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MaXXXine
(2024)
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Mathew Rodriguez
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None of the information learned in MaXXXine is revelatory and the final 20 minutes take a narrative swerve that rob the character of any growth, and indeed feel like wasted time.
Posted Jul 08, 2024
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My Old Ass
(2024)
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Samantha Allen
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In all seriousness, it’s refreshing to see someone put this refreshing twist on the queer coming-of-age subgenre.
Posted Jun 27, 2024
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Challengers
(2024)
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Samantha Allen
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What no words can capture, though, is just how fun Challengers is to watch.
Posted Apr 26, 2024
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The People's Joker
(2022)
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Rendy Jones
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The Batman parody trans people need and deserve.
Posted Apr 05, 2024
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Femme
(2023)
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Naveen Kumar
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More than simply a provocative thriller, Femme is a nervy and unflinching exploration of shame, power, and the pleasures of transgression.
Posted Apr 05, 2024
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All of Us Strangers
(2023)
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Naveen Kumar
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Although rooted in the specificity of Adam’s grief as an orphaned only child, the film ultimately reveals raw nerves that many queer people have experienced firsthand.
Posted Dec 21, 2023
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Saltburn
(2023)
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Abby Monteil
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While there are traces of underlying poison laced throughout these sumptuous visuals, Saltburn is more invested in its own aesthetics than it is in its ostensible class satire.
Posted Nov 17, 2023
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Anatomy of a Fall
(2023)
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Rendy Jones
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Anatomy of a Fall is an intoxicating courtroom drama with meticulous filmmaking and masterful performances.
Posted Oct 17, 2023
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Down Low
(2023)
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Samantha Allen
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Whenever a wild exponent like Gage is on screen — which is basically all of this near two-hander’s runtime — you feel like the film could go pretty much anywhere, and it does.
Posted Oct 10, 2023
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Rotting in the Sun
(2023)
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Samantha Allen
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... The year’s most delicious and darkly funny comedy.
Posted Sep 18, 2023
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
(2022)
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Rendy Jones
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Bolstered by Max Pelayo and Reese Gonzales’s genuine chemistry, Alberto’s heartwarming direction makes this a film that shouldn’t be kept secret.
Posted Sep 08, 2023
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Bottoms
(2023)
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Abby Monteil
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... If you’ve ever found yourself longing for a film that jammed the shamelessly goofy horndog antics of teen sex comedies and the surrealism of films like Heathers into a very gay, very bloody package, Bottoms is the film you’ve been waiting for.
Posted Aug 24, 2023
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Bad Things
(2023)
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Rendy Jones
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Bad Things certainly won’t have Stanley Kubrick rolling in his grave; if anything, one can hope he’d be waving a rainbow flag.
Posted Aug 19, 2023
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Red, White & Royal Blue
(2023)
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Mathew Rodriguez
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While Lopez brings an assured hand to the direction and writing, the film truly sings thanks to the chemistry between its leads...
Posted Aug 11, 2023
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Barbie
(2023)
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Abby Monteil
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Barbie might not be an overtly queer film, but at the end of the day, its campy heart owes a whole lot to the dolls.
Posted Jul 20, 2023
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Theater Camp
(2023)
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Mathew Rodriguez
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Theater Camp may not be a documentary, but its teachers do need nuance to be believed off the page and, too often, Theater Camp’s characterizations feel less lived-in than a new pair of character shoes.
Posted Jul 14, 2023
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Bad Girl Boogey
(2022)
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Samantha Allen
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... An unabashedly queer film that effectively captures a certain punky queer Gen Z aesthetic.
Posted Jul 06, 2023
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Blue Jean
(2022)
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Sara Clements
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The Thatcherite Britain of Blue Jean is an eerie mirror for the present as Georgia Oakley’s stirring debut feature tells a profoundly moving story of a closeted lesbian teacher at a crossroads.
Posted Jun 08, 2023
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Scream VI
(2023)
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Rendy Jones
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After maintaining a fresh tone and building on the groundwork laid by last year’s entry, the climax pivots to nonsensical cartoonish territory, demanding the audiences suspend disbelief and equipping too many characters with heavy plot armor.
Posted Mar 10, 2023
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Aftersun
(2022)
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Billy McEntee
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By embracing the polysemous instead of rushing to define her lead character, Wells has given us a feature that exists somewhere between capital-Q queer cinema and a more lowercase approach.
Posted Mar 09, 2023
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Of an Age
(2022)
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Naveen Kumar
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Stolevski’s coming-of-age story... captures the very recent phenomenon of having learned to love in secret but becoming a queer adult amid great strides in social acceptance.
Posted Feb 18, 2023
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Attachment
(2022)
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Samantha Allen
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It’s grimly funny in moments, but also poignant in its exploration of thwarted connection.
Posted Feb 10, 2023
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Knock at the Cabin
(2023)
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Samantha Allen
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I will say that it made me do two things I never expected to do while watching an M. Night Shyamalan film: cry and feel proud to be queer.
Posted Feb 07, 2023
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1985
(2018)
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Michael Cuby
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In spite of its somber source material, 1985 finds a surprisingly happy note to end on.
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Sorry Angel
(2018)
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Michael Cuby
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By the time the couple confronts the unfortunate reality of their ill-fated romance, you’ve already fallen in love with both.
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Mario
(2018)
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Michael Cuby
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Though [it] still hits predictable topics — the closet, casual locker room homophobia, the threat of lost sponsorships should their secret emerge — it’s equally invested in developing its central love story, which is rare.
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Diamantino
(2018)
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Michael Cuby
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Diamantino is unlike anything else I’ve ever seen, and it’s all the better because of it.
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Knife + Heart
(2018)
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Michael Cuby
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This French film is every bit as sexy as it is harrowing. It’s an edge-of-your-seat thriller imbued with the power of seduction.
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Devil's Path
(2018)
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Michael Cuby
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Though it focuses on only two characters, Devil’s Path, like any good thriller, makes it difficult for the viewer to trust even them.
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Rafiki
(2018)
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Michael Cuby
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Shot in beautiful settings with cinematography awash in bright colors, the movie is a stunning, gorgeous achievement for all involved.
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Solace
(2017)
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Michael Cuby
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Solace is a story about protest art that acts as a piece of protest art itself.
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Daddy
(2015)
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Michael Cuby
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...the movie asks us to consider whether or not true love can ever transcend class differences...
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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The Times of Bill Cunningham
(2018)
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Michael Cuby
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Its real juice lies in stories about how Bill's staunchly Catholic upbringing may have impacted his later decisions, which are eye-opening and heartbreaking in equal measure.
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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I Hate New York
(2018)
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Michael Cuby
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Focusing on stories about trying to survive in the Big Apple (some inspiring, others devastating), the documentary also examines the relationship between the city and creative minds who couldn't imagine themselves anywhere else.
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Making Montgomery Clift
(2018)
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Michael Cuby
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A documentary that plays out almost like an episode of a true-crime series, Making will have you ready to call the publications that once described his death as “the slowest suicide in show business” and sue them for slander.
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Teeth
(2007)
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Michael Cuby
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[It] loses some of its impact because it was written and directed by a man, but given its sensitive handling of these controversial issues, it’s safe to say that the openly gay Mitchell Lichtenstein deserves at least a bit of credit for what he achieved.
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Dumplin'
(2018)
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Michael Cuby
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It’s felt like forever since we were last blessed with a big Jennifer Aniston-fronted movie...
Posted Nov 15, 2022
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My Policeman
(2022)
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Naveen Kumar
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What’s compelling about My Policeman isn’t anything that happens in the movie, which is a paint-by-numbers period drama in which forbidden fruit is tasted and predictable misfortunes follow. It’s the megastar elephant in the room...
Posted Nov 02, 2022
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Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
(2021)
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Juan Barquin
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Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy splits itself into three short stories, each one a tight exploration of a unique relationship.
Posted Nov 02, 2022
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Summer of 85
(2020)
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Juan Barquin
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French director François Ozon has been delivering nothing but gems for decades now...
Posted Nov 02, 2022
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North by Current
(2021)
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Juan Barquin
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Maybe the most unique and personal queer film of the year is Angelo Madsen Minax’s North by Current, which lands somewhere between being an experimental essay and a documentary about a family navigating grief.
Posted Nov 02, 2022
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Titane
(2021)
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Juan Barquin
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A beautiful piece of queer cinema...
Posted Nov 02, 2022
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Benedetta
(2021)
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Juan Barquin
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The trio of actresses at the film's core (Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, and Daphne Patakia) all deliver riveting performances, attuned to the sacrifice that comes with being a woman in the Catholic church.
Posted Nov 02, 2022
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Days
(2020)
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Juan Barquin
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Tsai Ming-Liang’s latest feature is a quiet treasure. By completely eschewing subtitles for any of the conversations between its characters, Days requires the viewer to pay attention to the nuances of body language.
Posted Nov 02, 2022
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No Ordinary Man
(2020)
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Juan Barquin
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Where other documentaries glance across the surface of what representation means for trans audiences and how its history has impacted the present, No Ordinary Man takes a narrower and more in-depth approach.
Posted Nov 02, 2022
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The Power of the Dog
(2021)
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Juan Barquin
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What’s so invigorating about this dynamic is that it avoids the easy theory that the homophobe is just gay himself. Instead, The Power of the Dog casually observes that anyone can be both a monster and a victim.
Posted Nov 02, 2022
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Assassination Nation
(2018)
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Michael Cuby
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All of the central four characters deliver captivating performances.
Posted Nov 02, 2022
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Kinky Boots
(2005)
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Michael Cuby
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Kinky Boots takes a familiar narrative and turns it into something extraordinarily queer.
Posted Nov 02, 2022
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Elephant
(2003)
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Michael Cuby
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...throughout it all, Elephant has stood the test of time due to the deeply human way it engages the very sensitive subject...
Posted Nov 02, 2022
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The Rules of Attraction
(2002)
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Michael Cuby
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The Rules of Attraction is a mind-blowingly fun comedy about young college students that apparently have nothing better to do...
Posted Nov 02, 2022
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