Tag: love

My Own Private Idaho&
Categories
June 16, 2020

“My Own Private Idaho” searches for queer freedom

Gus Van Sant's 1991 queer classic is a mournful tone poem about lost youth, and the intersection between class and queerness.
To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You&
Categories
February 11, 2020

“To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You” Keeps Things Warm, Fuzzy, Safe

Netflix's sequel to To All the Boys I've Loved Before keeps the charm but loses some of its edge.
Portrait of a Lady on FireC
Categories
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.
AtlanticsC
Categories
May 24, 2019

Cannes Review: “Atlantics” Is Grippingly Dense Afrofuturist Romance

Mati Diop's expansion of her documentary short is a scifi-tinged genre experiment that admirably swings for the fences, even if it doesn't land with complete success.
O
Categories
May 23, 2018

On Chesil Beach Review: A Picturesque Tale of a Broken Honeymoon

Dominic Cooke’s sumptuous adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel tells the tale of a marriage doomed from the start, using luscious photography and brilliant performances..