Moonlight is one of the century’s best films, going way beyond the realm of LGBTQ contents. The story follows a gay black man, Chiron, through three stages of his early life, along with his struggles with self-acceptance, bullying, and his mother’s addiction to crack cocaine. Black gay men rarely get this kind of screen portrayal […]
A Fantastic Woman: Chilean Sebastián Lelio’s Oscar-Winning Tale of Transgender Woman (LGBTQ, Trans)
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A Fantastic Woman Directed by Sebastián Lelio, A Fantastic Woman (Una Mujer Fantástica) is a Chilean film about the life of a transgender woman, Marina (Daniela Vega) after her partner’s death. Marina goes through loss and endures hardships and indignities, facing eviction, suspicion, and rejection from the family of her loved one. International audiences have embraced […]
Handmaiden, The (2016): Park Chan-wook’s Masterful Tale of Desire and Power (LGBTQ, Lesbian)
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The Handmaiden A stylistic treat, Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden is not a conventional adaptation of Sarah Waters’s lesbian-themed novel Fingersmith (see the BBC adaptation version). But Waters novel about a love story between women in 1862 inspired the director of cult films Oldboy and Snowpiercer to move the setting from England to Japanese-occupied Korea. The plot to […]
Battle of the Sexes (2017): Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton’s Tale of Legendary Tennis Tale, Emma Stone and Steve Carell (LGBTQ, Lesbian)
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Battle of the Sexes (2017): Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton’s Tale of Legendary Tennis Tale, Emma Stone and Steve Carell (LGBTQ, Lesbian)
Abbot Elementary: Tops AAFCA TV Awards
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ABC’s Abbot Elementary and Netflix’s Ozark lead the pack as best comedy and best drama, respectively, with Abbot Elementary‘s Quinta Brunson tapped as breakout star.
