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Movie Features

Todd Haynes’ Cinema of Sight

May December is a thesis statement of sorts for Haynes’ entire filmography.

Chingy Nea March 9, 2024 2 Comments
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Movie Features

Oscars 2024: Two Queers Discuss the Honestly Very Gay 96th Academy Awards

It’s time for our fifth annual Oscars chat and this is the best batch of films we’ve ever discussed! Join us as we journey through all the Best Picture nominees in anticipation of the 2024 Oscars ceremony.

Drew Burnett Gregory and Riese
March 8, 2024 2 Comments
A grainy close up of Sterling K. Brown in American Fiction.
Movie Features

‘American Fiction’ Was Never About Its Satire

Despite what many reviews — and even its own PR campaign — might say, American Fiction is not very interested in white people at all.

Carmen Phillips March 8, 2024 6 Comments
2000s movies girls kissing: Natassia Malthe kisses Jennifer Garner in Elektra.
Movie Features

Bad Movies From the 2000s I Loved Because Two Women Make Out

Here’s the thing about bad movies between 2004 and 2006: A lot of them featured women making out.

Drew Burnett Gregory March 7, 2024 4 Comments
A grainy edit of Greta Lee and Teo Yoo laughing in Past Lives.
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In “Past Lives,” It Really Is All on the Page

If you have yet to see Past Lives, you should watch it as soon as possible. But I think you should read the film, too.

Georgie Morvis March 7, 2024
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“Euphoria” Characters Ranked By How Likely They’d Survive “Dune”

Get ready for the Zendaya crossover nobody wanted!

Drew Burnett Gregory March 7, 2024 2 Comments
Close ups of Sandra and Daniel in Anatomy of a Fall with a blue tint in front of an overhead image of them in the snow.
Movie Features

The Most Important Relationship in “Anatomy of a Fall” Is Between Mother and Son

The first time I heard people posing the question of whether or not Sandra killed her husband, I thought it was a joke. To me, it was obvious the court drama was just set dressing for something more complicated.

Aamina Inayat Khan March 6, 2024
A collage with a close up of Paul Giamatti in The Holdovers next to multiplied images of Paul Giamatti in My Best Friend's Wedding
Movie Features

From “My Best Friend’s Wedding” to “The Holdovers,” Paul Giamatti Is One of Cinema’s Great Listeners

To understand the magnitude of Paul Giamatti’s warm, yet thorny performance in The Holdovers, you must go further back into his filmography where the seeds of his on-screen persona were sown.

Marya E. Gates March 5, 2024 1 Comment
Jamie in Drive-Away Dolls
Movie Features Queer Fashion

Style Thief: How To Harness the Texan Lesthario Style of Drive-Away Dolls’ Jamie

Invest in a big-buckled belt and get ready to break some hearts!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 4, 2024 4 Comments
A grainy portion of a still from The Zone of Interest with Sandra Hüller holding a baby.
Movie Features

“The Zone of Interest” Has Never Been More Relevant — Why Does It Feel So Empty?

The Oscars take place this weekend, and Jonathan Glazer’s acceptance speech for Best Foreign Language Film is likely the best chance at a mention of Israel’s genocide of Palestinians during the ceremony.

Drew Burnett Gregory March 4, 2024 15 Comments
Marian from Drive-Away Dolls
Movie Features Queer Fashion

Style Thief: How To Button Up Like Marian in Drive-Away Dolls

Channel the late-90s/early-2000s lesbian looks of Drive-Away Dolls!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 3, 2024 2 Comments
A screenshot of Halle Berry in Bruised has her crying with relief while she is kissed by Sheila Atim. This image is collaged in front of a blue background with boxing gloves on it.
Movie Features

Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: Halle Berry’s Sex Scene in “Bruised,” Heals

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Carmen Phillips March 2, 2024 1 Comment
Hadley Robinson and Alexandra Shipp sit on a couch with frowns in Anyone but You
Movie Features

“Anyone but You” Was a Hetero Hit — Why Does It Take Place at a Lesbian Wedding?

The whole wedding somehow looks straighter than an Imagine Dragons fan guesting on The Joe Rogan Experience.

Lisa Laman February 29, 2024 4 Comments
Aubrey Plaza John Waters: Aubrey Plaza's face poorly photoshopped into an image from Female Trouble.
Movie Features

Aubrey Plaza Filthy? Rumored To Star in John Waters’ First Film in 20 Years

Aubrey Plaza is showing us why she’s our favorite bisexual cinephile. 

Drew Burnett Gregory February 27, 2024 4 Comments
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Movie Features

A New Home Video Collection Is a Treasure Trove of Queer History

There’s hope in seeing this joy from fifty years ago and recognizing our own joy and anger and hope and fear.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 27, 2024
Margaret Qualley, Beanie Feldstein, Tricia Cooke, Geraldine Viswanathan, Annie Gonzalez and Ethan Coen at the New York premiere of "Drive-Away Dolls" held at AMC Lincoln Square 13 on February 20, 2024 in New York City.
Movie Features

Meet Tricia Cooke, the Lesbian Activist Married to a Coen Brother and the Brains Behind “Drive-Away Dolls”

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Drew Burnett Gregory February 26, 2024 25 Comments
A collage of the Coen brothers with images around them from Barton Fink, Inside Llewyn Davis, Raising Arizona, A Serious Man, and O Brother Where Art Thou
Movie Features

Your Film Bro Girlfriend: A Lesbian Introduction to the Coen Brothers

Ethan’s movies with his brother Joel have far fewer lesbians than Drive-Away Dolls, but they’re still worth checking out!

Drew Burnett Gregory February 25, 2024 5 Comments
Amanda Seyfried kisses Julianne Moore's neck
Movie Features

Did You Know Julianne Moore and Amanda Seyfried Have a Full-On Sex Scene In “Chloe” (2009)??

It’s a testament to how bad this movie is that nobody informed me of the sex scene.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 22, 2024 10 Comments
The Lion King 1 ½: Timon and Pumbaa sit next two each other in a hot spring.
Movie Features

Twenty Years Later, “The Lion King 1 ½” Is Still the Gayest Disney Movie

The Lion King 1 ½ is a reminder that sometimes subtext is better — especially when it’s this texty.

Rendy Jones February 19, 2024 6 Comments
An image of Cay kissing Vivian's chin from the Desert Hearts sex scene against a pink backdrop with green cactus drawings
Movie Features

Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: “Desert Hearts” Celebrates Lesbian Patience and Persistence

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