Tag: lgbtq
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Femme: Bad Boy, Good-Bad Boy-Girl
MOVIE INFO: With his performances as Aphrodite Banks, Jules (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Candyman) has a place among London’s celebrated drag artists. One night after a show, he steps out to get some cigarettes and is brutally attacked by a man (George MacKay, 1917), out with a gang of his friends. Although Jules is able to recover…
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Love Lies Bleeding: K Stew Finds Crazy Love
MOVIE INFO: Director Rose Glass comes an electric new love story; reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family. REVIEW: I like it when Kristen Stewart’s acting…
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Housekeeping for Beginners: No Daddy Nearest
MOVIE INFO: From acclaimed filmmaker Goran Stolevski comes a story exploring the universal truths of family, both the ones we’re born into and the ones we find for ourselves. Dita never wanted to be a mother, but circumstances force her to raise her girlfriend’s two daughters, tiny troublemaker Mia and rebellious teen Vanesa. A battle…
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Slamdance Review: Sam’s World: Non Binary Drama With Too Much Talk and Little Real Insight.
Movie info via Slamdance: Sam’s World follows the immersive subjectivity of its main character, Sam, as they grapple with a decision about their secret pregnancy, fantasize about a more supportive partner, and feel dissociated from their friend group. The film centers around a hyper-niche milieu but manages to evoke the universal themes of identity, jealousy…