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    Sex on Heels

    Super-hot European performers Kazaky prove real men wear stilettos

    Rachael Abrams
    Mar 27, 2013 | 5:14 pm

    We never thought that a group of ripped androgynous male performers would make such an impression on us until we met Kazaky. The four-man group sexed up the runway at the spectacular House of DIFFA — on an evening when competition for sexy was fierce.

     

    The group comprises four super-fit Ukrainian dancers — Stas, Oleg, Kryll and Artyr — who have been friends since childhood. With their rock-hard abs, derriere-hugging pants and mile-high heels, it's impossible not to be captivated by them.

     

    Even though their slim silhouettes lean toward the feminine (chiseled abs notwithstanding), Kazaky represents masculinity in the most liberal sense. "Our dancing is an expression of freedom," Oleg says.

     

    Oleg is the brain behind the choreography — reminiscent of Madonna, Lady Gaga and burlesque — but the guys work together to perfect all routines. Right now, however, they are focusing more on their vocals.

     

    "[Singing] is something we always knew we wanted to explore," Artyr says. Kazaky's first single, "In the Middle," has very few words, but the group continues to develop their vocal chords to incorporate more singing into their acts.

     

    Outside of nightclubs and special performances — including the DSquared fashion show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week and in Madonna's "Girl Gone Wild" video — the guys spend their days practicing, both song and dance. Free time is nonexistent in Kazaky's world, but Oleg says, "It doesn't feel like work." Even as they dance in in those sky-high stilettos.

     

    "There's some pain involved, but after two days of wearing the [6- to 7-inch] heels, we get used to it," Stas says. "It's all about perseverance."

     

    Although audience members often speculate about their sexuality, the Kazaky boys play it close to the vest. Alex Hawgood with the New York Times reported that their personal lives stay private. "The reason we never answer this question is because we try to keep a kind of mysterious charm," Oleg told Hawgood.

     

    More important, these guys take their jobs seriously, as evidenced by their simultaneous movements, high kicks and strong physiques.

     

    Before their House of DIFFA performance, Oleg told us he hoped they wouldn't disappoint. Based on the cheers in the Chantilly Ballroom that night, we'd say these hotties nailed it.

    Stas, Oleg, Kryll and Artyr have been friends since childhood.

    Kazaky
      
    Photo by Jerry McClure
    Stas, Oleg, Kryll and Artyr have been friends since childhood.
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    Movie Review

    Marvel-ous The Fantastic Four: First Steps makes for summer movie fun

    Alex Bentley
    Jul 24, 2025 | 2:09 pm
    Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vanessa Kirby, Pedro Pascal, and Joseph Quinn in The Fantastic Four: First Steps
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    Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vanessa Kirby, Pedro Pascal, and Joseph Quinn in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

    The whole design of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is to be interconnected, so it was only in the early films like Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk where you didn’t feel like you had to study previous films to fully understand what the current film was about. In recent years, that unified idea has turned into a deterrent, especially since the quality of the films has gone into a steep decline.

    Much like in Superman, The Fantastic Four: First Steps joins the quartet’s story as it’s already in progress, with the four astronauts-turned-superheroes - Dr. Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm (Joseph Quinn), and Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) - adored by the public in a retro-futuristic New York City that definitely doesn’t seem to be the one that exists in other MCU movies.

    When the group learns from a visitor called the Silver Surfer (Julia Garner) that a planet-eating giant called Galactus (voiced by Ralph Ineson) is threatening Earth, they spring into action. But when Galactus says that the only thing that will prevent him from destroying the planet is for the pregnant Sue to give up her baby to him, it puts the foursome in the supremely awkward position of putting themselves before the public they usually serve.

    Directed by Matt Shakman and written by four credited writers, the film is as much a family drama as it is a superhero showcase. Consequently, the emotion in the story doesn’t come through its CGI battles, but rather the interplay between the tight group (Reed and Sue are married, Johnny is her brother, and Ben is Reed’s best friend). Most MCU movies prefer to show and not tell, but this film is dialogue-heavy, asking audiences to - gasp! - actually care about its core characters.

    On the action side, there’s actually relatively little to be had. There’s an early montage showing them taking on villains like Mole Man (Paul Walter Hauser) and other sporadic sequences, but the big finale is the only time the team lets loose with their complete powers. With Sue discovering she’s pregnant in the very first scene, the focus of much of the film is the fate of the baby, not how they will defeat the bad guy of the week.

    In an homage-to-the-homage, the look of the film - which pairs 1950s/’60s elements with scientifically/architecturally advanced features - will be familiar to anyone who loved The Incredibles (which, clearly, got inspiration from the comic book version of the Fantastic Four). There’s a never-ending buffet of visuals to appreciate, from the gadgets that Reed invents to the mixture of building styles to the throwback clothing. Even the score by Michael Giacchino connects the films, as the composer got his first big movie break with The Incredibles.

    The film does get a little loose in its storytelling, with even non-analytical viewers likely able to poke holes in the Fantastic Four’s various plans. But the movie’s other strengths override the story’s faults, keeping it moving at a brisk pace. It doesn’t get bogged down in minutiae like how the group came to get their powers; there are only brief mentions of their origins, showing that the filmmakers trust viewers to figure things out as the story unfolds.

    The four heroes are well cast, as Pascal, Kirby, Moss-Bachrach, and Quinn settle into a nice rhythm almost right away. The story relies on the group feeling like they know each other intimately, and there’s never a moment where that’s in doubt. Ineson’s voice is suitably menacing as Galactus, while Garner and Hauser each get moments to shine.

    The mid-credits scene - a staple of the MCU - hints at future films, but for a brief, glorious moment, fans are getting a reprieve with this film, which manages to both make the MCU interesting again and become the first Fantastic Four film to actually work. Instead of making viewers worry about having to do homework on characters or stories, The Fantastic Four: First Steps delivers a fun time at the movies where nothing matters except what’s being shown on screen.

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    The Fantastic Four: First Steps opens in theaters on July 25.

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