Spike Lee’s hamfisted misfire throws everything at the kitchen sink – income inequality, Watergate, lesbian stud service – and none of it sticks.
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Claire Oakley’s feature debut blurs the line between supernatural dread and human drama to make for a quiet […]
Karen Bernstein’s doc about the gender-fluid journey of Brian Belovitch is a deep well of empathy.
Netflix breathes new life into the tired stand-up comedian sitcom genre.
A touching, sensitive documentary traces actor Mark Patton’s journey from horror icon to self-imposed obscurity and back again.
The director of the queer folk-dance drama talks about homophobia in Georgia and the long, protest-filled road to getting the movie released.
A new exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago highlights the transgressive days of dial-up camp.
Levan Akin’s grounded, richly textured Georgian love story brims with dance and forbidden romance.
New films by Julie Taymor, Dee Rees, and Justin Simien mix with fascinating new docs and debut features in our list of Sundance 2020 must-sees.
Netflix’s droll, witty, refreshingly honest tale of teen sexcapades returns for a second round of sensual salons.
Abby McEnany’s autobiographical Showtime series is a wry, funny, deeply queer breath of fresh air.
Showtime’s sequel to the iconic LGBTQ+ series feels refreshing, if frustratingly centrist at times.
The Bette Midler/Lily Tomlin mistaken-identity comedy played a curiously strong role in one writer’s journey to queerness and leftism.
Despite the ridiculous concept and uneven tone, Apple TV+’s new comedy is a compelling watch.
Seahorse, The First Rainbow Coalition, and debut feature The Vast of Night highlight our last day of CIFF capsule reviews.
Our penultimate CIFF dispatch breaks down Rian Johnson’s star-studded caper Knives Out, the Georgian queer drama And Then We Danced…, and more.
The precursor to “Dracula” gets a sumptuous if not entirely faithful film adaptation.
At CIFF, we take a look at religious drama Maternal, episodic romantic dramedy Babyteeth, German potboiler Lara, and historical queer horror Carmilla.