2010s

Ridgefield International Film Festival 2020: GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH
Ridgefield International Film Festival 2020: GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH

In the face of hate, Gay Chorus Deep South is a shining beacon of love and an exemplary display of resilience and strength.

Nightstream Film Festival 2020: ROSE PLAYS JULIE: A Dark, Mesmeric Irish Thriller
Nightstream Film Festival 2020: ROSE PLAYS JULIE: A Dark, Mesmeric Irish Thriller

Rose Plays Julie archaeologically digs through human suffering, one fragment at a time, bringing its characters’ traumas out to see the light.

Nightstream Film Festival 2020: DETENTION: A Taiwanese Horror That Deserves Demerits
Nightstream Film Festival 2020: DETENTION: A Taiwanese Horror That Deserves Demerits

The ghosts and ghouls are fun, but this is ultimately supposed to be an allegory for Taiwanese oppression, and on those grounds, Detention fails.

THE DEVIL HAS A NAME: A Little Overworked and Undersold
THE DEVIL HAS A NAME: A Little Overworked and Undersold

The Devil Has a Name is worth watching for its message and for the strength of its three leading protagonists.

Away From the Hype: CATS
Away From the Hype: CATS

In this Away From the Hype, Sean Fallon takes a look back at last year’s Cats.

ETERNAL BEAUTY: Sally Hawkins Does It Again
ETERNAL BEAUTY: Sally Hawkins Does It Again

Eternal Beauty is nonetheless an enjoyable film with admirable intentions, elevated by the sensitive work of Hawkins and her supporting cast.

Queerly Ever After #36: THE PERFECT WEDDING (2012)
Queerly Ever After #36: THE PERFECT WEDDING (2012)

The Perfect Wedding is what you would get if Hallmark decided to make a gay Christmas movie, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.

ONCE UPON A RIVER: A Debut as Strong As Its Dark Currents
ONCE UPON A RIVER: A Debut as Strong As Its Dark Currents

As Haroula Rose’s feature-length directorial debut, Once Upon A River shows us, you do what you can.

NYFF 2020 Report 1: HER SOCIALIST SMILE, FAUNA, MY MEXICAN BRETZEL, THE LAST CITY, THE LOBBY & STUMP THE GUESSER
NYFF 2020 Report 1: HER SOCIALIST SMILE, FAUNA, MY MEXICAN BRETZEL, THE LAST CITY, THE LOBBY & STUMP THE GUESSER

This year’s New York Film Festival started out with a bang, showcasing a whole slate of movies that really experimented with form.

Page To Screen: THE GOLDFINCH Was A Perfect Adaption - That's Why It Failed
Page To Screen: THE GOLDFINCH Was A Perfect Adaption – That’s Why It Failed

The Goldfinch is not a secret masterpiece, but it is good, beautiful even, and is worthy of revisiting and re-evaluation.

Webs of Injustice: Three Women-Centric Films Search for Redemption and Truth
Webs of Injustice: Three Women-Centric Films Search for Redemption and Truth

Three new women-centric streaming releases examine the ways in which systemic injustice affects women.

Nostalgia Done Right In COBRA KAI
Nostalgia Done Right In COBRA KAI

The series Cobra Kai falls in the category of doing nostalgia right, combining both elemnts of the films of the 1980s while also remaining fresh.

REPOSSESSION: Finally, Some Middling Horror For The Upper Class
REPOSSESSION: Finally, Some Middling Horror For The Upper Class

Repossession bites off more than it can chew, but it’s a scrappy film nonetheless that provides enough thrills to satisfy a horror fanatic.

FILM TITLE POEM: Matching Experimental Charms With Cynical Cinephilia
FILM TITLE POEM: Matching Experimental Charms With Cynical Cinephilia

Film Title Poem, a 67-minute experimental traversal of film history, both canonical and personal, entirely by way of title cards.

Queerly Ever After #35: SAY YES (2018)
Queerly Ever After #35: SAY YES (2018)

While it had the potential to have been an interesting film, Say Yes is hampered down by heavy-handed plot contrivances.