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Christmas Movie Reviews

I Got High and Watched Tello’s Latest Lesbian Christmas Movie, “A Holiday I Do”

Wow Rivkah Reyes really said I will be stealing hearts like the Grinch stole Christmas.

Drew Burnett Gregory November 11, 2023 16 Comments
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Queer Stars Chrishell Stause, Diora Baird Delight in Lesbian Lifetime Thriller About Pregnancy Cult

There are two important life lessons in You’re Not Supposed To Be Here: 1. Don’t trust cops and 2. Don’t ignore your wife.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 6, 2023 4 Comments
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“NYAD” Is a Lesbian Masterpiece of Athletic Mythmaking

Sports will always be as much about mythmaking as they are athleticism.

Drew Burnett Gregory November 3, 2023 15 Comments
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Movie Reviews

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Most of us can agree that murder is wrong. More of us should agree the way our societies handle murder — handle all crime — is even worse.

Drew Burnett Gregory October 13, 2023 1 Comment
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Nickelodeon’s “Monster High 2” Celebrates Trans Joy With a Nonbinary Frankenstein’s Monster

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“Something You Said Last Night” Is a New, Quietly Subversive Trans Cinema

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Drew Burnett Gregory September 29, 2023 7 Comments
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“The Origin of Evil” Is a Twisted and Twisty Queer Thriller

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Drew Burnett Gregory September 22, 2023 7 Comments
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TIFF 2023: “Days of Happiness” Is “TÀR” For Bottoms

There are dozens of lesbian vampire movies so why can’t we have two lesbian conductor movies?

Drew Burnett Gregory September 12, 2023 5 Comments
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The movie has great queer sex scenes but falls flat in terms of characters.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya September 11, 2023 2 Comments
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Drew Burnett Gregory September 8, 2023
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20 Years Later, “Thirteen” (2003) Should Be In the Queer Girl Coming-of-Age Canon

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Drew Burnett Gregory August 21, 2023 16 Comments
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Drew Burnett Gregory August 17, 2023 2 Comments
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“Red, White & Royal Blue” Is a Perfect Gay Rom-Com (With Bonus Rachel Maddow and Sarah Shahi)

Prime Video’s adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s beloved book is a sweet and sexy delight.

Heather Hogan August 11, 2023 24 Comments
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“Silver Haze” Finds Devastation and Beauty in a New Kind of Lesbian Romance

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