T Categories Movies Reviews October 14, 2021 The Velvet Underground gets the trippy, immersive treatment it deserves Todd Haynes directs a dazzling documentary about the seminal 60s art-rock band.
M Categories Movies Reviews October 10, 2021 Madonna concert doc Madame X flirts with political provocation The queen of pop serves up a filmed version of her controversial 2020 tour, one as lush in style as it is thin in substance.
R Categories Festivals Movies Reeling 2021 Reviews September 26, 2021 Reeling 2021: Invisible: Gay Women in Southern Music is as enthralling as it is expansive Invisible, T.J. Parsell's documentary about queer women and the country music they make, gives its subjects a space to shine.
R Categories Festivals Movies Reeling 2021 Reviews September 26, 2021 Reeling 2021: Gemmel & Tim preserves the memories of two Black gay men denied justice Michiel Thomas' heartbreaking documentary calls for justice and equity and highlights the racial disparities in how society treats even gay men.
R Categories Festivals Movies Reeling 2021 Reviews September 25, 2021 Reeling 2021: Being Bebe is an affectionate (if shallow) portrait of a queen Being BeBe is a charming chronicle of Bebe Zahara Benet's life, but its undermined by its tendency to dodge heavier history.
R Categories Festivals Movies Reeling 2021 Reviews September 24, 2021 Reeling 2021: No Straight Lines traces the history of queer comic books Vivian Kleiman's documentary is a playful look at the art form that helped so many queer people find identity, even if only on the page.
R Categories Festivals Movies Reeling 2021 Reviews September 22, 2021 Reeling 2021: The autobiographical North by Current eloquently studies a family’s hurt and the nature of memory. North by Current sees Angelo Madsen Minax examine his family and their history with care, grace, and impeccable craft.
R Categories Festivals Movies Reeling 2021 Reviews September 21, 2021 Reeling 2021: Queens of the Revolution celebrates queer Cubans and the lives they have built With Queens of the Revolution, Rebecca Heidenberg presents Cuba's queer community and their work with care and thought.
R Categories Festivals Movies Reeling 2021 Reviews September 20, 2021 Reeling 2021: Boulevard! A Hollywood Story delves into one of the fascinating shadows cast by a legendary film Boulevard!—Jeffrey Schwarz’s documentary on a never-was musical adaptation of Sunset Boulevard and its makers—is insightful if scattered.
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews Tribeca 2021 September 14, 2021 TIFF 2021: Jagged tells you everything you oughta know about Alanis Morrissette Alison Klayman's chronicle of the Canadian singer's rise to fame centers around her seminal 1995 album, and the trail it blazed for female artists.
