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Categories FILM & TV

'Truckload' Review: A Hopeful Exploration of Disability

TruckloadWriter: Evie JonesDirector: Aella Jordan-EdgeCast: Evie Jones, Jodie Whittaker, Joe Dempsie, Cathy Tyson, Adam Ali, and Lara McDonnellCinematographer: Essi HyrkkiProducers: Arpita Ashok, Victoria Emslie “Piss...

August 16, 2025August 16, 2025
Liyah Mitchell in Kokomo City by D. Smith. A medium close up on her face, shey's lying down on a bed in a t shirt and a scarf around her hair. She's looking up at the camera. The photo is black and white.
Categories FILM & TV

The Poignant Reminders of 'Kokomo City'

A Black trans sex worker lies on a bed. She’s being filmed in black and white. She tells of an encounter where she was about...

June 20, 2024July 18, 2024
Vic Hughes (Barrett Doss) and Morris (George Wyner) sit on a park bench in episode 706 of Station 19. Vic is in plainclothes. They're smiling.
Categories FILM & TV

Station 19 Review (S7E6): Something You’re Willing to Fight For

  There's a time for everything, and after a two-week break, Station 19 returns with a twist in its latest episode, “With So Little to...

May 9, 2024May 22, 2024
Jaina Lee Ortiz as Andy Herrera and Danielle Savre as Maya Bishop in the 100th episode of Station 19. They're in their formal dress and Maya is pinning a pin onto Andy.
Categories FILM & TV

Station 19 Review: Answering the Call Together for 100 Episodes

The current television landscape, with its increasing reliance on limited series orders, truncated episode counts, and all-too-frequent cancellations—including Station 19's untimely one—makes it difficult to...

April 24, 2024May 6, 2024
A still from season 7, episode 4 of Station 19. We see Andy from the chest up as she sits at her desk chair in the captain's office at 19. She's wearing her uniform. She looks overwhelmed and like she's trying not to cry.
Categories FILM & TV

Station 19: Season 7, Episode 4 Review: “Trouble Man”

One of the strict rules in a firehouse is never to use the Q-word. So, when Chaos Kate tempts fate in the barn and suggests,...

April 15, 2024April 16, 2024
Maya Bishop (Danielle Savre), Ben Warren (Jason George), Pru (Jenai Kaylani), and Rosalind (V. Vieux) in episode 3 of Season 7 of Station 19. They're at the pride parade and wearing rainbow gear.
Categories FILM & TV

Station 19: Season 7, Episode 3 Review: “True Colors”

Pride can't be contained; it's more than a single celebration or day. It's about freedom of expression and the beautiful resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community,...

April 3, 2024April 9, 2024
The Station 19 Family in the beanery in Season 7, Episode 2 of Station 19. Jack and Andy are lying under the table, and the rest of the team are looking at them.
Categories FILM & TV

Station 19: Season 7, Episode 2 Review: "Good Grief"

We generally associate grief with reactions to death and loss. The second episode of Season 7, "Good Grief," Station 19 illustrates these reactions through several...

March 26, 2024April 3, 2024
Vic Hughes in Station 19's Season 7 Premiere "This Woman's Work". She's looking into a window indoors.
Categories FILM & TV

Station 19: Season 7 Premiere Review: "This Woman’s Work"

Station 19 is back and promises Season 7 to be its hottest season yet! After a long 300+ day hiatus from seeing our favorite characters...

March 20, 2024March 26, 2024
A screenshot of Bérénice and Carla from Ici Tout Commence
Categories FILM & TV

Carla and Bérénice, a Norms-defying Friendship on ‘Ici Tout Commence’

++ This article is also written in French. To read that version, click here. ++ Although LGBTQIA+ representation on the French soap Ici Tout Commence...

March 3, 2024April 20, 2024
Operation Mincemeat cast on stage
Categories THEATRE

Operation Mincemeat: A Champion of Fringe Theatre

How to describe Operation Mincemeat? A comedy. 'Quietly queer'. Brilliant. And that’s just to start. Created by theatre troupe SpitLip (consisting of David Cumming, Felix...

January 15, 2024January 25, 2024

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