Heartstopper Forever

*Heartstopper* is one of the most important queer cultural phenomena of its generation. Encompassing a comic, a television series and several novellas, it helped bring stories of queer joy to a vast mainstream audience. Some have criticised the show for being overly twee, describing its portrayal of young queer life as "unrealistic", but I've never agreed with that. It's optimistic, for sure, but that doesn't necessarily mean unrealistic. It shows the power of love, communication, honesty and tolerance in a world where, sadly, those qualities are becoming scarcer by the minute. If we all took ...

This is the movie that ended the Heartstopper series. I know that this will probably not be a popular opinion, but I actually found the movie a bit disappointing. I thought that much of it was boring and instead of trying to give a well-rounded ending to the characters, it fell flat. I won't spoil anything about the details, but basically it turns out that Nick had his own issues that he never dealt with and about 98% of the movie deals with that. Most of the scenes with him and Charlie were pointless and/or depressing. Honestly, I'm glad they did this at the end of the series because if ...

When I grew up gay in the 1980s, the idea that we could have walked along the school corridors holding hands or been elected it's captain, let alone wandered along the streets of Glasgow showing the slightest sign of affection would have been impossible. It simply wouldn't have been safe so despite the fact that this isn't really a film at all, but more an extended episode of a homosoap, it is to be commended for sending a clear signal that there ought not to be any place for discrimination in schools or anywhere else. The substance of the plot sees "Nick" (Kit Connor) and his toyboy "Charlie"...