When I’m uncertain or scared about the world, I often turn to art. There are lessons to be learned from — and comforts to be found in — storytelling.
The United States of America has been a place of unchecked state violence since its founding. I’ve spent this week reflecting on the horrors perpetuated by recent Democratic administrations in order to maintain perspective in the aftermath of Tuesday’s election. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t cause to be scared of a second Trump term and the way life is about to get even worse for so many. There is a lot of work to do, as there is always work to do, and there is also a need for entertainment and inspiration.
Take this quiz to find out which queer movie you should watch that speaks to our current moment.
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Drew is a Brooklyn-based writer, filmmaker, and theatremaker. She is a Senior Editor at Autostraddle with a focus in film and television, sex and dating, and politics. Her writing can also be found at Bright Wall/Dark Room, Cosmopolitan UK, Refinery29, Into, them, and Knock LA. She was a 2022 Outfest Screenwriting Lab Notable Writer and a 2023 Lambda Literary Screenwriting Fellow. She is currently working on a million film and TV projects mostly about queer trans women. Find her on Twitter and Instagram.
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I got Nimona!
I loved the questions – especially the 1 to 10 rating ones.
Drew thank you sooo much! I got La Leyenda Negra. I wish I knew what all the options were!!
There’s definitely V for Vendetta and Nimona base on descriptions and images. I’m guessing there’s Skate Kitchen based on the descriptions. I got Pepi Luci Bom (1980) which is apparently the one that includes peeing on a cop’s wife. I also think one of the images is from Aimée & Jaguar (1999).
“junkyard pickup truck and sushi bar hookup” description has to be Fresh Kill, which I saw in theater recently and thought, “I hope Drew knows about this film,” so I’m glad it turned up here.
Here they are!
Aimée and Jaguar
Born in Flames
Dirty Computer
Fresh Kill
Housekeeping for Beginners
How to Blow Up a Pipeline
La Leyenda Negra
Nimona
Pepi Luci Bom
V for Vendetta
eeeeeew pisskink thats gross i thoight u meant peeing on a cop i can’t take any Les film that does that seriously unless it’s done in a silly Billy way
Very happy to get Nimona!
Unsurprisingly, as a 90s teenager, I got Aimee & Jaguar. Glad it was included in the quiz; people don’t really talk about it all that much anymore, but I definitely will be doing a rewatch now.