Reviews of films
This weekend the cinemas feature many tales of queer suffering and death. I wanted to highlight a film about surviving trauma. In Thomas Fitzgerald’s The Hanging Garden a gay man (Chris Leavins) visits his estranged family after ten years away. … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The Hanging Garden (1997)
Another movie about love and family. Available in Australia, Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 106 minutes. Van, or Nau, has been living in the United States for several years, but is finally returning to Vietnam to visit his … Continue reading WTF ASIA 250: Goodbye Mother (2019)
Should the LGBTQ community assimilate or rebel? Should we band together or pursue our individual goals? These arguments were explored in a television drama titled Coming Out. It aired On April 10, 1979 as part of the BBC’s Play for … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Coming Out (1979)
OTD thirty years ago in 1993, Matinee was released in the U.S. Directed by Joe Dante and starring John Goodman, it’s the tale of a teenager in October 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. His father is in the Navy … Continue reading The Matinee Day Thread
What better way to celebrate Chinese New Year than with a movie called…Slit Eyes? Erm…well, at least I did not post this on Sunday. Approximately 102 minutes, if you can watch this video: Or…103 minutes if you can watch this … Continue reading WTF ASIA 249: Sepet (2004)
A married man becomes obsessed with a teenage hustler. His wife intervenes. Man of Desire aches with sexual frustration. Each character is afraid of what they want. The film is in no hurry to give it to them. Dominique Delouche’s … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Man of Desire (1970)
Oh, hey. Another movie about the friendship between two girls and a guy. Let’s hope that there is not too much death this time around. Available in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 95 minutes. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 248: Bulbul Can Sing (2018)
How many people would you kill to save a loved one? How many people would you kill to save a loved one who is already dead? Available in Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 86 minutes. The movie … Continue reading WTF ASIA 247: A Record of Sweet Murder (2014)
Different from the Others premiered in 1919. It told the story of a gay man who is blackmailed and driven to suicide. Filmmaker Magnus Hirschfeld was an outspoken advocate for gay rights. He was forced to flee Germany during the … Continue reading LGBT Movies of the 1910s
In which I wonder if the movie is trying to be ironic Continue reading Late to the Party: Predator (1987)
It is a new year and a new…um…this is Yi Yi. Available in Canada, France, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 174 minutes. It is the wedding of Xiao Yan and A-Di. And…Xiao Yan is kind … Continue reading WTF ASIA 246: Yi Yi (2000)
Another movie taking place a long time ago about a fighter out for revenge and stealing stuff. Available in Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 163 minutes. It is the Spring of 1722 in Edo. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 245: Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
The sequel to the 2019 insta-classic is like a Christmas tree with too many ornaments Miles Bron (Edward Norton) has exactly the kind of house you’d expect of a nouveau-riche tech billionaire. A Matisse in the bathroom, a Banksy, Rothko, … Continue reading ‘Glass Onion’ Review: If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich
What’s that? Historical propaganda made under sketchy political circumstances? Wow wow wee wah. Available in Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 155 minutes. Well, this is encouraging. We start out with a framing device. It … Continue reading WTF ASIA 244: Tomiris (2019)
The Holiday Sitter is Hallmark’s first gay holiday romcom. A big city business man falls for a small-town hunk while babysitting his niece and nephew. Jonathan Bennett mugs like he’s channeling Lucille Ball. George Krissa underplays the guarded love interest. … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The Holiday Sitter (2022)
James Cameron slaps some impressive visual sheen on an old formula Say what you will about James Cameron, he never messes with a good formula. The undisputed king of sequels knows there’s no reason to reinvent the wheel, just repackage … Continue reading ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Review: Nothing New Under the Sea
To celebrate the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act in the United States, I present a nice day for a…uh…lavender wedding…okay, my timing could have been better, but I scheduled this months ago. Available in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United … Continue reading WTF ASIA 243: Badhaai Do (2022)
The beautifully animated dark fairytale can’t settle on a consistent tone It’s honestly pretty surprising Guillermo del Toro hasn’t made an animated film until now. As a director with a deep love of horror and fantasy, animation allows for boundless … Continue reading ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Review: Better a Puppet Than a Fascist
Time marches on and so does Hallmark, never letting up on telling us that Christmas is the most wonderful time to fall in love with some dude from your hometown. Next up on our Christmas Cavalcade of Horrors is A … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: A Tale of Two Christmases Recap/Review
Just one more fight about your leadership. Available in Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 143 minutes. Once again, we get some textual context for the movie and…oh…boy… Ah, yes. That true … Continue reading WTF ASIA 242: My Way (2011)
I’m back and ready to see Christmas decorations splattered across every banister and landing. However, in this round, we’re gonna get real classy and go to merry old England. So maybe a mince pie on every banister. We’re watching A … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: The Royal Nanny Recap/Review
