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Movie Features

Your Film Bro Girlfriend: A Lesbian Introduction to the Coen Brothers

Ethan’s movies with his brother Joel have far fewer lesbians than Drive-Away Dolls, but they’re still worth checking out!

Drew Burnett Gregory February 25, 2024 5 Comments
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Movie Features

Did You Know Julianne Moore and Amanda Seyfried Have a Full-On Sex Scene In “Chloe” (2009)??

It’s a testament to how bad this movie is that nobody informed me of the sex scene.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 22, 2024 10 Comments
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Movie Reviews

“Drive-Away Dolls” Is a Raunchy Caper About Lesbians and the Men Who Fear Us

It’s not just a film made by a queer woman and her husband. It’s a film about that dynamic — about every straight man faced with the daunting power of lesbians.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 22, 2024 14 Comments
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Movie Reviews

After Watching J.Lo’s “This Is Me…Now” I’m No Longer Sure Who Is Me…Now

Kim Petras, Keke Palmer, Jane Fonda, and more celebs play astrological signs in this impossible to recap film project.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 21, 2024 8 Comments
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Breakups Movie Lists

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Carmen Phillips February 19, 2024 10 Comments
The Lion King 1 ½: Timon and Pumbaa sit next two each other in a hot spring.
Movie Features

Twenty Years Later, “The Lion King 1 ½” Is Still the Gayest Disney Movie

The Lion King 1 ½ is a reminder that sometimes subtext is better — especially when it’s this texty.

Rendy Jones February 19, 2024 6 Comments
An image of Cay kissing Vivian's chin from the Desert Hearts sex scene against a pink backdrop with green cactus drawings
Movie Features

Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: “Desert Hearts” Celebrates Lesbian Patience and Persistence

Sex isn’t the only way to encourage people to be themselves. But, hey, it sure can be convincing.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 17, 2024 7 Comments
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Movie Reviews Sex Toys

Do You Love Porn and the Toy Story Franchise? Well, I Have Some Great News!

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Drew Burnett Gregory February 8, 2024 2 Comments
Jodie Foster As Ellie Arroway In "Contact" Based On The Best -Seller By Carl Sagan. (Photo By Getty Images)
First Person Movie Features

They Should Have Sent A Poet

“I was around the same age as young Ellie when ‘Contact’ came out. The way she so clearly carries her childhood self with her made adulthood legible; it made time seem like less of an unknowable straight line and something more like a circle. Watching it as an adult I have that same feeling.”

Gabrielle Korn February 7, 2024 13 Comments
New Love Lies Bleeding trailer: Kristen Stewart leans her head on her hands looking dykey with a shag haircut.
Movie News & Trailers

New “Love Lies Bleeding” Trailer Just Dropped and the Horny Lesbian Atmosphere Is Electric

Kristen Stewart is licking what is either blood or a protein shake up Katy O’Brian’s chest and I am EXCITED.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 7, 2024 2 Comments
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Movie Reviews

In “Caged” (1950) Lesbianism Is More Than Another Cruel and Unusual Punishment

When the options are be beholden to the state — or, if lucky, to a man — or live a luxurious life of crime, who wouldn’t become a lesbian?

Drew Burnett Gregory February 6, 2024 1 Comment
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Movie Features

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Rendy Jones February 5, 2024 1 Comment
the licking scene from Dogtooth
Movie Features

Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: The Disruptive Power of Queer Sex in Dogtooth

Across these three scenes, queer sex is less about pleasure than power.

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Movie Reviews

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Drew Burnett Gregory February 2, 2024 1 Comment
A triptych of the Film Forum Sapph-O-Rama promotional poster. A collage of images from lesbian films on top of the word SAPPH-O-RAMA
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Drew Burnett Gregory February 2, 2024 2 Comments
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Movie Reviews

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Drew Burnett Gregory February 2, 2024 2 Comments
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Movie Lists TV Lists

What’s New and Gay to Stream in February 2024

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Riese February 1, 2024 8 Comments
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Rendy Jones January 30, 2024 6 Comments
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Movie Reviews

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