The new film starring Cate Blanchett raptly observes its powerful lesbian lead — then asks what her power means   By George Elkind  In writer-director Todd Field’s latest film, “Tár,†there’s a sense of intoxication in play, an air of fascination in the treatment of his leading character as a kind of monument — albeit one

The ‘Desperate Housewives’ star uncouples from Neil Patrick Harris in a new Netflix series  By Chris Azzopardi  Tuc Watkins hasn’t just seen how gay relationships have evolved on television — he’s been a part of that evolution. On “Desperate Housewives,†Watkins portrayed one half of gay couple Bob and Lee, who became residents of Wisteria

The actor on ‘Uncoupled’ and his ‘digital dong’ in ‘Gone Girl’  By Chris Azzopardi  It wasn’t that it was hard, but when Neil Patrick Harris shot a scene for the new Netflix series “Uncoupled,†in which his character tries to snap just the right Grindr shots, it was a little… hairy.   It was “taking anglesâ€

In ‘They/Them’, the ‘Footloose’ actor’s character has surprises in store for this camp’s new queer recruits  By Chris Azzopardi  Kevin Bacon is back at camp. Not Camp Crystal Lake, where the 64-year-old actor met his gruesome demise in the original 1980 horror classic “Friday the 13th.†But at the kind of camp that is a

Michael Cimino and George Sear on end of ‘Love, Victor’ and how their characters changed them  By Chris Azzopardi  For now, at least, it’s the end of “Venji.†Many watched Victor (Michael Cimino) and Benji (George Sear), the romantic heart of “Love, Victor,†to find a much-needed love rush amid pandemic weirdness. The series launched

With ‘Queer as Folk’ and ‘Hacks,’ Johnny Sibilly keeps ascending to new career heights  By Chris Azzopardi  If you think you’ve heard the name Johnny Sibilly, you have. Or at the very least you’ve seen him, whether on FX’s groundbreaking trans-focused series “Pose,†where the 34-year-old actor had a three-episode stint as Costas Perez, or

| Sofi Tukker talks their inclusive values, dancing in shared spaces again and erotic fruit  By Chris Azzopardi  For Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern, collectively known as Sofi Tukker, it doesn’t need to be Pride for it to feel like a Pride show. The duo has been promoting and practicing the values of inclusivity and

Patti Harrison on being trans in Hollywood, her social media woes and Bowen Yang  By Chris Azzopardi  There still aren’t enough trans actors in Hollywood, but at least there’s Patti Harrison. Harrison is currently starring in the big blockbuster rom-com caper “The Lost City,†alongside Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum, as the social media manager

| The ‘Queer Eye’ grooming expert’s new Netflix show explores everything from bugs to being nonbinary  By Chris Azzopardi  Before I talk to Jonathan Van Ness about their new Netflix show, “Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness,†they take me on a little on-camera adventure that involves them “needing cuter light.†[Text Wrapping Break]They do

Neve Campbell on ‘Scream’ queer theories, and how Sidney still inspires the LGBTQ+ community By Chris Azzopardi As Sidney Prescott, fierce fighter of the knife-wielding Ghostface since the mid-1990s, Neve Campbell has represented strength and survival to generations of LGBTQ+ people. When she first appeared in Wes Craven’s groundbreaking “Scream†in 1996, Campbell’s Prescott wasn’t