David Opie
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Writing gay/geeky stuff at Indiewire, GamesRadar, DigitalSpy, RadioTimes, Empire Magazine, Paste, iNews | Yahoo UK columnist | RT approved | [email protected]
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Very happy to share the first edition of Cruising Cinema! Subscribe to my weekly newsletter for queer film and TV recs sent to your inbox every Friday. Come for the Jonathan Bailey GIFs. Stay for the gay stuff. Subscribe now and support queer journalism! 🌈
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#Eddington really worked for me until it didn’t. That last hour is rough, but I’d rather watch a flawed, ambitious film like this than something dull and generic any day. Pedro Pascal keeps winning and Austin Butler is extra hot here in a creepy cult way, so I keep winning too
November 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
#Eddington really worked for me until it didn’t. That last hour is rough, but I’d rather watch a flawed, ambitious film like this than something dull and generic any day. Pedro Pascal keeps winning and Austin Butler is extra hot here in a creepy cult way, so I keep winning too
This was the Sophie’s Choice of #CanadasDragRace
November 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This was the Sophie’s Choice of #CanadasDragRace
November 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Stranger Things just launched its final season, but my entire timeline is #HeatedRivalry and that’s how I know I’m following the right people
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Stranger Things just launched its final season, but my entire timeline is #HeatedRivalry and that’s how I know I’m following the right people
#LeftHandedGirl is a phenomenal film in its own right, regardless of Sean Baker’s involvement. Shih-Ching Tsou does an incredible job of capturing the spirit of Taipei’s night markets and the three leads are some of this year’s best. In my top 10 of 2025 for sure. Watch it now on Netflix!!
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 AM
#LeftHandedGirl is a phenomenal film in its own right, regardless of Sean Baker’s involvement. Shih-Ching Tsou does an incredible job of capturing the spirit of Taipei’s night markets and the three leads are some of this year’s best. In my top 10 of 2025 for sure. Watch it now on Netflix!!
This week, Cruising Cinema explores everything from bowl cuts in #StrangerThings to a horny gay hockey show and Alexander Skarsgård's dom-com. Paid subscribers can access a ranking of 2025's best queer movies and shows. Subscribe now to support queer journalism
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Cruising Cinema: Pluribus, Stranger Things, and The Watermelon Woman
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November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This week, Cruising Cinema explores everything from bowl cuts in #StrangerThings to a horny gay hockey show and Alexander Skarsgård's dom-com. Paid subscribers can access a ranking of 2025's best queer movies and shows. Subscribe now to support queer journalism
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And the winner of #DragRaceUK season 7 is… KYRAN THRAX!!! 👑
November 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
And the winner of #DragRaceUK season 7 is… KYRAN THRAX!!! 👑
#TheLowdown is now on Disney+ in the UK by the way. Reservation Dogs was exceptional telly, so I have full faith in creator Sterlin Harjo with this new project (especially with Ethan Hawke in the lead)
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
#TheLowdown is now on Disney+ in the UK by the way. Reservation Dogs was exceptional telly, so I have full faith in creator Sterlin Harjo with this new project (especially with Ethan Hawke in the lead)
They invented mothering I fear #TheAbandons
November 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
They invented mothering I fear #TheAbandons
Gearing up to watch any given episode of #StrangerThings these days
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Gearing up to watch any given episode of #StrangerThings these days
What are we even doing here?
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 AM
What are we even doing here?
Look what happens when you google #ITWelcomeToDerry 🎈👀
November 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Look what happens when you google #ITWelcomeToDerry 🎈👀
#HyperKnife is a tale of obsessive admiration between two unhinged brain surgeons. #ParkEunbin and Sul Kyung-gu are deliciously deranged opposite each other in one of my favourite k-dramas of the year. Still waiting to hear on that season 2 renewal 😭
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#HyperKnife is a tale of obsessive admiration between two unhinged brain surgeons. #ParkEunbin and Sul Kyung-gu are deliciously deranged opposite each other in one of my favourite k-dramas of the year. Still waiting to hear on that season 2 renewal 😭
I saw the twist coming this time around, but that didn’t stop me enjoying the hell out of #AManOnTheInside season 2. I broke down the ending in a lot more detail for my latest piece at Tech Advisor
www.techadvisor.com/article/2966...
www.techadvisor.com/article/2966...
A Man on the Inside season 2: Who is the guilty culprit?
Charles Nieuwendyk is back to solve another case in A Man on the Inside season 2. But who is the guilty culprit this time? The answer might surprise you...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:37 AM
I saw the twist coming this time around, but that didn’t stop me enjoying the hell out of #AManOnTheInside season 2. I broke down the ending in a lot more detail for my latest piece at Tech Advisor
www.techadvisor.com/article/2966...
www.techadvisor.com/article/2966...
Rewatching Weapons and I didn’t realise Aunt Gladys secretly shows for a second or two in the first five minutes
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Rewatching Weapons and I didn’t realise Aunt Gladys secretly shows for a second or two in the first five minutes
Leading roles when?
Jonathan Bailey is currently the highest-grossing actor of 2025.
#JonathanBailey #BoxOffice #2025Films #Hollywood
#JonathanBailey #BoxOffice #2025Films #Hollywood
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Leading roles when?
We just lost Udo Kier, a gay powerhouse and titan of cinema. He left behind an incredible legacy, starring in literally hundreds of roles since his debut in 1966. RIP king 👑
November 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
We just lost Udo Kier, a gay powerhouse and titan of cinema. He left behind an incredible legacy, starring in literally hundreds of roles since his debut in 1966. RIP king 👑
Every muscle in his face, every pore in his skin is ACTING baby. That’s my husband right there #WickedForGood
November 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Every muscle in his face, every pore in his skin is ACTING baby. That’s my husband right there #WickedForGood
Was asked by Radio Times to explore the relationship between anime and environmentalism, taking a closer look at how this medium can help save the planet through Ghibli and beyond!
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How anime has led the way in the battle against climate change
Tackling environmental topics is in the very DNA of the medium.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Was asked by Radio Times to explore the relationship between anime and environmentalism, taking a closer look at how this medium can help save the planet through Ghibli and beyond!
www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/a...
www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/a...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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I knew ittttttttttttt
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I knew ittttttttttttt
Queer icon Peaches on being menopausal in her new doc Peaches Goes Bananas:
“We’re punks, we’re artists, we’re people. We haven’t stopped. We need things to relate to. Maybe we’re not the biggest consumer market, but who cares?”
“We’re punks, we’re artists, we’re people. We haven’t stopped. We need things to relate to. Maybe we’re not the biggest consumer market, but who cares?”
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Queer icon Peaches on being menopausal in her new doc Peaches Goes Bananas:
“We’re punks, we’re artists, we’re people. We haven’t stopped. We need things to relate to. Maybe we’re not the biggest consumer market, but who cares?”
“We’re punks, we’re artists, we’re people. We haven’t stopped. We need things to relate to. Maybe we’re not the biggest consumer market, but who cares?”