Heather Hogan

lost movie reviews from the Autostraddle archives

movie reviews

Watching “Personal Best” Was the Main Way to Become a Lesbian in the ’80s and ’90s

Bend It Like Beckham could never.

Heather Hogan —

Dec 22, 2020

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pop culture fix

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Viola Davis Is Unapologetic About Portraying Ma Rainey’s Queer Sexuality

Also: Batwoman’s season two premiere photos, what even is television, Aubrey Plaza isn’t a “total psychopath,” The Laverne Cox Show, a lesbian couple in OWN’s First Christmas, and more!

Heather Hogan —

Dec 21, 2020

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pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Shondaland’s “Bridgerton” Is Confirmed Queer (At Least Briefly)

Two days until Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom(!!), Jo Ellen Pellman knew her people were out there, nonbinary TV characters had a landmark year, what ODAAT’s final episodes would have been,…

Heather Hogan —

Dec 16, 2020

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pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: “Vida” Showrunner Tanya Saracho Wants “Like a Ton” of Sex in Her New Show, Thank You Very Much

Also! Dickinson’s season two trailer, Ilene Chaiken is finally getting her murder show, we’ll never be over the way ODAAT was treated, and more.

Heather Hogan —

Dec 14, 2020

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pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Aisha Tyler and Charlize Theron Want to Play Lesbian Wives in a “Die Hard” Remake

Queen Latifah’s got a new thriller coming to Netflix, the Glee cast honors Naya Rivera with a holiday fundraiser, Jules’ Eurphoria special episode is on the way, and you absolutely…

Heather Hogan —

Dec 9, 2020

derry girls

great british bake off

television

The Derry Girls on Great British Bake Off Is the Only Good Thing to Happen in 2020

“See, in Ireland, we love slime. It’s traditional that we have slime for the New Year. So, please don’t dis the culture of my people.” 

Heather Hogan —

Dec 8, 2020

aubrey plaza

Video

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Watch Aubrey Plaza Do a Tarot Card Reading and Play F*ck/Marry/Kill With Some Witches

“Maleficent? I’d F the B out of the W.”

Heather Hogan —

Dec 8, 2020

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pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Clea DuVall Doesn’t Think You’d Leave Your Longterm Girlfriend Either, Even For Aubrey Plaza

A history of Black women in James Bond movies, Mandip Gill would also love to see a Yaz/Thirteen romance on Doctor Who, Hollywood is prepping to sacrifice movie theaters, Queen…

Heather Hogan —

Dec 7, 2020

peacock

television

Peacock’s “Saved By The Bell” Reboot Is a Queer and Loving Skewering of the Original Series

“Does this place ever stop being weird?!?”

Heather Hogan —

Dec 3, 2020

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pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Aweng Ade-Chuol’s “Modern (Queer) Fairytale” Is The Love Story You Need Today

Your first look at Euphoria’s special episode; you might be mad about it, but you and every gay sure did watch Happiest Season; Starfire’s goth lesbian daughter; Olivia Coleman making…

Heather Hogan —

Dec 2, 2020

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pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: And Now There’s Gay Icon/Homophobic Rudolph Discourse

Pop! cancels One Day at a Time, Isabella Gomez already has a new show lined up, Carrie Brownstein is writing and directing a Heart biopic, the gayest yuletide, and you…

Heather Hogan —

Nov 30, 2020

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pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: F*ck Yeah, Javicia Leslie Does Her Own “Batwoman” Stunts

A “reclusive lesbian author” will be the co-lead of the new Finding Forester TV series, the sexiest chess locations in The Queen’s Gambit, the necessity of messy bisexual rep, the…

Heather Hogan —

Nov 25, 2020