Manuel Betancourt is a Los Angeles-based queer writer, critic, and a lapsed academic. His work has appeared in the New York Times, GQ Style, Los Angeles Times, Film Quarterly, and Vice, among others. He's the author of the 33 1/3 book on Judy at Carnegie Hall, and one of the co-authors of the graphic novel series, The Cardboard Kingdom, a New York Times Summer 2018 Pick.
“I enjoyed how the stumbling and fumbling of queer dating were represented,” the My Fake Boyfriend star said. “I've been injured in many similar ways.”
Taika Waititi has adapted a melodramatic novel into a gleefully transgressive movie that pushes viewers to rethink how we react to stories about the horrors of Nazi ideology.
Recent TV shows like Euphoria ask us to question why male full frontal nudity on the small screen is still so rare — and to think about the cultural baggage it carries.
From its frank depictions of gay sex to its expert lampooning of Instagays, Comedy Central's The Other Two is both sardonic and sincere.
TV shows like Schitt's Creek, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and The Good Place show how earnestness is the new wave.
The actor’s performances in Homecoming, Ben Is Back and other recent roles push back against the image that has defined her for so long.
Recent TV shows like Euphoria ask us to question why male full frontal nudity on the small screen is still so rare — and to think about the cultural baggage it carries.
From its frank depictions of gay sex to its expert lampooning of Instagays, Comedy Central's The Other Two is both sardonic and sincere.
“I enjoyed how the stumbling and fumbling of queer dating were represented,” the My Fake Boyfriend star said. “I've been injured in many similar ways.”
Taika Waititi has adapted a melodramatic novel into a gleefully transgressive movie that pushes viewers to rethink how we react to stories about the horrors of Nazi ideology.
TV shows like Schitt's Creek, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and The Good Place show how earnestness is the new wave.
The actor’s performances in Homecoming, Ben Is Back and other recent roles push back against the image that has defined her for so long.