JOhn King

2 weeks ago | losangelesblade.com | JOhn King |John King |JOhn King |John Paul King

There was a time, early in his career, that young filmmaker Wes Anderson’s work was labeled “quirky.” To describe his blend of dry humor, deadpan whimsy, and unresolved yearning, along with his flights of theatrical fancy and obsessive attention to detail, it seemed apt at the time.

1 month ago | washingtonblade.com | JOhn King |John Paul King

There’s a strange feeling of irony about a spring movie season stacked with queer romcoms – a genre that has felt conspicuously absent on the big screen since the disappointing reception met by the much-hyped “Bros” in 2022 – at a time when pushback against LGBTQ visibility is stronger than it’s been for 40 years.

1 month ago | losangelesblade.com | JOhn King |John Paul King

There’s a strange feeling of irony about a spring movie season stacked with queer romcoms – a genre that has felt conspicuously absent on the big screen since the disappointing reception met by the much-hyped “Bros” in 2022 – at a time when pushback against LGBTQ visibility is stronger than it’s been for 40 years.

1 month ago | washingtonblade.com | JOhn King |John Paul King

For someone who’s been dead for 160 years, Abraham Lincoln is still hot. No, we don’t mean it that way, though if we were talking about the Lincoln of “Lavender Men” – a new movie starring and co-written by queer playwright Roger Q. Mason, who also wrote the acclaimed play from which it is adapted – we certainly could be. We’re really just making the observation that the 16th POTUS continues to occupy a central place in America’s national imagination.

1 month ago | washingtonblade.com | JOhn King |John Paul King

You might not know it from the publicity campaign, but the latest big-screen project for breakout “Euphoria” actor and sex symbol Jacob Elordi is 100% a gay love story. Alright, perhaps that’s not entirely accurate.