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Udo Kier in "My Neighbor Adolf."

Cinema

The late Udo Kier commands the screen in ‘My Neighbor Adolf’

By Gary M. Kramer

Connor Storrie stars as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander in "Heated Rivalry."

Closeted hockey players bring heart, authenticity, and passion to enthralling ‘Heated Rivalry’ series

By Gary M. Kramer

"Sinners" is an instant classic.

Cinema

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

By Steve Erickson

Real estate agent Jordan Hurt stars prominently in both seasons of "Owning Manhattan," a show on Netflix.

From assistant to agent: Jordan Hurt finds growth and redemption in ‘Owning Manhattan’

By Matt Tracy

Books on display at Hive Mind Books, a queer-focused bookstore in Brooklyn.

Books

Queer bookstore Hive Mind Books builds community in Brooklyn

By Dashiell Allen

"Kill the Jockey,” directed by Luis Ortega, ran at Film Forum earlier this year.

Cinema

The year in queer cinema: The best LGBTQ films of 2025

By Gary M. Kramer

Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Caden Burris, and Lennox Espy in Charlie Polinger’s "The Plague."

Cinema

Fear takes control in adolescent psychological thriller ‘The Plague’

By Gary M. Kramer

Daniel Craig in "Wake Up Dead Man."

Cinema

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

By Steve Erickson

"Emolsa," from Lola Flash's "Unsung Fire Island" series.

Lola Flash’s ‘Believable’ inaugurates a new art collaboration and sees a New York future

By Nicholas Boston

James Harry Reyos in “Night in West Texas.”

Cinema

‘Night in West Texas’: Underwhelming story of a priest’s death and a wrongful conviction

By Gary M. Kramer

Kristen Chenoweth as Jackie Siegel in “The Queen of Versailles."

Theater

Meandering and unfocused, ‘The Queen of Versailles’ collapses under its own weight

By Christopher Byrne

“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

State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald.

Health

New York State Health Department’s ‘Unfiltered’ docuseries aims to fight HIV stigma, racial disparities

By Amber Sexton

Jara Sofija Ostan as Lucia and Mina Svajger as Ana-Maria in a scene from Urška Djukić’s Little Trouble Girl.

Cinema

Choir trip sparks teen’s awakening in coming-of-age film ‘Little Trouble Girls’

By Gary M. Kramer

“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

Playwright Dave Osmundsen's “Bum Bum: Or, This Farce Has Autism" runs at the HERE Arts Center in Lower Manhattan from Dec. 4 through 14.

Theater

‘Bum Bum: Or, This Farce Has Autism’ subverts tropes to attain authenticity

By David Kennerley

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