Tag: LGBT
Raw, Thelma, and the Monstrous Feminine Coming of Age
2017 will always be the year of my favorite coming-of-age movies. And while I am a huge fan of Lady Bird, I don’t think it…
The Haunting Queer Reading of The Bride of Frankenstein
Out of the genres within cinema, none have quite historically served as an expression of the deeper more hidden thoughts of society as much as…
Film Review: Monsoon (2020)
Some motion picture experiences work so well as contemplative, moving stories, that in an instant you forget cravings you may have for the action blockbuster…
FemmeFilmFest20 Review: Water Lilies (Céline Sciamma)
The low rumble of an audience is accompanied by the crash of water, where a young woman is painstakingly poised, unreachable. Her young admirer waits…
FemmeFilmFest20 Review: Old Enough (Marisa Silver)
Our teenage years are essentially made up of mimicry. We leave the nest of our parents, flocking together, or perhaps to another, taken under the…
FemmeFilmFest20 Review: But I’m a Cheerleader (Jamie Babbit)
20 years ago, the world looked very different, especially in regard to LGBTQ+ rights. 11 months before But I’m a Cheerleader premiered at the Toronto…
FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: Sahera Khan tackles key issues with ‘Faith’
One of the 20 films featuring in the Competition Selection at this year’s Femme Filmmakers Festival is Sahera Khan‘s short film Faith. If you tuned…
1994 in Film: Priscilla and the Original Drag Race
For the last decade, drag culture has almost become entirely mainstream, largely thanks to the glitz, glamour, and tea-spilling of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Which has…
Film Review: Jack & Yaya (2019)
For too many LGBTQ+ people growing up, there is a grim reality of them being met with rejection and even hatred from their straight, cisgendered…
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic #41: More Essential LGBT Film Writing – and Welcome Sarah
Fresh off the 99th Filmotomy Podcast, I want extend welcome arms to our newest addition to the team – Sarah AKA @peppermintsodas. Already on board…
Filmotomy Podcast 99: Wrapping Up LGBT Pride Month
Welcome back after three months away. With just one away from the big 100, and with days remaining of Pride Month 2020, the Filmotomy Podcast…
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic #40: Happy Pride Month
The Reading, Writing, Arithmetic mantra was established at Filmotomy to issue regular, insightful links from the film world that were certainly worth repeating. It’s been…
Watch: 4 Minute Video Counting Down the Best LGBT Films Ever
As voted for by many of you, here are the results of the humongous poll to find out what you all collectively believe to be…
Show Your Pride: Choose the Greatest LGBT Films of All Time
*** Sorry, the voting is now closed *** So June is officially Pride Month. No it’s nothing to do with the ancient sins. On the…
