LGBTQ

The Cinematic Origins of the “Bury Your Gays” Cliché

By  Meg Shields 

Every trope has an origin story.

‘Bros’ Favors Palatability Over a Half-Hearted Flirtation with Satire

By  Meg Shields 

You had me at “hey, what’s up?”

‘After Blue’ is the Hair-Raising Sci-Fi Acid Western of your Dreams

By  Meg Shields 

Listen. This one isn’t going to be for everyone. But if you’re a freak who loves goop and Gucci rifles, you’d do well to visit ‘After Blue.’

Seeing Yourself (On Screen): The Daring Fantasy of ‘Pink Narcissus’

By  Meg Shields 

Can you blame us for getting lost in this hazy, high-camp fantasy?

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.’