“Regarding Susan Sontag”: A Style Guide for the Young, Queer, and Whipsmart
Nancy Kates’ new documentary, now airing on HBO, is a portrait of the queer woman who made knowledge sexy.
Movie Review: “Life Partners” is About a Lesbian, Not a Man
I know you probably read the longline (Two codependent best friends — one straight girl, one lesbian — and the man who comes between them.) and wanted to shoot yourself, but this movie isn’t about a man at all AND it’s pretty good.
Movie Review: “Hotline” Is All About Real Human Connection
Hotline is a film about listening as healing work. In this world where we see life through a filter-washed snap posted to Instagram and Facebook, it may take talking to a complete stranger to be heal the isolation and disconnection we are all susceptible to.
The Speakeasy Reacts to “Dear White People”
“Dear White People is not a how-to guide on ways to avoid performing acts of microaggressions, or why it’s bad to appropriate black people’s culture. Instead, it’s an examination of the importance of support systems, the difficulty of being an outsider, and how one uses identity as a tool of protection.”
“Pride” Movie Review: This Lesbian Supports Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners
Finally, a movie about gay pride in the 80s that isn’t about gay pride in the 80s.
Team Pick: Watch “After Tiller” Free on PBS Right Now
After Tiller honors the legacy of Dr. Tiller’s work by following and documenting the stories of his colleagues who continue to, quite literally, risk their lives to serve their patients with compassion. The award-winning documentary is streaming online until October 1st.
“BFFs” is the New Film That Takes ‘Female-Driven’ to a New Level
The lines between friendship and romance blur in this indie comedy that’s about to take film festivals by storm.
I Wanna Give Back “The Giver”: Top Ten Feelings About A Truly Godawful Cinematic Experience
I would like to lose the memory of that time I saw “The Giver,” please.
Six Reasons to Stop What You’re Doing and Watch “Lyle”
There is a new horror movie out right this very minute called Lyle that takes its cue from Rosemary’s Baby, and you must see it as soon as humanly possible.
Movie Review: In “Breastmilk,” Women’s Bodies Are Still Not Their Own
So much of our cultural rhetoric around breastfeeding is tied to a sense of what women should be doing rather than what they would like to or are even able to do. Breastfeeding isn’t purely a medical issue, but neither is it a wholly moral one. And all the parameters that go into a woman’s decision to breastfeed pale next to the fear that she is somehow failing her child.
Rhymes With Witches: The Frenemies of “Bachelorette”
Seriously, I don’t even want to say how many times I’ve streamed Bachelorette on Netflix on any given week. This is the post-Mean Girls movie that I’ve been waiting for, and if you’ve been wondering what happens to the “Plastics” in their late twenties, this is the flick for you.
Rhymes with Witches: Drew Barrymore in 90’s Cult Classic, “Poison Ivy”
“For all of her diabolical plans to take over Sylvie’s life, Ivy made any person she was with feel like they were the most important and interesting person in the world. She could make you despise her but could just as easily win you back with a comforting smile and the feeling that she was the only person that could understand you and knew how to make you better.”
Movie Review: “Submerge,” The Lesbian Porn Film Turned Bondage Drama
A university student feels pressure to be perfect but finds refuge in the Australian fetish scene.
I Tried Not to Have Feelings at Sundance London; These Three Movies Made Me Fail
The film festival was not as gay as hoped, and it turns out I’m still not cynical enough to not cry when ladyqueers say “I do.”
Rhymes With Witches: The Teen Royalty of The Pink Ladies
You know a girl gang means business when there’s a uniform requirement.
Rhymes With Witches: Wednesday Addams
“With all those things and an endless supply of witty comebacks, Wednesday is a breath of fresh air to a generation of girls who felt like outcasts that didn’t fit the mold of a perfect girly-girl.”
Rhymes With Witches: The Virgin/Whore Dichotomy in “Saved!”
This dichotomy has been analyzed in numerous papers and books, but none do it with as much flair and fun as the teen cult classic, “Saved!”.
Movie Review: Biopic “Reaching For The Moon” Lets Us See Elizabeth Bishop in Love
“Reaching For The Moon” is a biopic about the turbulent relationship between American lesbian poet Elizabeth Bishop and Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares. Yep, it’s just as good as it sounds.
Team Pick: “Las Marthas” Premieres Tonight, Asks Why This Border Town Celebrates George Washington
Watch “Las Marthas” tonight, a documentary exploring the intersections of race and class of a complex tradition held in border town in Texas.
“My Prairie Home” Proves You Can Go Home Again: A Review of Rae Spoon & Chelsea McMullan’s Documentary
“My Prairie Home is more than pretty skies and poetic wheat fields. It’s also about growing up different in a difficult environment and what it means to survive.”