Beneath the Lobster’s Shell: ‘Bucks Harbor’ (2026) by Pete Muller
BERLINALE 2026: Men of a small fishing town are revealed for who they are beyond stereotypes in this gentle, multifaceted portrait of masculinity and community.
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Be Careful What You Wish For: ‘I Want Your Sex’ (2026) by Gregg Araki
SUNDANCE 2026: Gregg Araki is back with this fun but surprisingly tame BDSM dramedy set between the riotous art world and the fantasies of the boy-next-door turned upside down.
‘Many movies I love are not explicitly queer in content, but more in tone’: Jamie Kiernan O’Brien on ‘Gender Studies’
SUNDANCE 2026: The NYC-based filmmaker discusses the inception behind her first short at the festival, finding a balance in tone, and wanting to be seen by all types of audiences.
‘This is feminist, this isn’t fantastical’: Annapurna Sriram on ‘Fucktoys’
KVIFF 2025: We spoke with the Nashville-born filmmaker about the worldbuilding in Trashtown, USA, and rejecting the expectation of what a feminist film and a critique of capitalism need to look like.
Movement Beyond the Surface: Notes on Shatara Michelle Ford’s ‘Dreams in Nightmares’
INSIDE OUT 2025: The writer-director’s sophomore feature encourages us to think critically about their characters in space and through the liberatory act of movement.
Sepia, Silence, and Sad Gays: ‘The History of Sound’ (2025) by Oliver Hermanus
CANNES 2025: Led by heartthrob favourites Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor, the South African director’s new queer drama is disappointingly lukewarm, caught up in its own languorous melancholia.
‘This interview is a meta extension of the film’: Ivan Leung and Harrison Xu on ‘Extremely Unique Dynamic’
QUEER EAST 2025: The long-time friends and now directors offer a look into what they really wanted to create, as filmmakers, in their riotous comedic debut feature.
What is Obsession, If Not Grief Persevering?: ‘Twinless’ (2025) by James Sweeney
SUNDANCE 2025: The Alaska-born writer-director’s sophomore feature is just as playful as it is devastating, also featuring a very versatile Dylan O’Brien.
You Are Being Watched: ‘Plainclothes’ (2025) by Carmen Emmi
SUNDANCE 2025: In this stylistically creative debut feature, a young police officer in ‘90s upstate New York tasked with entrapping gay men must decide between staying true to himself and his rising career.