2010s

WHITE AS SNOW: A Particularly Fractured Fairy Tale
WHITE AS SNOW: A Particularly Fractured Fairy Tale

The latest film from writer-director Anne Fontaine is a new take on an old legend: that of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

DUAL MANIA: Putting The 'Psycho' In Psychosis
DUAL MANIA: Putting The ‘Psycho’ In Psychosis

While it might feel out of touch with reality, it’s in the more personal aspects of his story that it manages to keep itself from falling off the deep end.

Queerly Ever After #57 IS IT JUST ME (2010)
Queerly Ever After #57: IS IT JUST ME? (2010)

J.C. Calciano’s Is It Just Me? is a gay romantic-comedy of chat rooms, miscommunication and false identity.

TAKE ME SOMEWHERE NICE Too Much Starting and Stopping
TAKE ME SOMEWHERE NICE: Too Much Starting and Stopping

Ena Sendijarević’s Take Me Somewhere Nice is a movie most cinema-goers have probably seen before, at least in pieces.

FROM UP ON POPPY HILL Gorō Miyazaki's Best Film, 10 Years Later
FROM UP ON POPPY HILL: Gorō Miyazaki’s Best Film, 10 Years Later

Looking at the legacy of Gorō Miyazaki’s best film, From Up On Poppy Hill, which was written by his father, the legendary Hayao Miyazaki.

Queens World Film Festival: EXTERNO
Queens World Film Festival: EXTERNO

Externo is a definite recommendation for those searching for something out of the ordinary in terms of storytelling and high concept.

SCALES: Emancipating the Monstrous Feminine
SCALES: Emancipating the Monstrous Feminine

The debut feature from Saudi Arabian filmmaker Shahad Ameen, Scales weaponizes repressed femininity in the…

Queerly Ever After #55: MORGAN (2012)
Queerly Ever After #55: MORGAN (2012)

For this Queerly Ever After, we take a look at the 2012 film Morgan.

GOD EXISTS, HER NAME IS PETRUNYA: Drown the Patriarchy
GOD EXISTS, HER NAME IS PETRUNYA: Drown the Patriarchy

While Petrunya herself is certainly a figure worthy of veneration, the film doesn’t quite live up to her character.

FUNHOUSE: Gory Satire of Reality TV Comes Up Short
FUNHOUSE: Gory Satire of Reality TV Comes Up Short

Funhouse wants to be seen as a clever take-down of violence and reality television but does not quite hit the mark in either area.

Queerly Ever After #53: FAIR HAVEN (2016)
Queerly Ever After #53: FAIR HAVEN (2016)

In the latest installment of Queerly Ever After, we take a look at 2016’s Fair Haven, a well-acted conversion therapy drama.

THE COUNTY A Fight By The Farmers, For The Farmers
THE COUNTY: A Fight By The Farmers, For The Farmers

Grímur Hákonarson’s The County follows an Icelandic widowed farmer as she fights beauracratic corruption and injustice.

Queerly Ever After #52: FIVE DANCES (2013)
Queerly Ever After #52: FIVE DANCES (2013)

In the latest installment of Queerly Ever After, we take a look at 2013’s Five Dances, a film about two men who find love in a dance studio.

BENNY LOVES YOU A Childhood Toy Kills In This Diverting Feature Debut
BENNY LOVES YOU: A Childhood Toy Kills In This Diverting Feature Debut

Karl Holt’s Benny Loves You is a madcap feature debut that toys with a man-child’s inability to let go of childhood.

QUEEN MARIE: A Slightly Dented Crown
QUEEN MARIE: A Slightly Dented Crown

While lavish historical dramas laden with European accents are increasingly out of vogue with moviegoers, Queen Marie isn’t without its charms.