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“American Fiction” Is More Than Its Satire
Despite what many reviews — and even its own PR campaign — might say, American Fiction is not very interested in white people at all.
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In “Past Lives,” It Really Is All on the Page
If you have yet to see Past Lives, you should watch it as soon as possible. But I think you should read the film, too.
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Oscars 2023: Two Queers Discuss the Pretty Gay 95th Academy Awards
“Does the Academy just love war? They want to GET INTO THE TRENCHES. Well not me. I prefer not to trench. Unless it is Lydia Tár’s trench coat.”
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Oscar Nominations 2024: From “Barbie” to Lily Gladstone, the Full List of Nominees
Attention Awards gays! The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards have arrived!
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Oscars 2024: Two Queers Discuss the Honestly Very Gay 96th Academy Awards
It’s time for our fifth annual Oscars chat and this is the best batch of films we’ve ever discussed! Join us as we journey through all the Best Picture nominees in anticipation of the 2024 Oscars ceremony.
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The Most Important Relationship in “Anatomy of a Fall” Is Between Mother and Son
The first time I heard people posing the question of whether or not Sandra killed her husband, I thought it was a joke. To me, it was obvious the court drama was just set dressing for something more complicated.
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From “My Best Friend’s Wedding” to “The Holdovers,” Paul Giamatti Is One of Cinema’s Great Listeners
To understand the magnitude of Paul Giamatti’s warm, yet thorny performance in The Holdovers, you must go further back into his filmography where the seeds of his on-screen persona were sown.
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Oscars 2022: Two Queers Discuss the Actually Kinda Gay 94th Academy Awards
Riese: “Does the driver count as a lesbian character do you think?”
Drew: “How could she not be?? Did you see her blazers??” -
Race and Appropriation at the Academy Awards: A 95 Year History
We’ve got data and timelines and infographics and conversation on topics including: white actors getting Oscars for playing people of color, white savior narratives, actors of color who actually did get nominated or win Oscars for Acting and so much more. Just updated for 2023.
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Oscars 2021: Two Queers Discuss The Very Pandemic 93rd Academy Awards
Drew and Riese discuss this years slate of Oscar films, except FYI Drew did NOT watch “Mank,” and Riese did watch “Mank,” and it wasn’t fun, so!
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Oscars 2020: Two Lesbians Discuss the Very White, Very Straight, Very Male 92nd Academy Awards
“Okay so Christian Bale plays… Mr. Ferrari. And Matt Damon plays… Henry Ford?”
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Is Oscar-Nominated “Revolting Rhymes” Secretly a Lesbian Love Story About Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood?
The subtext is so discernible we have a hard time believing it’s unintentional.
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Tami Lane, Academy Award Nominee: The Autostraddle Interview
Tami Lane is your favorite out makeup artist and she’s nominated for an Academy Award for her work on The Hobbit. Someone gay to root for on Sunday night!
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84th Academy Awards Nominees or ‘All the Movies We Didn’t See’
The nominees for the 2012 Oscars were announced! Do you have feelings about any of them? I have a few!
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2012 Academy Awards Liveblog and Open Thread
The Oscars! Rich people giving rich people awards for making expensive films to make rich people richer!