Desert Hearts (1986) LGBT cinema has come a long way in the last few years. Early notable cinema either displayed queer individuals as villains or as desperate, ultimately doomed characters. Recent films such as Andrew Haigh’s Weekend, Todd Haynes’ Carol,… Continue Reading
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018) I only got about halfway through The Miseducation of Cameron Post by the time I reached the SIFF screening of the Sundance award winner. Emily M Danforth’s young adult novel doesn’t even reach the… Continue Reading
Moonlight (2016) dir. Barry Jenkins written by: Barry Jenkins, Tarell McCraney starring: Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, Trevante Rhodes, Naomie Harris, Mahershala Ali, Janelle Monae, André Holland 4 out of 4 stars Few films have engaged me quite like Moonlight. I’ve had the pleasure to… Continue Reading
The Handmaiden (2016) dir. Chan-wook Park written by: Seo-Kyung Chung, Chan-wook Park starring: Kim Tae-ri, Min-hee Kim, Jung-woo Ha 4 out of 4 stars Some movies can floor you with their no holds originality and frank delivery, even when piled on… Continue Reading
From Afar (2016) dir. Lorenzo Vigas written by: Lorenzo Vigas starring: Alfredo Castro, Luis Silva 3.25 out of 4 stars In the previews for Closet Monster during SIFF, two intriguing, similarly LGBT themed films previewed trailers before the screening. One… Continue Reading
Holding the Man (2016) dir. Neil Armfeld written by: Tommy Murphy starring: Ryan Corr, Craig Stott, Anthony LaPaglia, Kerry Fox, Guy Pearce, Camilla Ah Kin, Geoffrey Rush 3.25 out of 4 stars Happy Pride Month one and all! With this past week’s tragedy(ies) and… Continue Reading
Spa Night (2016) dir. Andrew Ahn written by: Andrew Ahn starring: Joe Seo, Haerry Kim, Youn Ho Cho 3.5 out of 4 stars West Virginia is far from a diverse, progressive state. My predominantly white, Christian hometown did not provide much insight… Continue Reading
Little Men (2016) dir. Ira Sachs written by: Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias starring: Theo Taplitz, Michael Barbieri, Jennifer Ehle, Greg Kinnear, Paulina Garcia 2.5 out of 4 stars Ira Sachs has been exploring homosexual life in unique ways. Keep the Lights… Continue Reading
Miles (2016) dir. Nathan Adloff written by: Nathan Adloff, Justin D.M. Palmer starring: Tim Boardman, Molly Shannon, Missi Pyle, Paul Reiser 2.5 out of 4 stars The first weekend of SIFF was full of multiple firsts for me. It held my first… Continue Reading
Closet Monster (2016) dir. Stephen Dunn written by: Stephen Dunn starring: Connor Jessup, Aaron Abram, Isabella Rossellini 3.25 out of 4 stars In efforts to vary my movie watching experience with the beginning of SIFF, I will move from Viva’s strained… Continue Reading