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Video Dispatches: Shout! Celebrates Pride Month
Video Dispatches: Shout! Celebrates Pride Month

Video Dispatches is a regular column featuring reviews of recent home video releases – this week, focusing on LGBTQ+ releases from Shout!

MATTHIAS ET MAXIME: A Charming Coming of Thirtysomething Tale
MATTHIAS ET MAXIME: A Charming Coming Of Thirtysomething Tale

While director Xavier Dolan and the film’s characters say goodbye to their twenties, Matthias et Maxime itself leaves much to be desired.

”I wanted to create an absorbing noir-type thriller on a subject and in a style that I hadn’t seen in a movie yet.” Interview With CRISIS HOTLINE Director Mark Schwab
CRISIS HOTLINE: Riveting & Tragic LGBT Thriller Connects With Humanity

Crisis Hotline is upsetting, but it vividly portrays how we can’t always control the outcome. Andrew Stover reviews.

ASK DR. RUTH: The Best Things Come In Small Packages
ASK DR. RUTH: The Best Things Come In Small Packages

Ask Dr. Ruth is a great reminder that a difficult past doesn’t have to dictate the future and that it’s never too late to make something of yourself.

The Dark Pressure of Perfection in Black Swan
The Dark Pressure Of Perfection In BLACK SWAN

Black Swan analyzes the pressure of perfection that is forced upon women by society, highlighting its long-lasting detrimental effects.

BFI Flare Film Festival 2019: Exploring Identities
BFI Flare Film Festival 2019: Exploring Identities

Becky Kukla looks at three films playing at this year’s BFI Flare: JT Leroy, Two in the Bush, and No Box For Me, An Intersex Story.

Born Sexy Yesterday: The Perverse Male Fantasy Nobody Is Addressing
Born Sexy Yesterday: The Perverse Male Fantasy Nobody Is Addressing

Born sexy yesterday is the common sexual fantasy depicted in films and TV around female characters that exude sex appeal, but mimic the intelligence of a young child.

Interview with YES, GOD, YES Director and Writer Karen Maine
SXSW 2019 Review: YES, GOD, YES: A Film You’d Want To Hug

Yes, God, Yes is a film you’d want to hug, where its authentic nature, lovable lead, and gentle director can win over anybody.

1 BILLION ORGASMS: A Documentary in Need of Better Storytelling
1 BILLION ORGASMS: A Documentary In Need Of Better Storytelling

1 Billion Orgasms feels like the behind-the-scenes footage that is supposed to accompany the feature presentation.

HOLIDAY: An Intriguing Tale Of Misogyny & Brutality

Holiday will linger with you long after the credits roll, forcing you to acknowledge the ways in which you are complicit with the behavior of its characters.

MEKTOUB, MY LOVE: CANTO UNO - The Director of Blue is the Warmest Colour's Spectacular Fall From Grace
MEKTOUB, MY LOVE: CANTO UNO: The Director Of Blue Is The Warmest Colour’s Spectacular Fall From Grace

Mektoub My Love is one of the most self indulgent films in recent memory, with the threat of a sequel likely to kill off the director’s career altogether.

GREEN BOOK: A Spoonful Of Sugar

Green Book is an easygoing film about difficult issues, and that dichotomy will rub many people the wrong way, but will charm others.

"I really want it to be accessible to a wider audience because I think it's an important conversation." Interview with Director, Writer and Star Jenna Laurenzo of LEZ BOMB
LEZ BOMB: A Humorous & Endearing Must See Holiday Comedy

If there is one film you see this holiday season, make it Lez Bomb. It’s a modern and hilarious take on coming out, during one of the most hectic and family oriented holidays of the year.

CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?: Melissa McCarthy's Best Performance Yet
CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?: Melissa McCarthy’s Best Performance Yet

A wry, bittersweet but profoundly affecting cinematic experience, Can You Ever Forgive Me? is an astonishing examination of loneliness and detachment.

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: Fearless Freddie Gets A Bland Makeover
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: Fearless Freddie Gets A Bland Makeover

Bohemian Rhapsody provides casual fans with some raucous concert re-enactments, but those seeking insight into the band’s and particularly Mercury’s history should look elsewhere.