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‘Falling’: Slurs Don’t Make for a Good Gay Movie [Review]

Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut Falling falls short in exploring gay experiences beyond homophobia.

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Two Oscar-Worthy Performances Amp Up 'I Care a Lot' [Review]

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‘Falling’: Slurs Don’t Make for a Good Gay Movie [Review]

Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut Falling falls short in exploring gay experiences beyond homophobia.

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'Hard Candy,' 'An American Crime,' & Gender Performance in Elliot Page's Early Filmography

In the mid-aughts, Elliot Page starred in two quietly-released crime dramas, David Slade’s Hard Candy (2005) and Tommy O’Haver’s An Ameri...

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The Lengths We Go to for Love: On the Ending of ‘Promising Young Woman’ [Spoilers Ahead]

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10 Queer Horror Movies to Check Out

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Dec 7, 2020
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Homoeroticism in Yousry Nasrallah’s Cinema

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'The Prom' – A Celebration of Youth and Acceptance [Review]

The Prom is a cheesy but satisfying movie-musical that thrives most when spotlighting its young stars' talent and charm.

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‘Falling’: Slurs Don’t Make for a Good Gay Movie [Review]

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‘Falling’: Slurs Don’t Make for a Good Gay Movie [Review]

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The Lengths We Go to for Love: On the Ending of ‘Promising Young Woman’ [Spoilers Ahead]

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'The Prom' – A Celebration of Youth and Acceptance [Review]

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