No one likes being 14. That age just sucks. Unless you happen to be the lead character on the Disney show, or arguably the actor portraying that lead character, real life conflicts come at you from every angle and never […]

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One film that has certainly made waves over the past few years is writer/director/actor Vera Drew’s superhero parody, The People’s Joker. Despite a world premiere screening at TIFF 2022, Drew had to pull it due to copyright issues. However, there […]

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Director Sav Rodgers just premiered his documentary-feature debut, Chasing Chasing Amy, at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival (where I reviewed it). In the film, Rodgers chronicles both his complicated love affair with Kevin Smith’s 1997 Chasing Amy—so important to him […]

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Are y’all ready to rock? Oscilloscope Laboratories has just released the trailer for Rita Baghdadi’s electrifying rock documentary, Sirens. The Sundance-selected doc tells the story of Lebanon’s first all-female heavy metal band, Slave of Sirens. Executive produced by Natasha Lyonne […]

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Jorge Torres-Torres' "Sisters of the Plague" is another example of a well-done femalecentric take on the horror genre ("Midnight Swim" is another) that take shorror tropes and uses them in new ways. The film made its debut at Outfest and is making the festival rounds now.

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Ever notice how many male directors use birth analogies to describe the filmmaking process? Filmmaker Stewart Thorndike offers something better with Lyle, her sharp, funny horror film that she describes as a lesbian Rosemary’s Baby.

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(Angel world premiered at the 25th BFI London Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and just screened at Outfest 2011. Go here for information related to the Outfest screening. It will also be screening at the New York International Latino Film […]

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