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Work in Progress Review: Facing Queer Life One Almond at a Time

Work in Progress
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Abby McEnany’s autobiographical Showtime series is a wry, funny, deeply queer breath of fresh air.

B.L. Panther Posted on December 10, 2019December 10, 2019

“The L Word: Generation Q” Works to Update Its Queerness for 2019

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Showtime’s sequel to the iconic LGBTQ+ series feels refreshing, if frustratingly centrist at times.

B.L. Panther Posted on December 9, 2019December 9, 2019

Queerness and the Small Subversions of “Big Business”

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The Bette Midler/Lily Tomlin mistaken-identity comedy played a curiously strong role in one writer’s journey to queerness and leftism.

B.L. Panther Posted on November 28, 2019November 26, 2019

Review: Emily Dickinson is America’s Original Quirky Girl in “Dickinson”

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Despite the ridiculous concept and uneven tone, Apple TV+’s new comedy is a compelling watch.

Theo Estes Posted on October 29, 2019October 29, 2019

CIFF 10/23: “Wild Sparrow”, “And Then We Danced”, “Knives Out” & More

CIFF Wild Sparrow And Then We Danced The Prince Knives Out
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Our penultimate CIFF dispatch breaks down Rian Johnson’s star-studded caper Knives Out, the Georgian queer drama And Then We Danced…, and more.

Matt Cipolla Posted on October 24, 2019October 24, 2019

CIFF 10/17 Dispatch: “Maternal”, “Babyteeth,” “Lara,” “Carmilla”

CIFF 2019 - Maternal, Babyteeth, Lara, Carmilla
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At CIFF, we take a look at religious drama Maternal, episodic romantic dramedy Babyteeth, German potboiler Lara, and historical queer horror Carmilla.

Matt Cipolla Posted on October 19, 2019October 19, 2019

CIFF 10/18: “The Truth”, “Clemency”, “The Twentieth Century”, “Tremors”

CIFF 2019 Clemency The Truth Twentieth Century Tremors
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Today’s CIFF dispatch includes family drama The Truth, death-row issue film Clemency, Guatemalan queer drama Tremors, and the gonzo Twentieth Century.

Clint Worthington Posted on October 18, 2019October 18, 2019

Reeling: “The Garden Left Behind” Is Powerful Trans Filmmaking

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Flavio Alves’ story of a trans immigrant in New York City may be rough around the edges, but it serves as important advocacy.

Clint Worthington Posted on September 27, 2019September 27, 2019

5 Films (And 1 Short Program) We’re Gagging to See at Reeling 2019

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Gay swim teams, trans immigrants, and a conflicted horror movie star highlight this year’s slate at Reeling, Chicago’s premier LGBTQ+ film festival.

Clint Worthington Posted on September 9, 2019September 9, 2019

Gender Treachery, or Where Are All the Trans People in “The Handmaid’s Tale”?

The Handmaid's Tale
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Hulu’s patriarchal sci-fi dystopia can’t quite bring itself to explore what happens outside the cis experience.

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Taylor Beck Posted on September 5, 2019September 4, 2019

Amor Vincit Omnia: The Radical Sentimentality of “Sense8”

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The Wachowskis took their high-concept empathy to TV with a gloriously ambitious Netflix show that was gone far too soon.

Clint Worthington Posted on June 30, 2019June 30, 2019

“Pasolini” Is an Iconoclastic Biopic for an Iconoclastic Director

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Abel Ferrara eulogizes fellow scandalizer Pier Paolo Pasolini in a suitably grimy tone poem featuring Willem Dafoe.

Theo Estes Posted on June 21, 2019June 21, 2019

“The Matrix Revolutions” Closes the Trilogy at the Edge of Hell

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The Matrix Revolutions, the Wachowskis’ final film in the trilogy, is just as flawed as Reloaded, but carries heaps of visual and thematic weight.

Justin Harrison Posted on June 21, 2019June 21, 2019

Defying Labels: A Brief History of Bisexuality in Film

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A look at how Hollywood has helped (and hurt) the acceptance of bisexuality as an identity.

Douglas Laman Posted on June 17, 2019June 17, 2019

“Bound” Quietly Remains the Wachowskis’ Best Film

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The Wachowskis’ 1996 directorial debut feels like a formative text for the filmmakers, a slinky crime caper that’s also unabashedly queer.

Tim Stevens Posted on June 9, 2019June 9, 2019

June’s Filmmakers of the Month: Lana and Lilly Wachowski

Lana and Lilly Wachowski
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For June, we celebrate Pride Month by diving into the filmography of cinema’s most prominent transgender filmmakers.

Clint Worthington Posted on June 2, 2019July 2, 2019

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

Portrait of a Lady on Fire
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Céline Sciamma’s queer period romance is an intimate visual feast, filled with uncanny empathy and admirable aesthetics.

Matt Cipolla Posted on May 27, 2019August 25, 2019

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

The Watermelon Woman
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A pioneering work of Black Queer Cinema, Cheryl Dunye’s vibrant “Dunye-mentary” reckons with traditional queer narratives and the racism of Old Hollywood.

Neyat Yohannes Posted on April 15, 2019April 15, 2019

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