The selection of the Cannes Film Festival was less exciting this year than it had proved to be in the past, but some wonderful gems stood out. …
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Gender and Sexuality
Explore depictions of masculinity, femininity, and sexual identity.
Cam is an intelligent and positive look at sex work
In Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei's horror film Cam — which premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal — the villain isn't sex work, but a …
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Review: First Stripes depicts masculinity in training
First Stripes reveals how training designed to equalize recruits ends up reproducing a conservative set of norms. …
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After #MeToo, Sundance London asks #WhatNext
At the #WhatNext breakfast organised by Sundance London, women from all areas of the film industry discussed concrete ways in which to go beyond a general …
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The Wound explores masculinity and colonialism
John Trengove’s debut feature explores how colonization subtly re-defined an ancient Xhosa rite of passage into manhood. …
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San Francisco’s Frameline Film Festival showcases under-the-radar LGBTQ films
For Bay Area cinephiles, the Frameline LGBTQ Film Festival is often an opportunity to catch up with queer films that previously screened at the San Francisco …
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