Tag: cinema
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Why You Should Know About ‘Welcome to Chechnya’, One of 2020’s Most Thrilling Films
Documented human suffering is never easy to view or read about and is understandably triggering for many people, but it can be educational, and education is a key to change. An overwhelming amount queer people worldwide (and in my own country) have it far worse than I could imagine, and documentaries such as Welcome to…
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Throwback Review: The Dreamy Landscape of ‘My Own Private Idaho’ (1991)
My Own Private Idaho is a 1991 independent LGBT drama, the third feature film from director Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Milk). The story follows Mike Waters (River Phoenix), a narcoleptic street hustler in love with his best friend Scott Favor (Keanu Reeves). The film opens with the definition of narcolepsy and then cuts to…
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‘She’s the Man’ at 15: The Gender-Swapping Amanda Bynes Vehicle That Aged Surprisingly Well
Remember Livestrong bracelets? Flip phones? The All-American Rejects? Luckily, one could find each of these distinctly mid-2000’s characteristics in She’s the Man, a 2006 gender-swapping Amanda Bynes teen flick. She’s the Man is now fifteen years old, and what’s even harder to believe is the idea that it aged surprisingly well for a comedy. Most of the…