A Trans Guy Watches ‘Cadet Kelly’ for the First Time
This movie isn’t only lesbian. It’s a gateway to an adulthood of kink.
Remember When ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Lost to ‘Crash’ at the Oscars?
When it looked like Brokeback was going to sweep awards season, I couldn’t believe it. Queerness wouldn’t be a joke anymore.
What Makes the Perfect Gender Surgeon? A Freak
I keep thinking about The Assignment, a bizarre and barely remembered action movie from 2016.
A Queer History of the Muppets
From Kermit’s drag persona Kermeena to nonbinary icon Gonzo, The Muppets have always been queer on-screen and among their fans.
Every Al Pacino Movie Is Gay
The queerness of Pacino’s filmography is a reminder. While the media and your worst uncle claim the newness of queer and trans people, the truth is we have always been here. This cinema belongs to us as much as it does any straight film bro.
Saving the Everglades Is a Queer Issue
Queer Floridian Juan Barquin talks to fellow queer Floridian Sasha Wortzel about her new documentary River of Grass and the beauty of the Everglades.
Eva Victor Didn’t Tell a Woman’s Story
“I understand why people like to speak about Agnes and Lydie’s friendship as female friendship but I think it is more complicated than that and the film is more trans than people want it to be.”
Zackary Drucker Is a Complicated Woman
“I think people often have a paternalistic protection of trans women that’s actually infantilizing.”
Dykes Discuss Celine Song’s ‘Materialists’
Two dykes break down the baffling heterosexuality (and plot choices) in Celine Song’s second film, Materialists.
Fawzia Mirza Is Undeniable
“There’s no way anyone would’ve made this movie in the U.S. They didn’t want to. And now when those same people see it they’re like oh you did it!”
Of Course Agnès Varda Was Bisexual
The reveal that Varda was bisexual should have filled me with the joy of a Gaylor finding a Karli Kloss sex tape. Instead, it felt like information I’d already known.
10 Things We Learned from the ‘Bottoms’ Cast Commentary
Bottoms is now available on Blu-ray through Kino Lorber, and it has a ton of extras that are sure to knock you out.
The 13 Gayest Things About the Supposedly Straight Horror Movie ‘Friday the 13th’
HAPPY PRIDE EDITION OF FRIDAY THE 13TH, FREAKS!!!!!
This Trans Woman Has Directed 70 Films Since the ’80s
If you’ve never heard the name Kristiene Clarke, Jaye Hudson aka TGirlsonFilm plans to change that.
An Oral History of ‘Adam’ (2019), the Most Controversial Trans Movie of All Time
Five years after its release, the cast and crew behind ‘Adam’ (2019) look back on the film, the controversy, and the culture that shaped both.
I Don’t Think You’re Stupid. I Just Think I Know More About Movies
“If I express that opinion, it’s not to say someone who did connect with the new film is wrong. We just had different experiences of a work of art based on our tastes, our personal experiences, and, yes, our knowledgebase.”
Lowkey Queer-Coded ‘Lulu is a Rhinoceros’ Is a Musical Romp For Kids About Self-Acceptance
“It’s a story about acceptance and love,” Alex Newell told me. “Not just about acceptance from other people — your own acceptance of what you want, who you are, and what you wanna be.”
Nava Mau Is Playing Her Own Game — And Changing the World Along the Way
Watch Emmy nominee Nava Mau’s new film and read about the community work that inspired her film and TV career.
These Queers Saw the TV Glow
A year after its release, many trans people credit Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow for inspiring major changes in their lives.
Why Do I Define Transness By Rejection?
My trans story is no longer one of romantic rejection and yet these films are still where I project connection.