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 September 24, 2021 Reeling 2021: At the End of Evin is a powerful Muslim trans story Mehdi and Mohammad Torab-Beigi's drama presents intriguing questions about the trans body and the experience of transition.
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.
K Categories Features KinoKultur June 28, 2021 KinoKultur: Daddy & the Muscle Academy shines a light on Tom of Finland Ilppo Pohjola directs a rich & colorful documentary about pivotal queer icon Tom of Finland.
K Categories Features KinoKultur Reviews June 14, 2021 KinoKultur: Doing The Greek – Two Queer Histories by James Ivory B.L. Panther considers two of James Ivory's studies of queer life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
K Categories Features Reviews June 7, 2021 KinoKultur: Documenting Queer Masculinities B.L. Panther examines two documentaries shot 50 years apart that engage with the queer masculine spaces of drag pageants and bucking dance competitions.
& Categories Movies Reviews June 6, 2021 “The Carnivores” has just enough meat on its bones Caleb Michael Johnson's first feature juggles iconography, domestic drama, and surrealism to modest success.
