Tag: The Prom
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Why ‘G.B.F.’ (2013) is Pretty Good, Actually
The “gay best friend”, an age-old trope, has been done in countless films and television series. Ranging from one-note (Sex and the City’s Stanford and Mario) to nuanced (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’s Tituss), the gay best friend exists to support and advise the main protagonist, with their conflicts swept to the side.
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Will You Go to Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom” With Me?
Netflix and Ryan Murphy have once again answered our desperate pleas for queer representation in film. The Prom — Broadway musical turned colorful screen explosion — advocates for simple LGBTQ+ rights as high-schooler Emma Nolan, (played by queer actress Jo Ellen Pellman), wants to bring her girlfriend to prom. Having drawn in the ultimate all-star cast, Ryan…
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Rejecting “The Prom”-posal – Movie Review
Despite everything it was capable of, all of these poor choices strung together amount to nothing more than a counter-productive film.