N.B. Contains potential season 5 spoilers.I’ve just spent the past few days binging all ten episodes of the upcoming fifth season of Queer Eye, which lands on Netflix right on time for Pride month on June 5th, and I am feeling pretty amazing actually; upbeat and optimistic. It's the kind of afterglow you get when... Continue Reading →
In this general election year (VOTE!) it's only fitting that Netflix bring back their satirical comedy The Politician for a second season, launching Friday 19th June - so plan your Pride Month TV binging schedule accordingly. Oh, and come November don't forget to VOTE! The Politician Season 2. Courtesy of Netflix. Created by Ryan Murphy,... Continue Reading →
Unbreakable, they alive damn it, Kimmy Schmidt fans rejoice, after four seasons and 51 episodes, Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) is back on Netflix this Tuesday May 12th in her very own interactive special. It’s like a TV version of one of those choose your own adventure books you probably read as a kid. So get your... Continue Reading →
If, like I did, you have some reservations about watching Becoming for fear it’ll make you despondent as you recall the intelligence, grace, humility, dignity and style that Michelle Obama once brought to the White House, fear not. In fact it unexpectedly had the opposite effect, leaving me feeling inspired, hopeful and with a renewed... Continue Reading →
Alice Wu’s long-awaited second feature film as writer and director, The Half of It, which launches on Netflix Friday May 1st, has deservedly just won Tribeca’s Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature. The film opens opens with an enchanting illustration by Shape & Shadow’s Hayley Morris depicting the Greek myth that humans were originally... Continue Reading →
Everybody comes to HollywoodThey wanna make it in the neighborhoodThey like the smell of it in HollywoodHow could it hurt you when it looks so good?Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï, Hollywood, 2003Only time will tell the lasting industry-wide impact of today's overdue conversations around increasing diversity in entertainment, but Ryan Murphy has certainly used his not... Continue Reading →
Following last week’s exceptional documentary Circus of Books by Rachel Mason from executive producer Ryan Murphy, Netflix continues to offer its subscribers a diverse array of LGBTQ related original content. This week alone it adds Ryan Murphy’s epic ‘what if?’ retelling of the Golden Age of Hollywood, with two episodes directed by Janet Mock; Alice... Continue Reading →
Rachel Mason’s Circus of Books had its world premiere at 2019's Tribeca Film Festival where is was acquired by Netflix. After a successful festival run it launches on the streaming service on Wednesday April 22nd 2020. The documentary's lead subjects, Karen and Barry Mason, are the filmmaker’s parents and the unlikely owners of the titular long-running Los Angeles gay porn... Continue Reading →
Some stunning images for Netflix's new limited series from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, Hollywood have just been revealed. The series follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Tinseltown. Each character offers a unique glimpse behind the gilded curtain of Hollywood's Golden Age, spotlighting the unfair systems and biases across... Continue Reading →
