Tag: LGBTQIA
Christy is a Stark Depiction of the Cycle of Abuse (Middleburg Film Festival)
Christy Martin rose to fame and prominence in the 1990s as the pioneering champion and personality in the burgeoning sport of women’s boxing. Promoted by the legendary Don King and fighting on Mike Tyson undercards, she helped to…
Read More »Kiss of the Spider Woman Will Only Ensnare Some In Its Web
Noted musical director Bill Condon returns to the genre with an adaptation of the stage musical and 1976 novel Kiss of the Spider Woman. Set in Argentina during its military dictatorship in May of 1983, the film introduces…
Read More »Queer Had Some Potential, But…
Director Luca Guadagnino returns to cinemas with his new film Queer. Set in 1950s Mexico City, the film follows Lee (Daniel Craig), an American who has sought refuge in the country after following a drug bust. He soon…
Read More »I Saw The TV Glow Too Opaque, Niche For Its Own Good
I Saw The TV Glow introduces us to young teen named Owen (Justice Smith) who is shy and timid, living a typical suburban life with his mom Brenda (Danielle Deadwyler) and strict father Frank (Fred Durst). When accompanying…
Read More »Love Lies Bleeding: Performances From Its Stars Can’t Overcome The Film’s Choices
Rose Glass has written and directed a few highly touted indie films, the most recent being 2019’s Saint Maud, and now she returns to multiplexes with a new Romantic thriller that involves drama, love, and violence. Love Lies…
Read More »Drive-Away Dolls’ Campiness is Mildly Entertaining, But Not Enough to Elevate It
While his brother Joel was able to branch out with 2021’s superb The Tragedy of Macbeth, now it’s Ethan Coen’s turn to take a run at a solo venture in the director’s chair away from their legendary partnership…
Read More »Fairyland is a Sweet Tale of Recognizing Our Parents’ Humanity (Sundance Film Festival)
As we’re guided through childhood by our parents, we often believe that they have all the answers we would ever need about how to navigate life. They can gain access to things we can’t, explain concepts that elude…
Read More »Next Goal Wins is a Classic Feel Good Sports Movie That Avoids Feeling Cliché
Based on a true story, Next Goal Wins follows soccer coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) as he is assigned by his estranged wife Gail (Elizabeth Moss) and her new beau/soccer executive Alex Magnussen (Will Arnett) to take the…
Read More »Rustin is Part How-to Guide for Political Organizing, Part Character Study, All Engaging (Middleburg Film Festival)
As protests rage on around the world, the how of these massive demonstrations is often forgotten or glossed over. Who organizes these protests? How are thousands of people corralled into one place fighting for one cause? Rustin reintroduces…
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Emilia Pérez is a Pleasant Surprise That Effectively Melds Social Commentary, Drama, and Music Together (Middleburg Film Festival)
Multiplexes have been riddled with the remnants of musicals past in recent years with some having succeeded, like 2023’s Wonka, and others crashing and burning like Joker Folie á Deux earlier this year. Audiences have had mixed reactions…
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