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A still of Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio from "Don't Look Up"
Movie Reviews

“Don’t Look Up” Exposes How Capitalism Won’t Save Us

The movie shows us what happens if we wait too long to interrogate our culture and ourselves, lose sight of truth, and fail to take action: irreversible destruction.

Amari Gaiter January 31, 2022 6 Comments
A three-photo collage of movies from Sundance
Movie Features

Sundance 2022: A Gay Trans Festival Recap

The past week I’ve watched 25 features, 14 shorts, 2 pilots, and 1 VR experience. Here’s a bit about everything I watched!

Drew Burnett Gregory January 28, 2022 5 Comments
A close up of Aamu Milonoff and Linnea Leino staring at each other on the dance floor.
Movie Reviews

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.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 26, 2022 10 Comments
Close-up of Doris Muñoz's face in dark blue lighting. She is looking up with her mouth open as she dances.
Movie Reviews

Sundance 2022: “Mija,” “Sirens,” and “Nothing Compares” Find Hope in a Hopeless World

This year at Sundance there are three documentaries about women in music — women who are tasked with navigating the hostile industry and our even more hostile world.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 24, 2022 1 Comment
A close up of Zackary Drucker as Agnes wearing sunglasses and a scarf around her head.
Movie Reviews

Sundance 2022: “Framing Agnes” Is a Complicated Tribute to Trans Invisibility

Framing Agnes is about about the truths we share and the truths we will never know.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 22, 2022 3 Comments
Carrie-Anne Moss and Keanu Reeves in the first Matrix movie
Movie Features

Revisiting the Trans Metaphors, Fashion, and Horny Action of the Original Matrix Trilogy

Drew and Kayla discuss why they love the sequels, the first times they watched these movies, and the fact that Reloaded is the horniest Matrix installment.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Drew Burnett Gregory
January 14, 2022 24 Comments
A collage of tomboys featured in the article
Movie Lists

You Can’t Convince Me These Early Hollywood Tomboys Weren’t Gay

In honor of formative crush Connie Allenbury, I present to you: An Incomplete List of Hot Tomboy Characters of Early 20th Century Hollywood Who Either Were Or Should Have Been Gay.

Yashwina January 4, 2022 29 Comments
Movie Lists

Every Kristen Stewart Movie, Ranked

I watched all 42 Kristen Stewart movies and lived to tell the tale: from tiny tomboy robbing a bank to Princess Diana driving a car, here’s how good (and often pretty bad) they are.

Riese January 3, 2022 89 Comments
LGBT Streaming Guide collage: Chosen, Euphoria, How I Met Your Father and Rebelde
Movie Lists TV Lists

January 2022: What’s New and Gay To Stream

We’ve got Season 2 of Euphoria, very talented (gay!) teens in the Mexican telenovela reboot REBƎLDE, a Freeform recovery dramedy teeming with queers, a lesbian in “How I Met Your Father” and more!

Riese January 1, 2022 18 Comments
Penélope Cruz hugs a woman with short dyed blonde hair in Parallel Mothers
Movie Reviews

“Parallel Mothers” Is a Masterpiece of Mommy Issues and Generational Trauma

Womanhood has been a front for so many facets of Pedro Almodóvar’s own life. But in his latest masterpiece, womanhood is a front for even more.

Drew Burnett Gregory December 28, 2021 4 Comments
Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss as Neo and Trinity in The Matrix Resurrections
Movie Reviews

“The Matrix Resurrections” Takes the Franchise Past the Tipping Point

As the film reflects on the progress and lack thereof for trans people, it’s also a reminder of what we have to lose without inventive, intelligent big budget movies.

Drew Burnett Gregory December 21, 2021 26 Comments
Elise Bauman and Tattiawna Jones
Movie Reviews

Lifetime’s “Under the Christmas Tree” Is the Holigay Rom-Com You’ve Been Waiting For

Elise Bauman and Tattiawna Jones are charming as heck in this very sweet, very low stakes romantic comedy that takes place in a town that might as well be the North Pole.

Heather Hogan December 20, 2021 31 Comments
Brandy, Charlyne, and Emma on the couch on Christmas day
Movie Reviews

“Christmas Is Canceled” Is Horrifying, Hilarious and Surprisingly Gay

Much to his daughter’s chagrin, Dermot Mulroney is dating Mona Vanderwaal from Pretty Little Liars. Luckily queer BFF Charlyne is there to be the one sensible person in the movie!

Heather Hogan December 17, 2021 8 Comments
lesbian movies 2021 best of collage featuring movie titles from the post
Movie Lists

The Best Lesbian Movies of 2021

There are 35 films on this attempted list of every lesbian+ movie released in 2021. While the list includes some lesser known fare, there’s also the 2021 Palme d’or winner, several Netflix movies, and a few Oscar contenders.

Drew Burnett Gregory December 16, 2021 30 Comments
A collage of movie stills from the movies featured in the article
Christmas Movie Lists

The Gay Nightmare Before Christmas: A Holiday Fanfic of Disturbing Lesbian Movies

Consider this your break from happy endings and an opportunity for some gay yuletide catharsis.

Drew Burnett Gregory December 15, 2021 7 Comments
Two Black trans women stand looking into the distance, while against a colorful wall.
Movie Lists TV Lists

The Watch List for Trans People Who Need a Smile This Holiday

Whether you want a distraction or a boost in serotonin, this list of films, series, and YouTube gems should keep you going through family time.

xoai pham December 15, 2021 3 Comments
Kate Moennig looking at a Christmas ornament
Christmas Movie Reviews

“Everybody’s Fine” Is a Pretty Good Christmasy Movie With Three Minutes of Shane

This overlooked kinda-Christmas movie from 2009 features Drew Barrymore as the bisexual daughter of a telephone wire enthusiast who never takes his jacket off and also Kate Moennig is in it!

Riese December 11, 2021 1 Comment
A still from We Need to Do Something: Sierra McCormick with pink hair and Lisette Alexis as goth walk on a fall day
Movie Reviews

37 Reasons You Should and Shouldn’t Watch “We Need to Do Something”

Watch if you don’t like dogs. Don’t watch if you like complex characters, realistic dialogue, or thoughtful plotting.

Drew Burnett Gregory December 10, 2021 7 Comments
A collage of five images from the list: Brandy's Cinderella, A Wrinkle in Time, Anastasia, Coco, and Practical Magic
Holigays Movie Lists

9 Witchy Alternatives to Traditional Holiday Movies

Any movie in which sisters reunite to kill bad boyfriends feels like Christmas to me, okay?

Jeanna December 9, 2021 10 Comments
Peppermint, Ginger, Jan, Brooke Lynn, and Krysta Rodriguez stand in a line dancing in black and red leather outfits in The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
Movie Reviews

“The Bitch Who Stole Christmas” Works as Parody, Fails as a Drag Showcase

It’s not that Krysta Rodriguez isn’t good, but centering her results in a movie that feels about as gay as a drag brunch.

Drew Burnett Gregory December 9, 2021
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