Tag: queer women

Exclusive Interview: Dreamers stars RonkÄ™ AdékoluÄ™jo & Ann Akinjirin “among trauma there can be joy, laughter & there can also be love”

Following the world premiere of Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor's poignant and romantic debut feature Dreamers at the 75th Berlinale, the Berlin International Film Festival, where it was in competition for the prestigious queer film Teddy Award, its lead actors RonkÄ™ AdékoluÄ™jo and Ann Akinjirin speak exclusively with The Queer Review's editor James Kleinmann. Loosely based on Gharoro-Akpojotor's... Continue Reading →

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SAPPH-O-RAMA! A 30 film exploration of the lesbian image in cinema runs at NYC’s Film Forum February 2nd – 13th

SAPPH-O-RAMA, a 30-film series exploring the eccentric, enduring, and genre-encompassing history of the lesbian image in cinema runs at New York City's Film Forum from Friday, February 2nd through Tuesday, February 13th, 2024. This swoon-worthy celebration of the sapphic canon—groundbreaking, cult favorite, or under-seen selections from the silent era to present day—includes films by Dorothy... Continue Reading →

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Theatre Review: Merry Me (New York Theatre Workshop) ★★★★

Playwright Hansol Jung and veteran Tony-nominated director Leigh Silverman reunite, following their collaborations on Cardboard Piano and Wild Goose Dreams, to create an evening of queer bliss with the hilarious lesbian sex comedy Merry Me running at New York Theatre Workshop until Sunday, November 19th. Jung's new play brings together Restoration comedy, Greek theatre, and... Continue Reading →

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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 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 →

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Mardi Gras Film Festival 2023 Review: The Origin of Evil (L’origine du mal) ★★★★

Situations spiral out of control and the classes clash in the juicy lesbian drama, The Origin of Evil (L'origine du mal). Money, murder, and the design choices of the nouveau riche fill the screen in this darkly comic-thriller. Stéphane (a wonderful performance by ​​Call My Agent’s Laure Calamy) works in a factory, packaging anchovies all... Continue Reading →

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Theatre Review: Blessed Union (Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney) ★★★★★

There’s a simple pleasure to be had in sitting back and watching everything on stage being done well. Belvoir’s new queer family dramedy, Blessed Union, is seamlessly terrific. Funny, emotive, and probing. Flawless. No notes. I could end the review here, but obviously I won't... Ruth (Danielle Cormack) and Judith (Maude Davey) have always upheld... Continue Reading →

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