★★★★ There are times when a film feels so deeply personal that it could only have been conceived from a true, lived-in experience. Throughout many various scenes in Riley, it frequently felt as if I was looking through a mirror of my own coming out story. Similar to titular character Dakota Riley, I too viewed … Continue reading BFI Flare 2024: Riley
SXSW 2024: Backspot
★★★ Pushing one’s body to the limit has been the subject of many a film, especially when it comes to sports. In this regard, queer co-writer/director D.W. Waterson’s Backspot probably will not deliver anything new for the majority of people. Yet, its bold depiction of one character’s utter commitment to her craft will mirror the … Continue reading SXSW 2024: Backspot
Film Review: Glitter & Doom
★★★ From the same director as adorably underrated 2008 gay musical, Were the World Mine, comes a sparkly new rom-com-ical with a lovable couple at its center. Glitter & Doom sells itself as an Indigo Girls jukebox musical. Certainly, the film is a full-on extravaganza, complete with duets, impressive dancing choreography, and bright visuals bursting … Continue reading Film Review: Glitter & Doom
Berlinale 2024: Young Hearts
★★★★ Young Hearts might as well be a paint-by-numbers gay pre-teen coming of age drama, and yet, I fell in love with its charming love story. It takes quite the careful touch to toe the line between what feels too risque to be watching unfolding with fourteen-year-old boys. Against all odds, Young Hearts manages to … Continue reading Berlinale 2024: Young Hearts
Film Review: I Love You More
★★★★ My expectations were rather nonexistent for Albanian queer coming-of-age drama, I Love You More. It is not that LGBT+ indie gems are impossible to find, but now more than ever there is a lot of content to sift through. Written and directed by Erblin Nushi, his debut feature has a haunting, intimate quality about … Continue reading Film Review: I Love You More
Film Review: Departing Seniors
★★★★★ The first great horror slasher of 2024 has arrived, and it is super queer! Just in time to take attendance: Departing Seniors, debut director Clare Cooney’s take on a meta, atmospheric blend of horror and comedy. This yearbook of entertaining tropes recalls (and often directly name-drops) too many 90s classics to cite. The primary … Continue reading Film Review: Departing Seniors
Sundance 2024: Sebastian
★★★★★ Much ado has been made about whether sex work can be considered real work, and an even harsher stigma exists towards those who sell their bodies for views over on OnlyFans. In the queer community, these unfair biases have existed for decades in one form or another. Finnish-British writer/director Mikko Makela explores the more … Continue reading Sundance 2024: Sebastian
Our Favorite Films of 2023
Join Josh and Allison as we revisit the cinematic landscape of 2023 through yearbook-style superlatives, then reveal our choices for our favorite movies of year! Can you feel the Kenergy? Movie Yearbook Superlatives! Best horror movie JOSH: Lest we thought 2022 was the dawn of a new horror golden age, 2023 continues the trend with … Continue reading Our Favorite Films of 2023
NewFest 2023 Wrap-Up
One of my favorite queer festivals makes a triumphant return with 2023's NewFest! The October staple is back, and we have a few notable movies of coverage to go with it. Don't miss it all after the jump! Films ALL OF US STRANGERS Full review at the link. FELLOW TRAVELERS Full review at the link. … Continue reading NewFest 2023 Wrap-Up
NewFest 2023: All of Us Strangers
★★★★★ Over the last decade in particular, the evolution of queer dramas has been monumental to behold. With an over abundance of important stories finally being told, it becomes increasingly commonplace for the truly great ones to somehow slip through the cracks. This year alone, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe and … Continue reading NewFest 2023: All of Us Strangers