Reviews of films
After four long years away, I returned with Mama Mordor in tow to the Toronto International Film Festival at an acute transitional moment. Paralyzed by strikes from the WGA and SAG-AFTRA that contemptuous billionaire studio executives have shown remarkably little … Continue reading Toronto International Film Festival 2023, Part 1: Days 1-3
Youssef Chahine was one of Egypt’s most acclaimed film directors. In Alexandria… Why? he recounts his teenage years. World War 2 is raging and Egypt’s economy is collapsing. Chahine’s alter ego, Yehia, escapes into dreams of Hollywood. Actor Mohsen Mohieddin … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Alexandria… Why? (1979)
In Bottoms two lesbian teens start a fight club to meet girls. They’ll tell lies, shed blood and make dangerous enemies. Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri give pitch perfect performances. They fully commit to the comedy, angst and cartoon violence. … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Bottoms (2023)
Hey, this movie and my review are all about some heavy topics so there’s a Trigger Warning ⚠️ for: Transphobia, Suicide, Body Dysphoria and Domestic Abuse. If you want a TLDR: The Movie is so beautifully sad, personal to Writer/Director/Editor … Continue reading LGBT Movies: In A Year With 13 Moons
Alex, son of a U.S. President, and Henry, Prince of Wales, can’t stand each other. When a public dispute causes scandal, they are forced to pretend they are friends. Red, White & Royal Blue blends the premise of a Hallmark … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Red, White & Royal Blue (2023)
Bisexual Lighting: The Movie Continue reading LGBT Movies: Passages (2023)
Outfest LA 2023 formally ended on July 23 – though virtual screenings continue through July 30 – amidst major turmoil for the film industry. With the Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America continuing to strike in the largest … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Outfest LA 2023, Part 2
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is a three-hour biopic covering the life of the “father of the atomic bomb” from his time as a postgrad student through his role as project director of the Manhattan Project toward the tail end of WWII, … Continue reading Movie Review: Oppenheimer
After what feels like a million years, it’s finally Christmas. Time off, cool gifts, and precious moments with your loved ones. Oh, it’s not real Christmas? It’s Christmas in July, a Hallmark cash grab? Fine. I guess we’re going to … Continue reading Hallmark Christmas in July: A Royal Christmas Crush Recap/Review
Outfest LA 2023 opened on July 13 (virtual screenings start today, July 17) amidst major turmoil for the film industry. With the Screen Actors Guild joining the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike in the largest labor action in the … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Outfest LA 2023, Part 1
Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.) was one of Hollywood’s top stars. The heart throb appeared in Douglas Sirk melodramas, Doris Day romcoms and the Oscar nominated Giant. He was also a closeted homosexual. He was outed in 1985 … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Rock Hudson (1990)
San Francisco’s 47th Frameline Film Festival made a portion of their program available for streaming. The films were a mix of new ideas and familiar tropes. Activism Chocolate Babies (1996, US). A valuable piece of New Queer Cinema has been … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Frameline 2023
Christine Jorgensen was a photographer, a military clerk, and one of the first Americans to have gender confirmation surgery. When she was outed to the press, she leveraged it into a singing career. She used her platform to educate and … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970)
How did I never find the time to sit down and watch this film? In his book, The Universe in a Nutshell, Stephen Hawking quotes Charles Lamb, who wrote: “Nothing puzzles me like time and space. And yet nothing troubles … Continue reading Late to the Party: Donnie Darko (2001)
Tony Scott’s debut film The Hunger starring David Bowie, Catherine Denueve, and Susan Sarandon is a haunting and feverish Bisexual Gothic Romance. Easily one of the best Queer Women Vampire movies I’ve seen and one incredibly sexy 96 minutes. If … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The Hunger (1983)
It’s fine. Really. Rob Marshall’s The Little Mermaid tells the tale of Ariel, a miserable princess trapped in a humorless underwater kingdom. She’s surrounded by bossy relatives and ugly CGI. On top of that someone keeps turning out the lights. … Continue reading Movie Review: The Little Mermaid (2023)
The Day the Fish Came Out is a farce with too many targets. American soldiers, disguised as gay tourists, search for missing nukes on a Greek Island. The cast runs around in skimpy outfits and shouts at each other. The … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
Blood Vessel (2020) Once and awhile, I will follow along with a prompt I find on social media for some fun. For the month of May, it’s the Horror Move ABC Challenge. I am trying to watch movies I haven’t … Continue reading Movie Review – Blood Vessel (2020)
The War Widow premiered on PBS on October 28, 1976. It was part of the Visions series of original teleplays. A repressed housewife (Pamela Bellwood) waits for her husband to return from World War I. She meets a photographer (Frances … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The War Widow (1976)
Shun Nakahara’s The Cherry Orchard (Sakura no sono) is not a direct adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s play. Instead, it adapts a manga about a group of school girls producing the play. We follow the cast through the rehearsal hall. A … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The Cherry Orchard (1990)
Delphine Seyrig vamps it up as the Countess Elizabeth Báthory while she’s on a mission to seduce Valerie Chilton (Danielle Ouimet) away from her new husband Stefan Chilton (John Karlen.) What ensues is a seductive slow burn full of dark … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Daughters Of Darkness (1971)
