The life and marriage of conductor Leonard Bernstein is revisited in Maestro. In 1943, 25-year-old Leonard Bernstein (Bradley Cooper) made his conducting debut with the New York Philharmonic, setting himself to be one of the first great American conductors. Despite being a gay man, Leonard falls for Costa Rican-Chilean actress Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan), a […]
Two identical twin salesmen try to reunite their divorced parents in Dicks: The Musical. Craig (Josh Sharp) and Trevor (Aaron Jackson) are two bitter rival salesmen competing to be the top seller for their girl boss, Gloria (Megan Thee Stallion). However, when they discover that they have the same birthday and matching lockets, Craig and
Dicks: The Musical – TIFF 2023
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A gay filmmaker causes strife in his marriage when he begins an affair with a woman in Passages. Tomas Freiburg (Franz Rogowski) is a German-born filmmaker living in Paris with his English printer husband Martin (Ben Whishaw). After Martin leaves early from the wrap party of Tomas’ latest film, the latter ends up hooking up
Full Disclosure: I’m friends with director Ry Levey and contributed to this film’s crowdfunding campaign The history of LGBTQIA+ representation in pro wrestling is explored in Out in the Ring. It can be argued that there has always been a homoerotic element to the world of professional wrestling. However, queer representation in sports entertainment has
Out in the Ring – Inside Out 2022
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A closeted homosexual teenager struggles with his identity and relationship with his father in Closet Monster. Oscar Madly (Connor Jessup) is an aspiring make-up artist living alone with his overbearing father (Aaron Abrams). After witnessing a brutal hate crime as a kid, Oscar fears the repercussions of people finding out he is homosexual, even though he begins
