lost movie reviews from the Autostraddle archives

lost movie reviews from the Autostraddle archives

tubi

film

“The Truth About Jane” Is Dated as Heck, and That’s a Very Good Thing

The dialogue isn’t exactly elegant — though there is one deeply quotable moment when Jane’s lesbian teacher asks her what’s wrong and Jane says, “I’m gay and everyone hates me!!!!!!” 

Heather Hogan —

Feb 2, 2021

lost movie reviews from the Autostraddle archives

pariah the movie

film

Dee Rees’ “Pariah” Will Still Break You Open and Let the Light Shine Through

Alike is a chameleon, disappearing in the light of her surroundings — purple in the club, green on the bus, pink at home — only ever showing you her profile…

Natalie —

Jan 26, 2021

lost movie reviews from the Autostraddle archives

tubi

pop culture fix

“Cracks” Is a Boarding School Monster Movie

It’s a piercing portrayal of abuse. It’s a monster movie, only instead of a creature in the night, its monster is a human woman.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jan 5, 2021

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

lost movie reviews from the Autostraddle archives

film

“Mommy Is Coming”: Cheryl Dunye’s Self-Reflexive Sex Comedy Dissects and Embraces the Erotic

Sex is weird, and this movie leans into that without pretending to have all the answers.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Dec 8, 2020

alice wu

lost movie reviews from the Autostraddle archives

film

“Saving Face” Made My Lesbian Dance Floor Fantasies Come True

“I don’t know what’s gayer: the outfit itself or the fact that Vivian remembers it in such specific detail 19 years later.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Dec 1, 2020

angelina jolie

hbo max

film

Oh That’s Right, “Gia” Is a VERY F*CKING SAD Movie

Things I didn’t know about Gia but learned quickly: this movie is very fucking sad, Mila Kunis plays Young Gia, Adina Porter makes a brief appearance, ELIZABETH MITCHELL plays Gia’s…

Valerie Anne —

Nov 24, 2020

lost movie reviews from the Autostraddle archives

pop culture fix

Eroticism Isn’t a Distraction in Maryam Keshavarz’s “Circumstance”—It’s Vital

“If you could be anywhere in the world, where would you be?”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Nov 17, 2020

lost movie reviews from the Autostraddle archives

film

“Heavenly Creatures” Is a Queer Adolescent Nightmare

The girls are so scared of the realities they’ve been given that their fantasy — murder and all — feels like the only choice. They don’t know yet that there’s…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Nov 10, 2020

lost movie reviews from the Autostraddle archives

paramount plus

film

“Bound” Is a Trans Classic

If we’re going to reexamine The Matrix through the lens of the Wachowskis’ transness, it’s time we do the same here. Bound is ready for its estrogen shot.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Oct 27, 2020

lost movie reviews from the Autostraddle archives

film

Is “Imagine Me & You” Even Good? I Don’t Know, But I Keep Rewatching It

Arranging flowers is gay — you heard it here first.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Oct 20, 2020

hbo max

lost movie reviews from the Autostraddle archives

film

“Desert Hearts” Remains One Of Cinema’s Greatest Lesbian Love Stories

Donna Deitch’s queer love story is set in the ’50s and was filmed in the ’80s, and is still, in 2020, a radical piece of filmmaking.

Heather Hogan —

Oct 15, 2020