sexuality

DADDY ISSUES: A Bittersweet and Sexual Coming Of Age
DADDY ISSUES: A Bittersweet & Sexual Coming Of Age

Certainly not perfect but a very interesting watch, Cash’s debut feature film is a well-executed musing on family, sexuality, and the Electra Complex.

THE NIGHT OF THE VIRGIN: A Horror Comedy That Isn't Quite Either
THE NIGHT OF THE VIRGIN: A Horror Comedy That Isn’t Quite Either

With no clever jokes and not enough scares to build any real suspense or fear, The Night of the Virgin falls flat.

LUST STORIES: An Exploration of Feminism, Sex, and Gender Roles in India
LUST STORIES: An Exploration Of Feminism, Sex & Gender Roles In India

While fairytale romances feature in tons of Bollywood films, Lust Stories gives insight into the modern Indian woman and the role she plays.

BOYS FOR SALE: Tokyo's Underworld
BOYS FOR SALE: Tokyo’s Underworld

Boys For Sale dives into the world of the urisen (also known as “boys”) that are paid to have sex with other men. Brought in by the allure of a high paying part-time job, urisens have to learn to navigate the industry as they go.

BOOK CLUB: Gather The Ladies, There's (Some) Fun To Be Had
BOOK CLUB: Gather The Ladies, There’s (Some) Fun To Be Had

Uniting four legends of the screen for a shot of summer silver screen cinema, Book Club is every bit as formulaic, disposable and harmless as you would expect.

ON CHESIL BEACH: An Honest, but Messy Portrayal of Sex
ON CHESIL BEACH: An Honest But Messy Portrayal Of Sex

On Chesil Beach feels like three separate character studies awkwardly forced into one occasionally incoherent film – but with a characteristically brilliant Saoirse Ronan performance at the centre, it is never anything less than compelling.

DISOBEDIENCE: Another Addition To Lelio’s Interloper Cinema
DISOBEDIENCE: Another Addition To Lelio’s Interloper Cinema

Lacking emotional honesty, Disobedience from director Sebastián Lelio fails to create believable, organic tension between its characters and translate an understanding of the films primary cultural focus and subject matter.

Tribeca Reviews: DUCK BUTTER, SEVEN STAGES & CARGO
Tribeca Reviews: DUCK BUTTER, SEVEN STAGES & CARGO

From the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, Kristy Strouse reviews Alia Shawkat’s new film Duck Butter, the film starring Taika Waititi as a cult leader, Seven Stages To Achieve Eternal Bliss By Passing Through The Gateway Chosen By The Holy Storsh and the Martin Freeman zombie vehicle, Cargo.

120 BPM: Activists Come Alive
BPM (BEATS PER MINUTE): Activists Come Alive

It takes a lot to stand out among the numerous films about the AIDS crisis, but Campillo has managed to craft one that’s certain to stand the test of time. Distinctive characters and an astute understanding of what made ACT UP so memorable shines through in 120 BPM.

UNSANE & The Questioning Of Exploitation Cinema
UNSANE & The Questioning Of Exploitation Cinema

Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane easily fits within the category of exploitation cinema, but why were critics willing to overlook some of its questionable morals (or lack thereof)? Emily Wheeler takes a deeper look.

BLOCKERS: Laughter Breaks Through
BLOCKERS: Laughter Breaks Through

Kay Cannon’s directorial debut Blockers is an unabashedly raunchy comedy with its heart in all the right places, giving the teen sex comedy a nice sprucing up through big laughs, a game cast and a lean script.

FLOWER: Zoey Deutch Blossoms as a Teen Vigilante
FLOWER: Zoey Deutch Blossoms As A Teen Vigilante

While tiptoeing on the line of empowering and exploitative, Flower is an unconventional teen film for a new generation that finds its true strength in in its leading lady Zoey Deutch.

Interview With Stephanie Beatriz, Star Of HALF MAGIC

“[It] should be the norm that we’re just casting across the board all kinds of different people, because that’s how our world looks” – we spoke with the insightful and delightful Stephanie Beatriz, who stars in Heather Graham’s HALF MAGIC.

HALF MAGIC: Heather Graham's Directorial Debut Impresses
HALF MAGIC: Heather Graham’s Directorial Debut Impresses

Half Magic succeeds with the help of Graham’s stellar writing and direction, the cast’s adherence to Graham’s comedic and dramatic vision, and three central characters that serve as great role models to women of all ages.

The Insistent Heteronormativity Of THE SHAPE OF WATER
The Insistent Heteronormativity Of THE SHAPE OF WATER

The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro’s tenth feature-length film is his most lauded since…