Barbie Is Right: Heterosexuality Is Goofy
Straightness in Barbieland is cringe.
“T Blockers” Reveals the B-Movie Horrors of Being a Trans Teen Today
In Alice Maio Mackay’s T Blockers, transphobia is spreading like a contagion. Literally.
On Barbie and Greta Gerwig’s Colorful, Complicated Portrait of Humanity
With each passing scene, Barbie reveals its endgame a little more; beneath all the laughs at the expense of men and women is the sad truth that this brand of essentialism itself, of separating Barbies from Kens, of emphasizing their differences, is the thing that damages us the most.
“Your Love” Puts Queer South Asian Elders Front and Center in a Beautiful Way
Theirs is a tenderness — that all-consuming, heady obsession with just being near each other, even if the only way you can convey your love is through touching foreheads.
“The Fabulous Ones” and “Asog” Tell Trans Stories with Fact and Faction
What I’ll remember most about these films is the quiet, human moments. The laughter. The grief.
“My Animal” Is a Muddled Queer Werewolf Tale Elevated By Its Leads
Even though the characters are both ostensibly cis queer women, it’s still thrilling to have two nonbinary actors on-screen together — especially ones of this caliber.
“Playland” is an Avant-Garde Portrait of an Extinct Queer Bar
Geordon West’s debut feature Playland is an energetic portrait of the Playland Café, a Boston gay bar that was open from 1937 to 1998.
Netflix’s “Nimona” Is The Most Delightfully Queer Animated Movie Ever
Your loss, Disney!
“Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate” Captures a History of Life and Death
I know, statistically, even if none of my living relatives are queer that there have been queer people in my family’s past — clandestine meetings, grand love stories, one night stands, gender deviance, angst, joy.
“Blue Jean” Is a Painful and Hopeful Story of a Queer Teacher
There’s a reason teachers have long been a battleground for queer progress — in fiction and in real life.
Lesbian Thriller “Jagged Mind” Is a Haunting Portrayal of Abuse
There’s something so scary about a time loop.
“The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future” Presents a Radical Vision
This is a film that deals with the natural vs. the unnatural, that confronts a history of female oppression. Trans women are included in the natural, trans women are included in that history.
“Fanfic” is a Sweet, Gay Trans Boy Coming-of-Age Tale
The coming-of-age romcom moments had me yearning for a time when trans movies are allowed to exist without the burden of teaching.
Anna Nicole Smith’s Bisexuality Takes Center Stage As Secret Girlfriend Missy Byrum Tells Her Story
The new Anna Nicole Smith documentary “You Don’t Know Me” features Anna’s ex-girlfriend as one of its primary sources, adding her story to an abundant but rarely discussed aspect of Anna’s life — her bisexuality.
“You Can Live Forever” Shows Sapphic Love in A Religious World
Desire, passion, and love quickly override differences as Jaime and Marike quickly fall in love.
“Judy Blume Forever” Documentary Made Me Cry Big Nostalgia Tears
Anyone who has been paying attention in the last few years knows that book banning has only gotten worse since Judy Blume’s books started getting banned 40 years ago.
“How to Blow Up a Pipeline” Is a Radical Masterpiece
This is my Ocean’s 8 except that it’s actually a good movie. And the stakes aren’t a necklace at the Met Gala but the fate of our planet. Oh and it’s EXPLICITLY GAY.
“The Five Devils” Is a Time-Traveling Lesbian Romance About Lives Not Lived
It’s simple to mourn the alternate history where I came out as a teenager. It’s more complicated to mourn the alternate history where I came out later or not at all.
In “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” Survival Is An Art
Laura Poitras’ remarkable documentary is about Nan Goldin and her work — it’s also about Goldin’s campaign to take down the Sackler family. The brilliance of the film is it shows these to be one in the same.
“Moving On” Is a Traumatic Farce Elevated By Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda
Watching Fonda and Tomlin perform is like watching an Olympic athlete or a world-renowned ballerina. They are masters of their craft and it’s awe-inspiring to witness.