Strange Bedfellows: “The Hunger Games” and “Monster”
What does Monster have to do with The Hunger Games and Katniss Everdeen? You’re about to find out.
15 Best Trans Woman Movies According to Trans Women
Who better to decide the best movies featuring trans women than the trans women who watch them?
Why Lesbian Vampire Movies are Terrible (but Also Totally Amazing)
“I think we can all agree that vampires are sexier than human boyfriends with control issues, who can’t even fly, or turn into a bat or anything.”
Queers On Film: Stoked For Kristen Stewart as Lizzie Borden’s Lover, Raging Over Michelle Rodriguez’s “Gender-Swapped” Assassin
Three films with lesbian/bisexual actors and/or characters were announced within the last 24 hours: Hannah Hart’s “Dirty Thirty,” Kristen Stewart and Chloe Sevigny’s Lizzie Borden movie and Michelle Rodriguez in one of the worst ideas for a movie, ever.
Ten Imaginary Lesbian Horror Films
Remember children, these movies are imaginary, but the horror is real.
“Carol” Is Even Better Than You’ve Heard, Is Maybe The Best Lesbian Movie Ever Made
Perhaps the best praise I can give Carol is that ten minutes into it, I forgot it was my job to be a critic. Twenty minutes in, I forgot I was watching a movie at all.
Every Plot Of Every Lesbian Movie, Ever
“When did I become so silly! Look at me, riding horses and driving backwards on the highway! Who knew girls were so much like drugs or like aerial gymnastics?”
It’s Not a Burden It’s an Interview: A New Documentary On Caring for Elderly Parents
Wife/wife documentary duo Michelle Boyaner and Barbara Green have been working together for decades — their latest project, It’s Not A Burden, gets real about the heartbreak and humor of caring for elderly parents.
Which Lesbian Movies Won’t Punch You In The Soul? A 2015 LGBT Film Festival Investigation
We watched seven films screening at NewFest this weekend to see which ones — if any — had a happy ending.
Top Five Classic Horror Films with Queer Subtext
“Nothing provides plausible deniability like the supernatural, and so classic Hollywood horror films were practically primed for representations of homoeroticism and heterosexual anxieties about queer life, which was already horrifying to the mainstream.”
“Freeheld” Is Wonderful and Will Make You Cry Nonstop For Two Hours
“Freeheld” is a beautiful movie that puts lesbians front and center. Bring Kleenex.
22 Hilarious Excerpts From Scathing Reviews of “Stonewall”
“Stonewall couldn’t be more whitewashed than if it was doused in Clorox Bleach and thrown into the laundry three times over.”
“Addicted to Fresno” Is Your Next Favorite Movie from Jamie Babbit and Natasha Lyonne
“A murder, Fred Armisen, a bar mitzvah and Molly Shannon.”
A Trans Woman of Color Responds to the Trauma of “Tangerine”
“Why is it that trans women of color have to experience so much violence to remember that they have each other’s back?”
“About Ray”‘s Director Doesn’t Seem To Understand That Trans Boys Aren’t Girls
Dellal talks about Ray as if he is a girl, and she talks about transitioning as if it’s a costume or an on/off switch. She even uses “she/her” pronouns to talk about Ray and frequently misgenders him.
How Dare They Do This Again: Stonewall Veteran Miss Major on the “Stonewall” Movie
“These people need to be acknowledged for the role they played. And that they existed! It’s so important that they at least realized that Marsha and Sylvia existed and that they did so much to help the community.”
“The Same Difference” Breaks Down All The “Rules” of Being Butch
The Same Difference takes the lid off of the many boxes that we as a community put ourselves into in respect to gender.
“Tangerine” is Hilarious, Beautiful, Authentic, Casts Trans Women to Play Trans Women Leads
“As a trans woman, I’m pretty willing to watch most movies about or featuring trans women, and I’ve been waiting to fall in love with one of them for a long, long time. I came close when I saw Gun Hill Road, but in the end, I was really just enamored with Harmony Santana’s performance. It wasn’t until I saw Tangerine that I really felt butterflies.”
Feelings Atrium: Some Preemptive Thoughts We’ve Had on “Jenny’s Wedding”
“Gabby, I wish this movie was about Bette Midler.”
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