LGBTQ

How Leslie Cheung Changed Queer Hong Kong Cinema

By  Meg Shields 

If you were waiting for a sign to rewatch ‘Happy Together’ this is it.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Subversion of German Expressionism in ‘The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant’

By  Aurora Amidon 

The 1971 masterpiece explores the complicated history of German cinema.

Bodies of Water: Swimming and Hydrophilia in Queer Cinema

By  Meg Shields 

Here’s a video essay about the metaphorical bond between water and Queer Cinema, from their shared sense of liberation to their mutability.

The Difference Between Queer Coding and Queerbaiting

By  Meg Shields 

Here’s a video essay about the difference between queer coding and queerbaiting and what that difference can teach us about the history censorship and queer representation in Hollywood.

Boaz Yakin’s ‘Aviva’ is a Genderfluid Story Told Through Bodily Expression

By  Luke Hicks 

Love is sex is dance is gender. We explore what Boaz Yakin is saying in the bodily expression, choreography, cinematography, and editing of ‘Aviva.’

The Real LGBT Stars of Old Hollywood

By  Emily Kubincanek 

Read about the LGBT members of Hollywood that shaped the industry, even if their personal lives weren’t always out in the open.

How Current Cinema is Decoding Lesbian Stereotypes Forged by the Hays Code

By  Emily Kubincanek 

Celine Sciamma’s lesbian love story made by a lesbian filmmaker is more historic than you may realize.

14 LGBTQ+ Movies to Watch For in 2020

By  Luke Hicks 

From Pablo Larrain’s ‘Ema’ to Ryan Murphy’s ‘The Prom’ to Paul Verhoeven’s ‘Benedetta,’ 2020 is shaping up to be a wonderful year for LGBTQ cinema.

‘Transparent’ Review: The Series Finale Is Characteristically Chaotic

By  Farah Cheded 

In trading dialogue for lyrics, ‘Transparent’ both profits and loses. Our take: