“Olivia” Is One of the Best Lesbian Films of All Time and Now You Can Finally See It
This is a movie about queer women for queer women. It’s about the way we hurt and the way we hurt each other.
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Outfest 2019: “Good Kisser” Is a Threesome Farce That’s Afraid to Be Fun
While the larger conflicts may fall flat, the dramatic minutia when the threesome is going well is really enjoyable to watch.
Outfest 2019: “The Daughters of Fire” Isn’t Afraid of Queer Sex or Female Desire
Just because you leave the movie feeling emotionally fulfilled and intellectually challenged, doesn’t mean it’s any less erotic.
Outfest 2019: “Second Star on the Right” is a Bisexual Mess in All the Best Ways
The film goes beyond mere representational milestones. It’s beautiful, it’s laugh-out-loud hilarious, it has two whole musical numbers, three whole Britney Spears references, and is just bursting with queer creativity!
Outfest 2019: “Jules of Light and Dark” Gets Lost in Its Own Complexity
This is a movie about lonely queers. And it’s a movie about queers who sometimes make baffling choices.
Outfest 2019: “Bit” Is a Trans Teen Vampire Romp About Lesbian Separatism
Anyone who watches Supergirl knows just how talented Nicole Maines is and she carries this movie with ease. She’s so casually present on screen and she absolutely kills a one-liner.
Outfest 2019: Michelle Hendley is a F*cking Star in “The More Things Change”
Instead of counting down the days to see if we get three lines on The L Word reboot, we should be counting down the days until Simone gets to turn this short into a full-season show.
“Men in Black: International” Review: Tessa Thompson Wears a Suit, Flirts With Women
Sadly, that’s also pretty much everything that makes Men in Black: International great.
Mindy Kaling’s “Late Night” Is a Rom-Com for Women Who Are in Love With Their Careers
Queer director Nisha Ganatra brings Kaling’s funny, biting, meta-critiquing script to life like a bright, slick, dazzling rom-com for women who fantasize more about their careers than they do about Mr. Darcy.
“Daddy Issues” Is a Very Queer Very Good Movie
The first IMDb user review for Daddy Issues is titled “Heterophobic movie.” I cannot argue. I also cannot complain. May we blessed with an entire career of heterophobic movies from this properly queer filmmaker.
“JT LeRoy”: Kristen Stewart Is Phenomenal But Everything This Movie Tries To Say About Gender Is Bad
JT LeRoy is not a great movie. In fact, it’s pretty bad. And yet in so many ways it’s the perfect JT LeRoy movie, the inevitable conclusion to this whole twisted saga.
“Someone Great”: Gina Rodriguez, Brittany Snow and DeWanda Wise Add a Lesbian BFF to the Gal Pal Comedy Formula
It’s like Girls Trip’s less raunchy kid sister who went to NYU and made some white friends.
Olivia Wilde Is Bisexual in 2012’s Hilariously Smart “Butter,” You Deserve This
Olivia Wilde is a bisexual sex worker in this political satire that also stars a pint sized Yara Shahidi! And they sculpt artwork out of butter? For some reason? I have your weekend Netflix plans all set.
“Captain Marvel” Is More Kickass Than Our Wildest Dreams
If I were a man invested, even subconsciously, in propping up a patriarchal society where women, even subconsciously, Know Their Place, Captain Marvel would terrify the pants off of me.
“PIMP” Review: Queer Love, Sisterhood, and a Reminder That We Need to Tell Our Own Stories
“It’s as if the BET classic Player’s Club ran head first into Hustle and Flow, but cast a cadre of child stars turned ingenues.”
“In Between” Review: The Super Gay, Super Feminist Film No One’s Talking About
No false promises of “girl power” or happiness. Just a reassurance that being alone together is better than being apart.
Netflix’s Dumplin’ Review: Have a Holly Dolly Christmas and a Gay Yuletide Cry
Dolly Parton got you Dolly Parton for Christmas and you are very welcome.
“The Favourite” Review: Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone Out-Gay Each Other in Twisted Majesty
Lavish parties, duck racing, powered wigs, and lesbianism — and everybody gets an Oscar nomination.
“Widows” Review: Viola Davis Kicks Ass, Takes Back What the Patriarchy Stole
These women aren’t ultimately just stealing the money. They’re stealing back the ability to control their own lives. To get in at least one solid kick against the rancid, putrid system that forced their backs against the wall in the first place.
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Review: Lesbian Biographer Lee Israel’s Story Is Safe in Melissa McCarthy’s Hands
Amazingly, director Marielle Heller doesn’t seem to care if the audience is willing to forgive Israel. She has a better question, one we never ask about lesbians on TV and in film.