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Portrait of a Lady on FireC
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May 27, 2019

Cannes Review: “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” Paints a Picture of Incredible Passion

Céline Sciamma's queer period romance is an intimate visual feast, filled with uncanny empathy and admirable aesthetics.
Dr. RuthA
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May 1, 2019

Ask Dr. Ruth Review: Won’t You Be My Consenting Sexual Partner?

Hulu's new documentary on the life of pioneering sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer balances lifelong tragedies with her undying sense of joy.
Wild Nights with EmilyW
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April 16, 2019

Wild Nights With Emily Review: Tell the Truth, But Tell it Slant

Molly Shannon and Amy Seimetz shine in this warm, tender, humanizing portrayal of the famously enigmatic poet.
The Watermelon WomanR
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April 15, 2019

Revisiting “The Watermelon Woman”, Cheryl Dunye’s Refreshingly Disruptive Directorial Debut

A pioneering work of Black Queer Cinema, Cheryl Dunye's vibrant "Dunye-mentary" reckons with traditional queer narratives and the racism of Old Hollywood.
Queer Eye Season 3Q
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March 13, 2019

Queer Eye Season 3 Moves Cities And Loses a Touch of Its Fierceness

While the third season plays it a bit safer with its "heroes," the Fab Five still deliver the same uplifting, French-tucked energy to their makeovers.
Netflix GirlF
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March 11, 2019

Film Review: Netflix’s “Girl” is an Obscene Cis Fantasy of Trans Suffering

Netflix's latest festival darling dangerously fetishizes the trans experience and reduces it to a leering obsession with genitalia.
Now ApocalypseN
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March 10, 2019

Now Apocalypse Review: Gregg Araki Pens a Queer Love Letter To LA

Gregg Araki's ten-episode sex comedy for Starz serves up a heaping helping of sex, twentysomething angst, and doomsday prophecies.
Knife + HeartK
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March 10, 2019

Knife + Heart Review: A Gay Porn Slasher for the Whole Family

Bloody and queer in equal measure, Knife + Heart is a searingly intriguing gay porn slasher from Yann Gonzalez about horror, love and allyship.
The Orville DeflectorsT
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February 15, 2019

The Orville Recap: Stigma and Murder Turn “Deflectors” Into a Darker Valentine’s Episode

Old flames, bad breakups, and a murder mystery fills up a serviceable Orville that deals with the limits of cultural pluralism.
The Good Place - Janet&
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February 3, 2019

“I’m Not a Girl”: Janet, Nonbinary Representation and “The Good Place”

D'arcy Carden's Janet continues to be one of The Good Place's best characters, but her status as unlikely nonbinary icon brings up a few narrative wrinkles.