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Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts 2021 (93rd Academy Awards) review

Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts 2021 (93rd Academy Awards) review

Thu Apr 15 2021, 12:38pm | 2 comments

Cowboys movie review: a new kind of father-and-son tale

Cowboys movie review: a new kind of father-and-son tale

Wed Feb 17 2021, 09:38pm | 1 comment

Happiest Season movie review: don we now our gay apparel… (#Hulu)

Happiest Season movie review: don we now our gay apparel… (#Hulu)

Wed Dec 02 2020, 09:41pm | 7 comments

The Old Guard movie review: saving the world, one century at a time (#Netflix)

The Old Guard movie review: saving the world, one century at a time (#Netflix)

Thu Jul 09 2020, 06:22pm | 0 comments

Little Girl (Petite Fille) documentary review: what little girls are made of (#EIFF2020)

Little Girl (Petite Fille) documentary review: what little girls are made of (#EIFF2020)

Thu Jul 09 2020, 02:01pm | 0 comments

Disclosure documentary review: what the sorry state of trans representation onscreen means for everyone (#Netflix)

Disclosure documentary review: what the sorry state of trans representation onscreen means for everyone (#Netflix)

Sat Jul 04 2020, 08:51pm | 0 comments

To Kid or Not to Kid and Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth documentaries review: childfree or child-bound?

To Kid or Not to Kid and Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth documentaries review: childfree or child-bound?

Wed Jul 01 2020, 06:36pm | 0 comments

To the Stars movie review: run into the ground

To the Stars movie review: run into the ground

Tue Apr 21 2020, 10:56pm | 2 comments

Vita & Virginia movie review: the 1920s London literary scene, drained of all passion

Vita & Virginia movie review: the 1920s London literary scene, drained of all passion

Sun Jul 07 2019, 09:16pm | 0 comments

Papi Chulo movie review: can’t buy him love

Papi Chulo movie review: can’t buy him love

Wed Jun 12 2019, 02:08pm | 0 comments

Rocketman movie review: what makes a rock star, and what unmakes him

Rocketman movie review: what makes a rock star, and what unmakes him

Wed May 29 2019, 09:00am | 0 comments

XY Chelsea documentary review: the truth will out

XY Chelsea documentary review: the truth will out

Fri May 24 2019, 05:14pm | 0 comments

Trial by Fire and My Days of Mercy movies review: two (rare) new dramas about the US death penalty

Trial by Fire and My Days of Mercy movies review: two (rare) new dramas about the US death penalty

Thu May 23 2019, 01:33pm | 0 comments

Wild Nights with Emily movie review: the poetess with the mostest

Wild Nights with Emily movie review: the poetess with the mostest

Fri Apr 12 2019, 05:18pm | 0 comments

The White Crow movie review: nothing to crow about

The White Crow movie review: nothing to crow about

Fri Mar 29 2019, 02:22pm | 0 comments

Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts 2019 (91st Academy Awards) review

Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts 2019 (91st Academy Awards) review

Wed Feb 20 2019, 01:20pm | 0 comments

Nina movie review: dreary would-be sexual melodrama

Nina movie review: dreary would-be sexual melodrama

Fri Jan 25 2019, 01:02pm | 0 comments

Family in Transition documentary review: weathering change at home (#DOCNYC2018)

Family in Transition documentary review: weathering change at home (#DOCNYC2018)

Fri Nov 30 2018, 08:05pm | 0 comments

Bohemian Rhapsody movie review: dynamite with a laser beam

Bohemian Rhapsody movie review: dynamite with a laser beam

Tue Oct 30 2018, 08:23pm | 20 comments

The Miseducation of Cameron Post movie review: just as she is

The Miseducation of Cameron Post movie review: just as she is

Fri Sep 07 2018, 03:13pm | 5 comments

Queer Eye S1/S2 television review: self-care for the straight guy

Queer Eye S1/S2 television review: self-care for the straight guy

Mon Aug 27 2018, 12:44am | 35 comments

Whitney documentary review: an 80s icon contemplated, venerated, mourned

Whitney documentary review: an 80s icon contemplated, venerated, mourned

Tue Jul 03 2018, 07:00pm | 1 comment

The Happy Prince movie review: in the gutter, looking at the stars

The Happy Prince movie review: in the gutter, looking at the stars

Fri Jun 15 2018, 04:18pm | 2 comments

Studio 54 documentary review: inside the velvet ropes

Studio 54 documentary review: inside the velvet ropes

Wed Jun 13 2018, 11:07am | 0 comments

Half the Picture documentary review: a woman’s place is behind the camera (#SundanceLondon2018)

Half the Picture documentary review: a woman’s place is behind the camera (#SundanceLondon2018)

Fri Jun 08 2018, 08:07pm | 1 comment

McQueen documentary review: the tragedy of the fashion provocateur

McQueen documentary review: the tragedy of the fashion provocateur

Fri Jun 08 2018, 01:47pm | 0 comments

A Kid Like Jake movie review: the kid is all right; the parents are freaking out

A Kid Like Jake movie review: the kid is all right; the parents are freaking out

Fri Jun 01 2018, 04:10pm | 3 comments

They movie review: the most important decision of their young life

They movie review: the most important decision of their young life

Tue May 08 2018, 07:00pm | 1 comment

Every Day movie review: a slightly more challenging teen romance

Every Day movie review: a slightly more challenging teen romance

Fri Apr 20 2018, 12:31pm | 0 comments

Truth or Dare movie review: it has none of either

Truth or Dare movie review: it has none of either

Fri Apr 13 2018, 12:47pm | 0 comments

Love, Simon movie review: call me by your screen name

Love, Simon movie review: call me by your screen name

Fri Apr 06 2018, 03:21pm | 5 comments

A Fantastic Woman movie review: the horror of grief denied

A Fantastic Woman movie review: the horror of grief denied

Fri Mar 02 2018, 12:43pm | 0 comments

Brakes movie review: when romance comes crashing down

Brakes movie review: when romance comes crashing down

Tue Feb 20 2018, 03:57pm | 0 comments

The Party movie review: bring your own battle

The Party movie review: bring your own battle

Fri Feb 16 2018, 05:26pm | 1 comment

Call Me by Your Name movie review: met a boy cute as can be…

Call Me by Your Name movie review: met a boy cute as can be…

Tue Jan 09 2018, 01:58pm | 27 comments

Professor Marston & the Wonder Women movie review: secret identities (#LFF2017)

Professor Marston & the Wonder Women movie review: secret identities (#LFF2017)

Mon Oct 16 2017, 10:00pm | 12 comments

#Raindance2017: In Another Life, Hello Again, Maya Dardel

#Raindance2017: In Another Life, Hello Again, Maya Dardel

Sat Sep 30 2017, 07:16pm | 0 comments

Battle of the Sexes movie review: totally ace

Battle of the Sexes movie review: totally ace

Thu Sep 21 2017, 04:54pm | 137 comments

God’s Own Country movie review: the cultivation of love

God’s Own Country movie review: the cultivation of love

Fri Sep 01 2017, 02:42pm | 2 comments

Atomic Blonde movie review: bland ambition

Atomic Blonde movie review: bland ambition

Fri Aug 11 2017, 03:03pm | 33 comments

Below Her Mouth movie review: not that there’s anything wrong with that

Below Her Mouth movie review: not that there’s anything wrong with that

Fri Apr 28 2017, 09:52pm | 3 comments

Catfight movie review: punches not pulled

Catfight movie review: punches not pulled

Thu Mar 09 2017, 08:57pm | 1 comment

Moonlight movie review: the empathy machine in action (but only if you’re watching)

Moonlight movie review: the empathy machine in action (but only if you’re watching)

Wed Nov 16 2016, 04:44pm | 25 comments

Fire Song movie review: finding a path through a broken world

Fire Song movie review: finding a path through a broken world

Tue Nov 08 2016, 02:33pm | 0 comments

Girls Lost (Pojkarna) movie review: girls found

Girls Lost (Pojkarna) movie review: girls found

Fri Nov 04 2016, 01:01pm | 0 comments

#LFF2016: Down Under, Indivisible, Wild

#LFF2016: Down Under, Indivisible, Wild

Thu Sep 22 2016, 10:55pm | 0 comments

Margarita with a Straw movie review: this ain’t no pity party

Margarita with a Straw movie review: this ain’t no pity party

Tue Jun 14 2016, 06:43pm | 0 comments

Holding the Man movie review: grand romance, no qualifiers needed

Holding the Man movie review: grand romance, no qualifiers needed

Fri Jun 03 2016, 05:29pm | 2 comments

Bad Neighbours 2 (aka Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising) movie review: the misbehaving girls next door

Bad Neighbours 2 (aka Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising) movie review: the misbehaving girls next door

Mon May 09 2016, 07:51pm | 2 comments

The D Train (aka Bad Bromance) movie review: when idiot men can do no wrong

The D Train (aka Bad Bromance) movie review: when idiot men can do no wrong

Mon Mar 14 2016, 10:02pm | 2 comments

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