Results for: meet up
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“Blue Jean” Is a Painful and Hopeful Story of a Queer Teacher
There’s a reason teachers have long been a battleground for queer progress — in fiction and in real life.
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Spoiler Alert: Dutch Threesome Film “Happy Ending” Ended Badly
The movie has great queer sex scenes but falls flat in terms of characters.
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Pixar’s “Lightyear” Is So Much Queerer Than Just That Hyper-Scrutinized Lesbian Kiss
Alisha’s queerness isn’t just some sidelined reference. The whole plot of Lightyear revolves around Buzz comparing his life to that of his queer, Black best friend and realizing that family and community is what he truly desires.
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TIFF 2022: “Women Talking” Is a Complicated Film for Our Complicated World
To paraphrase a quote from Sarah Polley’s film, what’s the difference between forgiveness and permission?
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“My Animal” Is a Muddled Queer Werewolf Tale Elevated By Its Leads
Even though the characters are both ostensibly cis queer women, it’s still thrilling to have two nonbinary actors on-screen together — especially ones of this caliber.
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Bella Ramsey Plays Gay Again in Horror Short “Requiem”
Bella Ramsey stars in yet another heartbreaking lesbian love story, a snapshot of what it may have been like to be queer and in love in a time of witch trials.
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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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“Periodical” Is a Valuable, Inclusive Documentary About Menstruation
I am fully ready to admit that, yes, indeed, we needed an informational documentary about periods and I am glad this one exists.
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‘Appropriate Behavior’ Says F*ck Your Coming Out Arc
Desiree Akhavan’s debut feature is one of the best indie queer movies of the past decade.
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Horror Romance “Attachment” Has Mommy Issues, Jewish Folklore, and Hot Lesbian Sex
These two lovers bond over their shared mommy issues — and their shared interest in each other’s bodies.
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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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“Anaïs in Love” Is A Queer Celebration of Chaos
The film is similar to the Old Hollywood screwball comedies. It celebrates a queer woman by embracing her chaos in a world built on structure.
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Cate Blanchett Is Bewitching But Her Lesbian Symphony Movie Is Tár-ible
Look, if you want Cate Blanchett to punch you in the face and run over you with her bicycle, that’s absolutely fine — but revisiting Carol or even Ocean’s 8 is a better way to live out that fantasy.
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A Trans Guy Watches ‘She’s the Man’ for the First Time
I avoided the 2006 teen comedy She’s the Man for almost two decades. Now it was finally time to watch it.
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“Poor Things” and the Monsters We Know
From the very beginning, Bella’s freedom was dependent on her ability to pay for it and to keep paying for it.
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Tribeca 2022: “Three Headed Beast” Tackles the Complexities of Open Relationships
No one is a villain and no one is wrong. It’s just often the natural progression of these kinds of relationships where people don’t talk things out.
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Aubrey Plaza Makes Me Wanna Break Bottles & Eat Lesbian Pasta in “Spin Me Round”
This is unfortunately not a movie about two babes banging and eating their way through Italy — but there is a dash of sapphic salt between Allison Brie and Aubrey Plaza!
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Lesbian Classic “Kamikaze Hearts” Asks Questions About Porn and Sex, Fiction and Reality
Juliet Bashore and Tigr’s approach to this film was revolutionary, but now it would fit right in as The Real Gay Housewives of 1970s San Francisco.
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The Mattachine Family Tells The Story Of A Very Specific Type Of Family
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I’d prefer no lesbians in a movie to lesbians who only exist as stereotypes.
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Sundance 2022: “Girl Picture” Has Queer Romance, Figure Skating, and Plenty of Teen Angst
These stories are reminiscent of other coming-of-age movies, but the performances and specificity of the characters — as well as the clever structure — elevate the film as a whole.