Sundance 2024: “Desire Lines” Is an Experimental Documentary About Transmascs Who F*ck Men
Not much in Desire Lines hasn’t already been said at many trans hangouts. There’s still a value to having these varied experiences captured on-screen.
Sundance 2024: “Sebastian” Fails in Its Self-Critique of a Gay Sex Work Story
Sex work as a topic is not enough to make a story interesting.
“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.
“Going to Mars” Is the Queer Black Women’s Triumph That Nikki Giovanni Deserves
Nikki Giovanni so loves Black women that she never waivers that our strength can only be matched by the stars themselves.
“Mean Girls” (2024) Made Us Feel Too Gay To Function
With the power vocals of Auli’i Cravalho and Reneé Rapp and a canonically queer Janis, Mean Girls is back and gayer than ever.
“Stroking an Animal” Is a Sensuous Portrait of Polyamory
Stroking an Animal is an arthouse movie that reflects the messiness of real queer lives.
Hear Me Out: What if Your Silly Horror Movie DIDN’T Have an Elaborate Backstory?
All Fun and Games is exactly that (fun, games) until it’s derailed by exposition.
Hallmark’s “Friends and Family Christmas” Is The Cheesy Holiday Romance Sapphics Deserve
“Friends and Family Christmas is everything that those of us who want an easy, cheesy Christmas romcom could ask for. Low stakes, lots of twinkly lights, and two openly queer actresses playing the romantic leads.”
If Only “The Color Purple” Had Loved All of Us
The Color Purple has never been just about Black women saving each other. It’s about Black women finding beauty and worth in each other, in all aspects of who we are, and on this Alice Walker could not be more clear: that means in our bedrooms, too.
We Got High and Watched Hallmark Hanukkah Movie “Round and Round,” and Yes of Course the Sister Is a Lesbian
“Do you think we think everyone is gay because they are or because we are or because we are high or because of Jewish?”
“Eileen” Doesn’t Deserve To Be Called “Carol for Psychos”
The mediocrity of Eileen wouldn’t matter if the film was just a deliciously twisted affair where Anne Hathaway looks sexy as hell in a blonde wig. The problem is the film’s self-importance.
“Beyond the Aggressives” Has Arrived Just On Time For Black Trans Masc Representation
Beyond the Aggressives shows us how far we have come in terms of portraying trans masc people, but we still have such a long way to go.
“It’s a Wonderful Knife Review: Queer Christmas Slasher Is Fun but Falls Short of Slay
It’s a queer, slasherified version of It’s a Wonderful Life!
“May December” and Performance as Sacrifice
When May December was first announced, many assumed Portman and Moore would be the titular months in a lesbian romance. While that is not the case, queerness is still important to the film.
“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.
“Ex-mas” Should Be About The Chaotic Lesbian Sister But Instead It’s About Straight People 😔
The new Prime Video / Freevee Christmas movie “Exmas” is a stirring tribute to the power of turtlenecks in Minnesota with a lesbian character who should be the star but unfortunately she isn’t because heterosexuality rules the world.
Attention Lesbians! “Wingwomen” on Netflix Is like French Charlie’s Angels but Gayer
If you want a movie where hot women fight men while celebrating chosen family then you’re going to love this.
“Rustin” Creates Flat Simplicity out of Complex Black Gay History
Bayard Rustin was a part Colman Domingo was destined to play — he brings life to an, at times, lifeless script.
“Mutt” Is a Snapshot of Relatable Trans Chaos
The whole cast is fantastic — the history of these three relationships felt so deeply between the performers.
I’ll Spend This Entire Weekend Thinking About That One Scene From “The Marvels”
There’s the kind of gay you can see, and the kind of gay you can touch, and then there’s the kind of gay that you just know.