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Queer Family Films
Posted on 1 April, 2022“Family” is a tricky word to define. It can mean different things in different situations, both positive and not-so-positive. When it comes to a family film, that vague depiction remains. Most would associate a “family film” with animation or a film made with young kids in mind – “a film for the entire family.” Yet it can also be a film that focuses on the importance of family to tell its story. Both would be…
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Queer Fantasy Films
Posted on 1 March, 2022When you hear the word Fantasy, what comes to mind? The most obvious images would be anything magical, extraordinary or even exotic. In fact, IMDb notes that Fantasy films contain numerous scenes that give off the effect of a magical and/or mystical narrative, usually with elements of magic, supernatural events, mythology, and folklore. But it’s NOT Sci-Fi (which is more based on science and the advancement of science towards a potential future). So when paring…
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Queer History Films For Pride
Posted on 1 June, 2021June in the United States is a special month for the LGBT & Queer community – it’s Pride Month! It’s a month-long celebration of who we are, letting the world see us as we revel and celebrate the long struggle to get where we are today. It’s also a time when we continue to push even further for equality, both at home and world-wide. But we can’t celebrate without knowing about how we got to…
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Queer Holiday Film Reviews for 2022
Posted on 6 December, 2022Overall, 2022 has a general lack of new queer Christmas films, and none of them are premiering early enough to actually write a review. To be honest, unless I want to quickly throw a review together last minute, it’s quite difficult to write my usual full reviews when queer Christmas films actually premier. So I was actually partially thankful we don’t have many to look forward to this year. In contrast, there was a MASSIVE…
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Queer Holiday Shorts for 2022
Posted on 3 December, 2022For all the hype that feature films or even TV movies get when they premiere (queer or not), short films just seem to fade into the background – unless you’re a major fan of the short film genre or follow the film festivals. So I take pride with my Queer Shorts feature on Queer Film Reviews. But even I sometimes have to do a bit of digging to find short films to meet a specific…
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Queer Horror Films
Posted on 1 October, 2021Murders, and Demons, and Clowns – Oh MY! It’s time to get spooky! Just in time for October and Halloween, these five Queer Horror Films are sure to get your heart-racing! Well – that’s what a GOOD queer horror film should do. While all five of the films this month definitely fall within the horror genre, they aren’t all good – Sorry! The trouble is that true queer representation within horror is still a rather…
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Queer Kinda Christmas Films
Posted on 1 December, 2021AKA: Queer films set at Christmas, but aren’t actually Christmas films. Confused? That’s OK! So was I while watching a few of these films. When searching for queer Christmas films to review this year, these five films showed up within the results. But most of their posters don’t scream out “Christmas” so I was left rather puzzled. It was only upon further examination within their synopsis that you learn that all of these films are…
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Queer Musical Films
Posted on 1 June, 2022It’s time for one of my favourite genres: Queer Musicals! (The theatre major and performer in me might be just a tad bit biased, but it’s truly hard to not love musical.) With outbursts of singing, magical dance breaks, and so much more, there’s something special about a musical; something unique that’s hard to capture otherwise. Many would even consider musicals to be automatically queer… partly because they can’t enjoy singing and dancing, and the…
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Queer Mystery Films
Posted on 1 May, 2021Murders, detective, and … Bears? Oh my! This month’s list of queer mystery films was rather fun to research sift though, partly because most folks don’t think about mysteries when thinking of LGBTQ and Queer films. While the tides are slowly turning, the Queer film oeuvre is better known for coming out stories, HIV/AIDS related storylines, and similar. There’s actually a decent amount of queer mystery films; these are simply some of my favourites. But…
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Queer News Films
Posted on 1 February, 2023I’ll be the first to confess – this month’s theme was a tricky one to plan! Sure, it’s easy to find a list of queer films & shorts that IMDb includes under their News genre. But the bigger question I had was: what makes a queer News film DIFFERENT from a queer Documentary? According to IMDb, films in the “News” genre are defined as: “Reports and discussion of current events of public importance or interest….
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Queer Romance Films
Posted on 1 February, 2022While most of my monthly themes are random and don’t always connect to anything specific, this month’s actually does – Queer Romance Films for Valentine’s Day. Yes, it’s utterly cheesy – forgive me! But after last year’s success with 5 Queer RomCom’s For Valentine’s Day, I just HAD to keep up the theme. Besides, there’s nothing wrong with with great romances. I have a second confession though – it was NOT easy to pick this…
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Queer RomComs For Valentine’s Day
Posted on 1 February, 2021It’s Valentine’s Day! A day where half the world looks at their partner with love and endearing tenderness – and the other half are still looking for their partner! (OK, add in a cluster of partners who can’t stand to look at their partner… but this post isn’t for them!) For those of you looking for cute Queer or LGBT RomComs to watch with your special someone – or for those of you, like myself,…
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Queer Sci-Fi Films
Posted on 1 September, 2021When one thinks of great Sci-Fi films, you usually don’t think of any famous queer ones. But amidst the science fiction genre of other alien worlds, artificial intelligence, and more – there are a couple queer sci-fi films! But are they any good? That’s the question, given that many films within the sci-fi genre are B-grade or lower budget films. Of the select few I could find that had a strong queer element, these are…
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Queer Sport Films
Posted on 1 April, 2021Ah, Sports. A form of entertainment & exercise that has long had issues with the queer community due to the masculine-driven, homophobic nature of team sports. In fact, that’s something that four of this month’s films specifically address. There’s a delicate balance, almost a juxtaposition, because team sports, the locker rooms situation, and of course, group showers, that fuel both our sports-related fantasies yet equally creates a hostile, unwelcoming environment. Many queer youth often struggle…
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Queer Thriller Films
Posted on 1 September, 2022Just in time for Halloween, this month’s theme is queer thrillers! Murders, political games, terrorism, and more all unfold within each of these five films. Each have certain elements that make them all great films to watch – however, while they all list themselves as a queer thriller… one does not match the others. Is it actually a thriller film? Hmm… To be fair, when I selected this month’s films I had only seen three…
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Queer War Films
Posted on 27 March, 2021While last month’s “5 Queer RomCom’s For Valentine’s Day” was focused on the lovey-dovey romances, things get a bit darker this month. War is never a happy subject, often more tragic than not. These “5 Queer War Films” stunningly capture queer stories during wartime. An interesting thing to note – all of these queer war films other than “Bent” are foreign! Part of this is natural, given that Europe was the battleground for WWII for…
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