Steve Erickson, Author at Gay City News

“Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It," directed by Paris Barclay, opens Feb. 20 at Film Forum.

Cinema

‘Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It’ charts the rise and fall of a troubled gay musician

By Steve Erickson

Beverly Glenn-Copeland's latest release is called “Laughter In Summer."

Music

February LGBTQ music: Troye Sivan and Beverly Glenn-Copeland

By Steve Erickson

“Pillion," directed by Harry Lighton, opens Feb. 6th at the Angelika and AMC Lincoln Square.

Cinema

Dom and sub probe the limits of their feelings in ‘Pillion’

By Steve Erickson

Sophie Hyde's “Jimpa” opens Feb. 5th at the Quad.

Cinema

Generations clash and come together in ‘Jimpa’

By Steve Erickson

The Soft Pink Truth's “Can Such Delightful Times Go On Forever?” debuts Jan. 30th.

Music

January LGBTQ music: Sleaford Mods and The Soft Pink Truth

By Steve Erickson

Jodie Foster in “A Private Life”

Cinema

‘A Private Life’: Jodie Foster plays detective in Paris

By Steve Erickson

“Dead Man’s Wire," directed by Guns van Sant, pens January 9th at the Angelika.

Cinema

Gus van Sant makes respectable return in 1970s hostage thriller ‘Dead Man’s Wire’

By Steve Erickson

"Sinners" is an instant classic.

Cinema

Top 10 movies of 2025: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Cloud,’ and more

By Steve Erickson

Daniel Craig in "Wake Up Dead Man."

Cinema

‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Two steps forward, one step back

By Steve Erickson

“Peaches Goes Bananas," directed by Marie Loisier, opened at Anthology Film Archives Dec. 3.

Cinema

‘Peaches Goes Bananas’ presents three-dimensional portrait of a queer rock star

By Steve Erickson

“100 Nights of Hero," directed by Julia Jackman, opens Dec. 3.

Cinema

‘100 Nights of Hero’: A lesbian fantasy set in a colorful alternate universe

By Steve Erickson

Maraluisa Ernst’s “A Place of Absence” speaks from the family history of the director, who is queer and non-binary.

Cinema

DOC NYC festival offers real-life stories about female filmmakers, a trans lawyer, and Latinx advocates

By Steve Erickson

“Peter Hujar’s Day," directed by Ira Sachs, is running at Film Forum and Film at Lincoln Center.

Cinema

‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ takes a trip back to New York’s gay arts scene in 1974

By Steve Erickson

"Bunny," directed by Ben Jacobsen, opens Nov. 7 in select theaters and premieres on VOD.

Cinema

‘Bunny’: 24 frantic hours in a sex worker’s life

By Steve Erickson

Hüsker Düs '1985: The Miracle Year' come out Nov. 7.

Music

November LGBTQ music: ‘All Things Go’ festival & Hüsker Dü

By Steve Erickson

"Lesbian Space Princess," directed by Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs, opens Oct. 31.

Cinema

‘Lesbian Space Princess’: A delightful animated sci-fi comedy

By Steve Erickson

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