starz

starz

sundance

film

Sundance 2021: “Ma Belle, My Beauty” Brings Polyamorous Dyke Drama to the South of France

Look, when a character takes a strap-on out of her backpack in the middle of a sex scene you know you’re in good hands.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jan 31, 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

hightown

starz

tv reviews

“Hightown” Review: Meet Jackie Quiñones, the Very Messy Lesbian Who Saves the Show

Centering a lesbian of color in an American crime drama does make Hightown feel different than some of its grisly drug drama companions (Ozark, Breaking Bad, Justified, to name a…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

May 18, 2020

starz

the speakeasy

tv reviews

“Vida” Ends as It Began: A Queer Love Letter to Chicanx and Latinx Communities

Much like the Hernandez sisters, Vida is Tanya Saracho’s bar, her nightclub — and no one gets to push her out before last call without a fight. Few get to…

Carmen Phillips —

Apr 27, 2020

charlie's angels

kristen stewart

movie reviews

The New “Charlie’s Angels” Delivers Fights, Fashion, and Friendship

The movie pays homage to its predecessors while still charting its own course.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Nov 21, 2019

starz

vida

tv reviews

Vida’s Gay Vaquero Episode Breaks Emma’s Heart, Asks Hard Questions About Who’s Included in the Queer Community

We don’t get to define Emma’s queerness. We don’t get to tell her the terms of our understanding. She’s going to make those choices for herself.

Carmen Phillips —

Jun 4, 2019

starz

the speakeasy

tv reviews

Vida’s Season Two Is a Triumph of Unapologetically Queer and Latinx Storytelling

Tanya Saracho demands more from her characters, from her audience. She requires our discomfort, our willingness to bring all of our messy selves in front of the television.

Carmen Phillips —

May 22, 2019

disobedience

erin watches classic lesbian movies for you

movie reviews

I Watched Lesbian Classic “Disobedience” and Be Quiet Tiffany

We were rooting for you.

Erin —

Jan 23, 2019

keke palmer

starz

movie reviews

“PIMP” Review: Queer Love, Sisterhood, and a Reminder That We Need to Tell Our Own Stories

“It’s as if the BET classic Player’s Club ran head first into Hustle and Flow, but cast a cadre of child stars turned ingenues.”

Mackenzie MacDade —

Dec 28, 2018

colette

starz

movie reviews

“Colette” Review: Keira Knightley Kisses Women, Sports a Suit, Destroys the Patriarchy

The biopic of Colette is only a fragment of her life, the one in which France’s most prolific writer realizes she cannot be contained.

Heather Hogan —

Sep 13, 2018

latinx

Ser Anzoategui

tv reviews

“Vida” Review: Starz’s New Latinx Drama Is Sexy, Soulful and Super Queer

Though Emma and Eddy are the central queer protagonists, the supporting cast of each of their friendship circles come peppered with queer bodies of all shapes and sizes and gender…

Carmen Phillips —

May 4, 2018

disobedience

judaism

movie reviews

“Disobedience” Review: Urgent Kisses, God, and Lesbian Spitplay

“Sex with an ex is complicated business, even when it’s good. And Disobedience lives in that beautiful mess of a place. The spitting feels almost like a spiritual ritual.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Apr 25, 2018