Tag: The Queer Review

Exclusive Interview: The Four Seasons co-creator & star Tina Fey “it was really important to me to have a gay couple as part of this friendship group”

The Four Seasons, adapted from Alan Alda's beloved 1981 film by series creators, showrunners, executive producers, directors, and writers, Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield, returns to Netflix on May 28th for an eight-episode second season. Kerri Kenney-Silver as Anne, Marco Calvani as Claude, Tina Fey as Kate, Colman Domingo as Danny, and Will... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Tony-winner Reed Birney on starring in provocative Blue Film “people are grateful for a cinematic experience where they actually feel something”

Writer-director Elliot Tuttle makes his assured debut feature with Blue Film, marking the arrival of a bold new voice in queer cinema. Despite being overlooked by some major US film festivals like SXSW and Sundance, perhaps due its potentially controversial themes, the intense and intoxicating film has become one of the year's most talked about independent... Continue Reading →

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2026 Cannes Film Festival Dispatch Day 3: Tangles, Club Kid, Marie-Madeleine, & Colony

Early mornings and late nights is the way of things. Day three brings a special screening, a Cannes Premiere, Un Certain Regard, a midnight and Queer Palm eligibility. Tangles. Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival. Tangles ★★★★★Directed by Leah Nelson / Special Screening Selection / Queer Palm eligible Leah Nelson’s feature debut superbly adapts Sarah Levitt’s... Continue Reading →

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The Ozon Layer – Film Review: The Stranger ★★★★★

Like most good students of a certain age, I read Albert Camus’ 1947 novella, The Stranger, in high school. Considered a classic of existentialist storytelling (but don’t tell Camus that!), I felt instantly drawn to its spare, distant approach. The 1967 film adaptation by Luchino Visconti, and starring Marcello Mastroianni, didn’t quite capture Camus’ elusive... Continue Reading →

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2026 Cannes Film Festival Dispatch Day 2: We Are Aliens, The Meltdown, Fatherland, Ken Russell’s The Devils & Species

Chilly day brimming with rich filmic opportunity. Five films on the docket today. All from different festival sections: Directors Fortnight, Un Certain Regard, In Competition, Cannes Classic, and our first Midnight Selection. We Are Aliens. Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival. We Are Aliens ★★★★1/2Directed by Kohei Kadowaki / Directors Fortnight Animated with a blissfully unique... Continue Reading →

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