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‘Hot Milk’ Is an Imperfect Movie About Bad Mothers and Worse Lovers

The directorial debut of the screenwriter behind Disobedience and Colette will resonate with anyone who has ever tried to solve…

Drew Burnett Gregory

Toronto International Film Festival

Two men — one with a cast — embrace in Sad Jokes

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TIFF 2024: ‘Sad Jokes’ Is a Queer Story That Defies Genre

This is a very human film, but it’s also a very gay film with jokes that are sure to land even harder for queer audiences.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Sep 13, 2024

Toronto International Film Festival

China Suárez caresses Julieta Cardinali in Linda.

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TIFF 2024: ‘Linda’ Uses Taboo Eroticism in Its Class Critique

The wrongness of the servant/matriarch relationship does not preclude these encounters from being very, very sexy.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Sep 11, 2024

Toronto International Film Festival

Michaela Kurimsky lies down outside in Sweet Angel Baby

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TIFF 2024: ‘Sweet Angel Baby’ Is an Old School Drama about Small Town Homophobia

I’m glad we have lesbian cinema that goes beyond this narrative of homophobia and shame. But as long as homophobia and shame are present in our world, there will be…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Sep 11, 2024

Toronto International Film Festival

Breton Lalama sits in between two other transmascs who are out of focus in Really Happy Someday

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TIFF 2024: ‘Really Happy Someday’ Is a Personal Film About the Exciting Challenges of Transition

There’s a pressure on trans people and trans storytellers to frame transition as a wholly positive experience. Any negativity is supposed to be external.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Sep 10, 2024

Toronto International Film Festival

TIFF 2024: Went Up the Hill

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TIFF 2024: ‘Went Up the Hill’ Is a Queer Ghost Story With Serious Mommy Issues

This film approaches a common narrative in a way we’ve never seen before — and not just because there’s a ghost.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Sep 6, 2024

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a girl with a knife in the ocean

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Release Lesbian ‘Jaws’ in 4DX You Cowards!!!!

This lesbian shark attack horror film has some good scares but not enough bite.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Sep 2, 2024

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Theda Hammel leans her head on Qaher Harhash's shoulder in Stress Positions

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‘Stress Positions’ Is a Queer Farce With Bite and Depth

Whether literally or figuratively, everyone in this film is better at writing than they are at living.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Aug 23, 2024

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nathalie emmanuel and omar sy in The Killer on Peacock

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Is Peacock’s ‘The Killer’ a Bad Movie or Just a Bad Remake?

Perhaps both.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Aug 23, 2024

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I Watched Lesbian Classic “Claire of the Moon” and Can Somebody Come Help Me Up

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I Watched Lesbian Classic “Claire of the Moon” and Can Somebody Come Help Me Up

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Cate Blanchett

“Carol” Is Even Better Than You’ve Heard, Is Maybe The Best Lesbian Movie Ever Made

Perhaps the best praise I can give Carol is that ten minutes into it, I forgot it was my job to be a critic. Twenty minutes in, I forgot I…

Heather Hogan —

Oct 24, 2015

dapper fashion

documentaries

Woven From Me: “Gender, Bespoke” Explores How Identity Creates Style

“For queer women, clothing is about much more than what you’re wearing. Clothing allows us to create an identity for ourselves—and to control how other people view us and consider…

A.D. —

Aug 10, 2012

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Brave’s Unconventional Heroine: What Doesn’t Queer You Makes You Stronger

“This is the kind of movie that needs to be made more often. It’s like Tangled on feminist steroids.”

Intern Grace —

Jun 28, 2012

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VIDEO: Julie & Brandy In Your Box Office #204: Hengher Gams

Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard survived The Hunger Games, just like Katniss did!

julie and brandy —

Jun 6, 2012

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