End of the Century is not as impactful as it could have been, but it builds an evocative atmosphere that explores the road not travelled.
Category: Queer Cinema
Disclosure (2020) – Movie Review
Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen is a fantastic documentary about trans representation in film and TV.
The Half of It (2020) – Movie Review
An enjoyable tale of friendship and longing with two immensely likable protagonists -weighed down by a messy last act.
And Then We Danced (2019) – Movie Review
What a joy to find movies such as this, a work of raw emotion and stunning beauty. You owe it to yourself to see And Then We Danced.
Consequences (Posledice) (2018) – Movie Review
Consequences is a rough experience in a ruthless environment, but its regard is clear-eyed and energetic. It is a tale of survival in a violent, hypermasculine world.
Matthias & Maxime (2019) – Movie Review
For such a prolific director, Dolan isn’t always making the same film. Here he’s crafted a beautiful portrait of a fierce, messy friendship.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Quietly, slowly, Portrait of a Lady on Fire paints a lavish picture of love and friendship, as intellectual as it is passionate.
Vita & Virginia (2019) – Movie Review
Even though it seems to run out of steam sometimes, Vita & Virginia is still a touching, if dispassionate, love story that does right by its subjects.
Pain and Glory (2019) – Movie Review
Antonio Banderas shines with an understated performance in Pain and Glory, a self-reflective study in nostalgia.
God’s Own Country (2017) – Movie Review
God’s Own Country is harsh, but it is also tender, and it’s all the more affecting because it finds hope and love not in a fairy tale but in a story that feels real and lived in. I am sorry I missed it when it came out, because I feel like I lost valuable time where I could have been thinking about it.
