France’s compelling 2018 miniseries, Proud, about the evolution of gay rights told through a family drama is now screening in virtual cinemas in Canada and the US.
Film Reviews
Here you will find every film review we've written. These include: festival films, new releases, and older films.
What to see at the 2020 Frameline Film Festival
San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ Frameline Film Festival goes online this weekend for the 2020 online showcase, with highlights including Ema, Summerland, and Stage Mother.
Babyteeth is a cancer story about a teen girl’s lust for life
Babyteeth is a quirky, surprising, and ultimately very moving film about teenage terminal illness that is less a wistful tearjerker than it is a coming-of-age drama.
Werewolf (2016) is a film about getting clean as a couple
Ashley McKenzie’s 2016 film Werewolf, about drug addiction and dependent relationships, was one of the most exciting directorial debuts of the 2010s.
BFI Flare 2020 highlights: Disclosure and more trans stories
BFI Flare 2020 took place entirely online. Orla Smith highlights Dungarees (dir. Abel Rubinstein) and Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (dir. Sam Feder) as the best of the online festival.
Review: Kelly Reichardt’s First Cow and dreamers thwarted by capitalism
Kelly Reichardt’s latest film about the myth of the American West, First Cow, follows two men searching for a better life elsewhere that’s always just slightly out of reach.