Feder's groundbreaking documentary Disclosure, Ava Benjamin Shorr has now lensed the dynamic and stirring four-part LGBTQ+ civil rights docu-series Equal, which premieres on HBO on Thursday October 22nd. Her work on the series saw her collaborate with directors Stephen Kijak and Kimberly Reed to create visually... Continue Reading →
Netflix have answered my little queer prayers by taking us back to 28 Barbary Lane with a ten episode new Limited Series Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, which streams globally from today Friday 7th June 2019. It’s been 25 years since the first Tales TV adaption set in Seventies San Francisco and 18 years... Continue Reading →
