Results for: Feel good
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“The Bitch Who Stole Christmas” Works as Parody, Fails as a Drag Showcase
It’s not that Krysta Rodriguez isn’t good, but centering her results in a movie that feels about as gay as a drag brunch.
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Hulu’s ‘Prom Dates’ Tries to Be ‘Superbad’ for Queer Girls
While I had higher hopes overall for a screenwriter who says they “spend most of their time being gay,” Hannah’s coming out storyline is done well.
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“Moving On” Is a Traumatic Farce Elevated By Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda
Watching Fonda and Tomlin perform is like watching an Olympic athlete or a world-renowned ballerina. They are masters of their craft and it’s awe-inspiring to witness.
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“How to Blow Up a Pipeline” Is a Radical Masterpiece
This is my Ocean’s 8 except that it’s actually a good movie. And the stakes aren’t a necklace at the Met Gala but the fate of our planet. Oh and it’s EXPLICITLY GAY.
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Hulu’s “The Drop” Review: Lesbian Destination Wedding Goes Wonderfully Wrong
The movie delightfully mines marital conflicts for humor, but it falters in the writing of its lesbian characters.
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“Changing the Game” Review: With Anti-Trans Bills Rising, Listen to the Many Realities of Trans Athletes
There’s all-out bigotry, and there’s all-out triumph. At the center of the wave of anti-trans sports bills are trans kids who just want to play.
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New “Hellraiser” Replaces Queer Subtext With Queer Characters With Mixed Results
The much anticipated Hellraiser (2022) starts off like a great first kiss.
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Lesbian Thriller “Jagged Mind” Is a Haunting Portrayal of Abuse
There’s something so scary about a time loop.
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Hulu’s “Crush” Hits All the Teen Rom-Com Beats, But in a Gay Way
I feel pretty excited for a young queer person who might choose to watch this because it’s gay, and find a whole fleshed out (if slightly idyllic) world.
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“Fire Island” Is a Perfect Summer Reminder of How We Find Our Families
The Bechdel test has always been dangerously limited when implemented carte blanche, especially when talking about people of color.
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“Fresh” Has Cannibals, a Bisexual Character, and Humor but Could Use a Little More Meat
Have stories that feature queers and also cannibals become my brand?
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“To L and Back” Podcast Holiday Special: Two Jews Review a Lesbian Christmas Movie
Riese: I would text Riley and be like “you up?”
Carly: Are you still at the gay bar…? Because?
Riese: I would come back incensed with rage and ready to make a mistake.
Carly: Ready to ruin my relationship.
Riese: Yes. I would be full of the spirit of ruin and ready to share it.
Carly: Which is not Christmas spirit, but it is kind of related. -
Hulu’s “Bad Hair” Skewers Racist Beauty Standards in a Film That’s Half Horror, Half Satire
Dani and Shelli got together to chat about Justin Simien’s new satirical horror movie, their own relationships with their hair over the years, and being over the compulsion to make space for white audiences in Black films.
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“Happiest Season” Roundtable: Yikes, Harper! Wooowwww, Aubrey Plaza!
“In conclusion, Aubrey Plaza is a precious gem and I would die for her.”
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“Happiest Season” Review: Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis Are at Their Best in an Instant Holigay Classic
Clea DuVall manages a real Christmas miracle in Happiest Season by capturing the distinctly queer and quietly heart-wrenching experience of not being able to share your real self with the people you love most, when all you want to do is shout from the tallest chimney in town that you’ve found your person, that you’re in love.
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“Portrait of a Lady on Fire” Is a Staggering Work of Lesbian Gaze
Portrait of a Lady on Fire pushes against the boundaries of the screen, frantically, lovingly, desperately, erotically.
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I Watched Lesbian Classic “Elena Undone” and I’m Sorry What
Just a neutral question.
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Movie Night: D.E.B.S.
This is not the Girl Scouts, this is espionage!