Assembly is a breathtaking feat that weaves the fascinating life, inspirations and creative process of interdisciplinary artist Rashaad Newsome into the thrilling story of the build-up to his landmark exhibition of the same name at New York's Park Avenue Armory in 2022. Co-directed by Newsome and Johnny Symons, this feature documentary is a monumental, profoundly... Continue Reading →
Last year saw global audiences gripped by Richard Gadd's dark comedy series Baby Reindeer on Netflix, with the show going on to win six Emmys and two BAFTAs. Among other major accolades for the acclaimed series, Gadd's co-star Nava Mau received Emmy and BAFTA nominations and won an Independent Spirit Award for her standout performance... Continue Reading →
Veteran New York City drag performer and Juilliard-trained opera singer, Jasmine Rice LaBeija, has stunned UK television viewers with her fusion of the two art forms on the current, eighteenth season of the hit series Britain's Got Talent (BGT). During her first audition in front of the show's panel of judges—Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha... Continue Reading →
Humanizing the submissive: a kinky, brilliant, bittersweet Cannes award-winning feature debut In recent years, there has been a perplexing pushback against sex in film. Whether it be on social media or in general conversation, it seems like sex, and especially kink, has been relegated into being taboo. Regressive to say the least. To combat this,... Continue Reading →
At the heart of writer-director Elena Oxman's stunning feature debut Outerlands is a richly nuanced and captivating central performance by Asia Kate Dillon. It is an affectingly understated, delicate film and Dillon, with their beautifully expressive face and underlying emotional intensity, proves to be a perfect fit for Oxman's style. As the film opens we... Continue Reading →
Asia Kate Dillon made history—and earned three consecutive Critics Choice Award nominations—with the role of Taylor Mason in Billions, becoming the first nonbinary actor to portray a nonbinary character on a major American television series. Series like Orange Is the New Black, The Simpsons, Master of None, and Younger and the movie John Wick 3:... Continue Reading →
Vacuum Mon Amour - A Useful Ghost is a quirky, haunting, queer Thai masterpiece Think of your favorite spousal haunting movie. There are more than you imagine. Maybe it’s David Lowery’s slow and methodical A Ghost Story (2017). Or what about Patrick Swayze making clay pots with Demi Moore in the aptly-titled Ghost (1990)? Well,... Continue Reading →
As Mama Ru wisely observes, we're all born naked and the rest is drag. Each one of us is projecting an image—consciously or otherwise—that influences the way the world views us. On the verge of adulthood, surrounded by other teenagers trying to find themselves at college, it is easy to become a little too self-conscious... Continue Reading →
When actor, model, filmmaker and Deaf activist Nyle DiMarco was around seven years old, his mother shared the story of the Deaf President Now (DPN) protests with him. They took place at the world's only Deaf university, Washington DC's Gallaudet, in 1988 over eight historic days in response to the school’s board of trustees'—chaired by... Continue Reading →
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has announced the full list of nominations for its third annual Dorian Theater Awards celebrating the best of Broadway and Off-Broadway during the 2024–2025 season. The Dorians honour both mainstream achievements and works that reflect LGBTQ+ themes and perspectives in the spirit of GALECA’s film and television awards.... Continue Reading →
