★★★ As far as Christmas-themed rom-coms are concerned, every passing year opens the floodgates to innumerable entries, be it big-budget studio pictures, or small-scale Hallmark flicks. Hot Frosty joins the ranks of a seemingly bottomless subgenre often content to go for the easy marks rather than attempt any form of originality. Thankfully, writer Russell Hainline … Continue reading Film Review: Hot Frosty
NewFest 2024: Baby
★★★★ It remains frequently astonishing how vital different viewpoints of the queer experience have become across various forms of media. Portuguese-language Baby presents an unvarnished peek into the tumultuous life of a barely-legal gay teenager in Brazil. Where are people supposed to go after being released from a juvenile detention facility when their parents ghost … Continue reading NewFest 2024: Baby
NewFest 2024: Duino
★★★★ An inherent beauty exists in unrequited love. The idea of something that, for whatever reason, cannot happen between two people takes shape in many forms. Rarely has it been depicted in a manner that captures the delicate pain of unresolved emotions. What would happen if the opportunity presented itself, decades later, to maybe see … Continue reading NewFest 2024: Duino
NewFest 2024: Lilies Not for Me
★★★★★ Shining the light on various injustices throughout queer history feels more important now than ever before. Based on historical events, Lilies Not for Me takes us back to the 1920s, where finding a cure for the ailment of homosexuality became a Nobel Prize-winning effort. It would not be until the 1970s much later when … Continue reading NewFest 2024: Lilies Not for Me
Film Review: Lonely Planet
★★ A 2024 trend of age gap romances continues with an older female and a much younger man in Lonely Planet, Netflix's latest foray into the genre. In the aftermath of The Idea of You and A Family Affair, it would not be entirely out of the question for Lonely Planet to feel a bit … Continue reading Film Review: Lonely Planet
TV Review: Heartstopper – Season 3
Alice Oseman's graphic novel series has properly taken off in America after being a raging success in the UK, thanks in large part to the adorably note-perfect adaptation of her prose. If season two was the flowery follow-up to its fairy tale debut, embracing romantic locales with gleeful abandon, then season three of Netflix's irresistible … Continue reading TV Review: Heartstopper – Season 3
Film Review: Killer Heat
★★ A solid noir-driven whodunnit has not come along in ages, so Killer Heat certainly had potential. Couple that with a solid main trio of a cast in Richard Madden, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Shailene Woodley, and at the very least, there should be plenty of fun to be found within. Unfortunately, an altogether humorless affair … Continue reading Film Review: Killer Heat
Film Review: Fly Me To The Moon
★★★★ (Written by Allison Brown) The space travel subgenre often breeds awards quality pictures, and with a cast including Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, Fly Me to the Moon has a lot working in its favor. Add in Love, Simon director Greg Berlanti, and you have a charmingly interstellar, comedic delight. Despite clocking in at … Continue reading Film Review: Fly Me To The Moon
Film Review: A Family Affair
★★★★ Have we entered a new golden age of romantic comedies? It certainly seems that way, with delightful movies such as Upgraded, Anyone But You, and most recently, The Idea of You making a serious splash with worldwide audiences. The potential next big rom-com reteams Zac Efron with Nicole Kidman, both of whom worked together … Continue reading Film Review: A Family Affair
Tribeca 2024: Darkest Miriam
★★★★ Anytime executive producer Charlie Kaufman is involved in a production, even in the most minuscule of ways, one has to take notice. His films Anamolisa and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind rank amongst my favorites of all time, and this year's Orion and the Dark was a clear standout earlier this year. Now, … Continue reading Tribeca 2024: Darkest Miriam