Steve Erickson, Author at Gay City News

“The People’s Joker," directed by Vera Drew, opens April 5 at IFC Center.

Cinema

‘The People’s Joker’: satirical queer intellectual property

By Steve Erickson

“Good One” builds to a potent story of a girl pressured into independence by having to share space with men.

Cinema

New Directors/‌New Films serves up a glimpse into the future of queer cinema

By Steve Erickson

"Much Ado About Dying," directed by Simon Chambers, opens March 15 at Film Forum.

Cinema

‘Much Ado About Dying’: A gay actor lives out ‘King Lear’ at the end of his life

By Steve Erickson

Katy O’Brien as Jackie in "Love Lies Bleeding."

Cinema

Love Lies Bleeding’: Be gay, do crime, and then some

By Steve Erickson

Fabi Reyna of Reyna Tropical.

Music

March LGBTQ music: Judas Priest and Reyna Tropical

By Steve Erickson

Tricia Cooke and Ethan Coen.

Cinema

Q&A with Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke of ‘Drive-Away Dolls’

By Steve Erickson

Kate Sosin of The 19th*.

Cinema

‘Breaking the News’ shows how The 19th* put women and non-binary journalists at the forefront

By Steve Erickson

Brittany Howard's "What Now" debuts Feb. 9.

Music

February LGBTQ music: Brittany Howard and Astrit Ismaili

By Steve Erickson

"She Is Conann" is queer director Bertrand Mandico’s third feature.

Cinema

‘She Is Conann’: A queer barbarian at war

By Steve Erickson

“I Heard It Through the Grapevine," directed by Dick Fontaine and Pat Hartley, opens at Film Forum Jan. 12.

Cinema

‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ is an essential documentary on James Baldwin

By Steve Erickson

Sleater-Kinney's "Little Rope" debuts Jan. 19.

Music

January LGBTQ music: Kali Uchis and Sleater-Kinney

By Steve Erickson

Kali Reis and Jodie Foster in "True Detective: Night Country."

Showcasing out actors Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, ‘True Detective’ makes triumphant return

By Steve Erickson

“Pacifiction," directed by Albert Serra, ran earlier this year at Film at Lincoln Center.

Cinema

Top 10 LGBTQ films of the year

By Steve Erickson

Fantasia Barrino and Taraji P. Henson star in "The Color Purple."

Cinema

‘The Color Purple’ adapts Alice Walker’s novel with balance

By Steve Erickson

"Eileen," directed by William Oldroyd, is playing now at the Angelika.

Cinema

‘Eileen’ portrays blood-soaked love in 1960s Boston

By Steve Erickson

“Frybread Face and Me,” directed by Billy Luther, opens Nov. 24 at select theaters and streams on Netflix.

Cinema

A queer boy finds his culture in ‘Frybread Face and Me’

By Steve Erickson

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