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Bottoms: Fun and Raunchy Gay Teen Comedy a Genre Classic in the Making

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekSeptember 1, 2023Bottoms, Shiva Baby, Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott, Ayo Egebiri, Nicholas Galitzine, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Comedy, Teen comedy, Gay, LGBTQComment

The Retreat: Gory Revenge Horror Skirts Uncomfortably Close to Easy Exploitation

The Retreat: Gory Revenge Horror Skirts Uncomfortably Close to Easy Exploitation

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekMay 21, 2021The Retreat, Horror movies, Pat Mills, LGBTQ, Tommie-Amber Pirie, Sarah Allen, Rossif Sutherland, Celina Sinden, Lesbian, Gay, TortureComment

Cowboys: Tender Drama About Trans Kid Checks Boxes But Misses Wider Mark

Cowboys: Tender Drama About Trans Kid Checks Boxes But Misses Wider Mark

By Thom Ernst

Review, PreviewJim SlotekFebruary 11, 2021Cowboys, Anna Kerrigan, Jillian Bell, Stebve Zahn, Ann Dowd, Sasha Knight, Trans, LGBTQComment

Life Is Easy: Freaky Friday Premise Gets Daring New Spin in Brash Kiwi Series

Life Is Easy: Freaky Friday Premise Gets Daring New Spin in Brash Kiwi Series

By Thom Ernst

Preview, ReviewJuly 15, 2020Life Is Esay, Cole Jenkins, New Zealand, Comedy, Series, LGBTQ, Freaky Friday, Queer as Folk, Gay Film, Gender issuesComment

Original-Cin E X C L U S I V E !!: Lance Bass slams ‘Jim Crow against gays,’ narrates ACT UP doc at ReelHeART

By Jim Slotek

InterviewJim SlotekJuly 4, 2017Documentaries, HIV AIDS, LGBTQ, Gay rights, ACT UP