Results for: representation
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“Beyond the Aggressives” Has Arrived Just On Time For Black Trans Masc Representation
Beyond the Aggressives shows us how far we have come in terms of portraying trans masc people, but we still have such a long way to go.
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Dev Patel’s Blockbuster ‘Monkey Man’ Centers Trans Women in Its Radical Politics
“He needed to be reminded by fellow outsiders of who he was,” Patel told Variety. “And together they waged this war for the good and the just.”
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Despite Its Story of Cis Family, ‘Crossing’ Lets Trans Performers Take Center Stage
Trans women petting cats is a grand cinematic sight all movies should include!
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‘My Old Ass’ Tells an Original Bisexual Coming-of-Age Tale — but Does It Do It Well?
While I find the idea of documenting a young girl’s journey into her bisexuality as a refreshing, exciting exploration, the poor storytelling and narrative structure of the film left me with some concerns.
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‘Cuckoo’ Isn’t As Good as Its Final Girl
The scariest part of ‘Cuckoo’ is how it wastes Hunter Schafer’s performance.
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“Silver Haze” Finds Devastation and Beauty in a New Kind of Lesbian Romance
There are plenty of movies with characters who have scars, but very few that don’t use them for either horror or inspiration.
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Sundance 2024: “Ponyboi” Is a Crime Drama with Cowboys, Springsteen, and an Intersex Lead
Reminiscent of the Wachowskis’ Bound, Ponyboi is a queer cinema genre pastiche that understands a movie can be artful, emotional, and incredibly entertaining.
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‘The Wild Robot’ Is an Unexpected Depiction of Queer Found Family
This may be a sizzling hot take, but Chris Sanders’ The Wild Robot is a queer film.
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‘Time Cut’ Is a Silly Slasher with a Sapphic Subplot
The queer reveal is presented as a twist, and while I’m sure it surprised straight viewers, sleuthy queers will probably pick up on it.
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‘Am I OK?’ Is a Coming Out Story That Belongs in the 2010s
Am I OK? has finally been released by Max. But a movie that felt a decade too late in 2022 has been done no favors by this delay.
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I Got High and Watched Tello’s Latest Lesbian Christmas Movie, “A Holiday I Do”
Wow Rivkah Reyes really said I will be stealing hearts like the Grinch stole Christmas.
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Spoiler Alert: Dutch Threesome Film “Happy Ending” Ended Badly
The movie has great queer sex scenes but falls flat in terms of characters.
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Nickelodeon’s “Monster High 2” Celebrates Trans Joy With a Nonbinary Frankenstein’s Monster
These little monsters are breaking generational curses and making their own way in the world.
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Trans People Deserve Better Than “Unicorns” and “National Anthem”
There is no shortage of cis people who want to own a piece of us — our bodies, our stories, their idea of our stories.
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Barbie Is Right: Heterosexuality Is Goofy
Straightness in Barbieland is cringe.
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Monsters & Mommis: “Cat People” and “The Seventh Victim” Come Out of the Closet
The real horror is straight people.
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8 Other Ways Pilot Kayla Watts of Jurassic World: Dominion Could Have Come Out As Bisexual
Jurassic World: Dominion features a bisexual Black character played by DeWanda Wise, but her queerness barely breaks out of subtextual territory.
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Newfest 2021: “Death and Bowling” is a T4T Fantasia On Death and Creation
Kash has created the ideal commentary on trans representation by abandoning that project altogether.
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“Ex-mas” Should Be About The Chaotic Lesbian Sister But Instead It’s About Straight People 😔
The new Prime Video / Freevee Christmas movie “Exmas” is a stirring tribute to the power of turtlenecks in Minnesota with a lesbian character who should be the star but unfortunately she isn’t because heterosexuality rules the world.
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“Mulholland Drive” and the Power That Lurks in the Shadows
David Lynch’s 2001 masterpiece has a thematic core that has been largely ignored.