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Much has changed since Ang Lee's original film moved audiences in 1993. Our desire to see ourselves onscreen hasn't

Fire Island director Andrew Ahn’s update of Ang Lee’s seminal 1993 film works hard to differentiate itself but it’s awkwardly stuck between serious and silly

As you may have heard, "Bros," the first gay rom-com from a major studio to feature an out queer cast, bombed on its opening weekend. At just $4.8 million in sales, it came in fourth. This despite the robust marketing campaign and the Judd Apatow seal of approval. Given the…

Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang remember that first trip, years ago, to the beachy New York LGBTQ resort that would inspire the Hulu rom-com, "Fire Island." Before playing BFFs Noah (Booster) and Howie (Yang) in the film, who find unexpected romances while vacationing at the Long Island party destination,…

Director Andrew Ahn on the performance of queerness, finding power in race and capturing "beautiful beings" on film

Jennifer Ehle. Keira Knightley. And now, Joel Kim Booster: Into the pantheon of "Pride and Prejudice" adaptations, queer rom-com "Fire Island" has arrived to give Jane Austenites a summer to remember — and the next great Elizabeth Bennet.

CHICAGO — The romantic comedy “Fire Island” is a very gay, very horny, very charming riff on Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” set on present-day Fire Island in New York. There is banter aplenty, a lot of it dirty. Both sweet and filled with spiky humor, it comes from screenwriter…

Joel Kim Booster’s breezy reimagining places ‘Pride & Prejudice’ in the context of contemporary gay culture

There are winning performances and some sharp moments in Andrew Ahn’s queer take on Jane Austen’s romantic comedy but it’s hampered by missteps