If you’ve never seen a Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow) movie, then just know you’re in for an adventure truly unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. Going into their mind without knowing anything about the film or the… Read More ›
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The infamous “Henry & June” gets a Blu-ray release via Imprint Films.
There is inherently no point in pretending I had a single inkling of an idea of what I was getting into before watching Philip Kaufman’s (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) adaptation of Anaïs Nin’s diary. Reading that it was the… Read More ›
Open up wide and let “Corpus” in. [Fantasia]
“And I need you now tonight And I need you more than ever And if you only hold me tight We’ll be holding on forever And we’ll only be making it right ‘Cause we’ll never be wrong Together, we can… Read More ›
With a jump to the left and a step to the right, filmmaker Allison Berg’s “Time Warp” is a love-wrapped declaration to fix our hearts. [Tribeca]
“Fix your hearts or die.” – A popular quote created by storyteller David Lynch, adjusted from a line Lynch delivers within Twin Peaks: The Return It’s a rare thing when a piece of art fails its way into global success…. Read More ›
Time loop romance “Again Again” reforms the subgenre to ask hard questions of self and autonomy. [Dances With Films: LA]
“I never meant to be so bad to you One thing I said that I would never do A look from you, and I would fall from grace And that would wipe the smile right from my face …” –… Read More ›
“Turn It Up!” is the weird love child of “PG: Psycho Goreman” and “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.” [Tribeca]
When we were younger, we all had those aspirations of “making it big.” Some of us wanted to be astronauts, some of us wanted to be movie stars, some of us wanted to be lawyers, and some of us wanted… Read More ›
Director Daniel Blake Schwartz’s dramatic thriller “Cotton Fever” use of interconnected stories is stronger in portions than the whole. [Tribeca]
In the past few years, there have been a lot of movies focusing on the rising epidemic of drugs in the United States and the way they affect everyone, ranging in terms of compelling to over-drawn dramatic exposition that loses… Read More ›
Oliver Hermanus’s “The History of Sound” comes available on physical formats via MUBI.
Music is a significant part of the oral tradition. Even if we lack words for our feelings or experiences, we can always chant, using the power of our lungs to vibrate our breath into song and story. This is why… Read More ›
“The Dads” is a moving and galvanizing feature that expands on Luchina Fisher’s original short. [SXSW]
8% of U.S. adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender according to an Oct 2025 Pew Research Center article based on a summer 2024 survey. There are reportedly over 342 million people living in the United States, which means… Read More ›
“The Old Man and the Parrot” intermingles comedy and drama in a story of love and loss that may just soothe the soul. [Slamdance]
There are many ways to process grief. Some of them are beneficial, accompanied by a sense of healing and the ability to move on from the pain and loss, while others are like an anchor, prohibiting one from moving on… Read More ›
The voices too loud in your head? Need some positive affirmation with surreal art and zany songs? “Lesbian Space Princess” to the rescue!
There’s nothing wrong with a safe space. There’s nothing wrong at all with wrapping yourself in the things that make you feel at peace and serene; unless, of course, the energy spent maintaining said serenity comes at the cost of… Read More ›
“Steal Away” with actors Mallori Johnson and Angourie Rice. [TIFF]
Clement Virgo (Brother) is back with another powerful drama while, again, pulling double duty as director and as part of the co-writing team with newcomer Tamara Berger. Steal Away balances a multitude of themes, ensuring that the film cannot get… Read More ›
Want to survive Tina Romero’s “Queens of the Dead”? Touch. Grass.
Photosensitivity Warning: The climax features flashing lights in a strobing pattern that may prove triggering for sensitive viewers. Folklore surrounding zombies is varied between culture and time, but always tied to fear of the undead. At some point, it wasn’t… Read More ›
Glenn McQuaid’s “The Restoration at Grayson Manor” is an alchemical mixture of melodrama and body horror which asserts some rehabs are best treated with napalm. [Fantastic Fest]
Names mean something. They hold power. Names withheld can create mystery and names known can open doors. They are the things that can be passed down from generation to generation — be it a surname, a given name, a middle… Read More ›
Rowan Haber’s comedic exploration into the character proudly proclaims “We Are Pat.” [Tribeca]
A lot of people say, “What’s that?” It’s Pat! A lot of people ask, “Who’s he? Or she?” A ma’am or a sir, accept him or her or whatever it might be. It’s time for androgyny. Here comes Pat! –… Read More ›
A dreamlike odyssey of sex, drugs, and self-discovery, Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer” is available on home video from A24.
The Beat Movement was a literary alliance started by a group of authors in the 1950s which included William S. Burroughs (Naked Lunch), Allen Ginsberg (Howl), and Jack Kerouac (On the Road). The Beat subculture focused on dismissal of standard… Read More ›
Pavli Serenetsky’s coming of age tale “More Beautiful Perversions” explores the importance of discovery through transient, ephemeral love. [ATLFF]
Content Warning: Adult nudity is present in the film. Nothing explicitly sexual, but not discrete. Not every relationship we have is meant to last. This is a painful realization, whether it occurs as a child, a teen, a young adult,… Read More ›
“The Wedding Banquet” invites you to find your seat at the table.
The Wedding Banquet (2025) is one of those rare films that functions more as another swing at bat than as a remake, and returning screenwriter James Schamus (The Wedding Banquet (1993); Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) scores at least a double… Read More ›
Daniel Minahan’s adaptation of “On Swift Horses” delivers a compelling melodrama.
The beauty of film lies in its ability to evoke a specific era or environment. Whether in a quiet character drama or a large-scale spectacle, film can help transport an audience to a different time. Even if the quality (story,… Read More ›
“She’s the He” turns the bathroom panic in today’s political landscape into a hilarious and heartfelt coming-of-age sex comedy. [SXSW]
Coming-of-age tales are fairly commonplace in cinema with explorations of self and sex in semi-recent films like Porky’s (1981), A Goofy Movie (1995), and The People’s Joker (2024). These stories feature young adults getting into a variety of hijinks either… Read More ›