romance

CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET: Dull and Uninspired
CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?: Dull and Uninspired

Can You Keep a Secret? is not the worst romantic comedy but its dull premise will fail to spark any real excitement from the genre’s fans.

Queerly Ever After #30: THE WAY HE LOOKS (2014)
Queerly Ever After #30: THE WAY HE LOOKS (2014)

The Way He Looks is a poignant coming-of-age movie with an incredibly sweet romance between Leo and Gabriel at its core.

Queerly Ever After #29: GOING DOWN IN LA-LA LAND (2011)
Queerly Ever After #29: GOING DOWN IN LA-LA LAND (2011)

From the premise, it seemed like it could be a sort of lascivious movie, but Going Down in La-La Land was a surprisingly entertaining film.

Nimród Antal’s KONTROLL: The Kafkaesque Comic Nightmare Perfect For 2020
Nimród Antal’s KONTROLL: The Kafkaesque Comic Nightmare Perfect For 2020

Kontroll may be subterranea, but it should remind us to keep close watch over the politics of our own transition now.

RETROCAUSALITY: A Thought Experiment On Love And Loss
RETROCAUSALITY: A Thought Experiment On Love And Loss

Retrocausality has a lot of pieces that could make both an interesting and philosophical character study but it is not executed well.

THE HANDMAIDEN: A Better Type Of Historical Fiction
The Realism of THE HANDMAIDEN: A Better Type Of Historical Fiction

Audiences are well-endowed with a suspension of disbelief, and we deserve nostalgic, beautiful, happy stories Like The Handmaiden.

AVIVA: An Experimental Experience in Love
AVIVA: An Experimental Experience in Love

Boaz Yakin’s Aviva is an experience not just in the crafting of relationships, but what goes on behind the scenes.

Queerly Ever After #28: GO FISH (1994)
Queerly Ever After #28: GO FISH (1994)

With its diverse cast, well fleshed-out characters, and stylistic choices, Go Fish is a must-watch.

BLACK LIVES MATTER: Educating Society on the Severity of Systemic Racism Through Cinema
Black Lives Matter: Educating Society On The Severity Of Systemic Racism Through Cinema

Cinema is an incredible and invaluable tool for education, and we need it now more than ever.

"I Had A False Idea Of What Confidence Is." Interview with Steve Markle, Director Of SHOOT TO MARRY
“I Had A False Idea Of What Confidence Is.” Interview With Steve Markle, Director Of SHOOT TO MARRY

Musanna Ahmed spoke with director Steve Markle about his film Shoot to Marry and why this documentary was more challenging to put together than his previous one.

RUN Season 1: Running Out Of Gas Quickly
RUN Season 1: Running Out Of Gas Quickly

On paper, HBO’s newest comedy Run looks like the perfect romance fantasy. But in the end, Run feels more like a failed attempt.

THOUSAND PIECES OF GOLD: A Women's Western
THOUSAND PIECES OF GOLD: A Women’s Western

Nancy Kelly’s Thousand Pieces of Gold is a subtly brilliant revisionist western replete with period atmosphere and an original story.

NFMLA Monthly Film Festival 2020: FIRST BLUSH
NFMLA Monthly Film Festival 2020: FIRST BLUSH

It’s difficult to manage a ménage à trois- the married couple at the center of First Blush, figure this out the hard way in this film available this weekend from NFMLA.

THE HIGH NOTE: A Mundane Dream
THE HIGH NOTE: A Mundane Dream

While not shooting very high, The High Note is light, charming, and filled with all around winning performances.

Love, Looks & Loneliness In FLEABAG Season Two
“Don’t you think that they are maybe the same thing— love, and attention?”: Love, Looks & Loneliness In FLEABAG Season Two

Fleabag portrays love in such a unique, true way that it takes several watchings to fully understand the depth of it. Are love and attention the same thing?