★★★★ Produced by Hulu and ABC News, there has perhaps never been a more fitting time to release shocking documentary, Leave No Trace: A Hidden History of the Boy Scouts, into the world. The film celebrates a historic victory achieved just this year, in 2022: The Boy Scouts of America reaching a $2.7 billion payout … Continue reading Tribeca 2022: Leave No Trace: A Hidden History of the Boy Scouts
Tribeca 2022: Lynch/Oz
★★★ Being a massive fan of both David Lynch and The Wizard of Oz, Tribeca’s video essay documentary Lynch/Oz is, in theory, perfectly suited to my tastes. Utilizing the expertise of multiple visionary creatives, writer/director Alexandre O. Philippe (78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene, Doc of the Dead) brings a whole new meaning to obsessive analysis. After … Continue reading Tribeca 2022: Lynch/Oz
Tribeca 2022: All Man: The International Male Story
★★★★ Reminiscent of another recent documentary I watched on Netflix chronicling the rise and fall of Abercrombie, All Man: The International Male Story is a fascinating watch that dives headfirst into the gay experience of the 80s. Embracing fashion and masculine power, the iconic catalogue spoke to so many during its run, including those who … Continue reading Tribeca 2022: All Man: The International Male Story
Tribeca 2022: Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids
★★★★ I may not have been alive at the height of Cabbage Patch mania, but I certainly heard horror stories about it from my parents. Obtaining one was virtually impossible. Not only that, in my youth, I used to own several of them. Thus, my interest in Tribeca doc Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story … Continue reading Tribeca 2022: Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids
TV Review: Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known
Back in the summer of 2008 just before graduating high school, one of my closest friends suggested we go to an amazing Broadway show together from which she had heard rave reviews. Knowing little about said show before actually taking our seats at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre, Spring Awakening completely blew me away (and I … Continue reading TV Review: Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known
Film Review: White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch
★★★★ Growing up in the 90s and early 2000s, the thrall of stores like Abercrombie & Fitch over my childhood is impossible to deny. For a gay outsider, this store represented everything I wished I could be, as the “cool kids” were the only ones that were really allowed to shop there. I remember the … Continue reading Film Review: White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch
SBIFF 2022 Wrap-Up
We covered the Santa Barbara International Film Festival last year for the site, so we were thrilled to virtually return this year to cover round two! This year's SBIFF was wildly varied, but brought about some exceptional movies capturing the power of the human spirit and emotionality. Check out our full coverage for the fest … Continue reading SBIFF 2022 Wrap-Up
SXSW 2022: Spaz
★★★★ It takes a truly great documentary to interest me, and Spaz is definitely one of the better ones I have seen recently. For any voracious lover of cinema—especially Terminator 2: Judgement Day or Jurassic Park—this one is for you! Ever wonder how on earth we made the transition from the practical effects of the … Continue reading SXSW 2022: Spaz
SXSW 2022: Still Working 9 to 5
★★★★ (Written by Allison Brown) Although I am not exactly a Dolly Parton fan, I always found the song, 9 to 5, to be catchy. I was not familiar with the film of the same title until discovering Still Working 9 to 5 from SXSW. Once I saw it starred the two leads, Jane Fonda … Continue reading SXSW 2022: Still Working 9 to 5
SXSW 2022: Mama Bears
★★★ The intersection of religion and sexuality is more like a crayon-scribble than a seamless coexistence, and SXSW documentary Mama Bears has set out to prove that gay Christians do truly exist. This docu-drama focuses on a few different sets of parents grappling with the gender identity and sexual orientation of their children. Mama Bears … Continue reading SXSW 2022: Mama Bears