TIFF 2023: “Orlando, My Political Biography” Casts Trans People in the Virginia Woolf Classic
Preciado is bold in his assertion that Woolf herself might consider herself nonbinary if she had that language.
“Bottoms” Punched Me in the Face (and I Liked It)
Bottoms is the gory gross gay comedy of my fever dreams.
“Piaffe” Is for the Kinky Arthouse Horse Girls — And Not Girls
From Cronenberg to Titane, trans audiences have long responded to work that pushes the boundaries of human bodies in lieu of traditional trans storytelling.
20 Years Later, “Thirteen” (2003) Should Be In the Queer Girl Coming-of-Age Canon
Some movies are so powerful, you don’t even have to see them. It’s enough to steal a furtive glance at two older girls with pierced tongues on a DVD cover at your local Blockbuster.
“Bad Things” Queers “The Shining” With Delicious Results
It’s noteworthy that Bad Things features two relationships with trans people, including a relationship between a cis woman and a trans woman. More noteworthy is how authentic their various experiences feel.
“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.
Egghead & Twinkie Has Everything You Want in a Feel-Good Comedy, It Just Happens To Be About Teenagers
I really love a road trip comedy, especially one with rock solid storytelling.
The Mattachine Family Tells The Story Of A Very Specific Type Of Family
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I’d prefer no lesbians in a movie to lesbians who only exist as stereotypes.
“Silver Haze” Finds Devastation and Beauty in a New Kind of Lesbian Romance
There are plenty of movies with characters who have scars, but very few that don’t use them for either horror or inspiration.
‘Chasing Chasing Amy’ Is Not the Fluffy Love Letter to the Problematic Film You’d Expect
It’s hard to put yourself out there, especially when you’re talking about something that means a lot to you. But the only reason Chasing Chasing Amy works as a documentary is because Sav Rodgers chose to make himself a part of the film.
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.