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11 NEW Queer Holiday Films & Series for 2024
Posted on 16 December, 2024Initially there was some concern over what queer holiday films we would get this year. Hallmark, for example, noted earlier in the year that they were planning more LGBTQ content – but then when the actual line up was revealed, it didn’t seem like they upheld their statement. There was little talk from the other major networks of new queer Christmas films either. But I actually wasn’t too upset. We’ve had a SLEW of new…
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The 12 “Gays” of Christmas
Posted on 12 December, 2025Merry Christmas! This is the season of happiness, joy, presents, decorations,… and my personal favorite: Queer Holiday Films! This year, I’m trying something a bit unique – without driving myself crazy. (Ok… it’s a bit too late for that, but that’s what happens when you throw something fun like this together at the last minute.) We’re doing the “12 Gays of Christmas”! Following the concept of an advent calendar, every day from December 13th all…
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4.5
24 Nights
Posted on 15 December, 2020This Queer film review is part of my “Queer Holiday Film Reviews for 2020” post. From the synopsis, it’s hard to imagine how the plot to “24 Nights” would be an enjoyable Queer Christmas film. But don’t worry! Despite however awkward and naive Jonathan comes across, there’s something a magical and romantic about how this twisted romance unfolds. While it starts off a bit slow, keep pushing through and I have a feeling that by…
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The 25 “GAYS” of Christmas
Posted on 1 December, 2022Can you believe that it has been THREE YEARS since I launched Queer Film Reviews? Yup! It all started with six new queer Christmas film reviews as part of my “Top 5 Christmas Films” post in 2019. (Wait… six reviews? It was a Top 5 post? Well, it was five films – plus a special mention!) While I haven’t always been consistent with publishing new film reviews, (aka – let’s ignore the fact that I…
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3 NEW Queer Christmas Films for 2022
Posted on 26 November, 2022I’m not a huge fan of analogies, but there’s one that comes to mind while I searched for all of the new queer Christmas films premiering this holiday season. It involves a river, a dam, and climate change. For decades, the unique Christmas film niche greatly lacked any queerness; like a river that was damned, letting a small trickle through with the occasional independent queer Christmas film making its way through. In 2020, the dam…
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5 Christmas Films that are Kinda Queer
Posted on 10 December, 2020While there are a handful of Holiday & Christmas films that feature queer lead characters or storylines, there are even more that continue to use the “gay” character as the sidekick/best friend/brother/et al trope. They’re only “kinda queer”. There’s a handful of reasons for this: Yes, all of these films do have a gay/lesbian/queer character. Or they might have a gay/queer side story. But does that mean the actual film is deserving of the title…
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5 Foreign Queer Christmas Films
Posted on 1 November, 2024In 2020, Korean director Bong Joon Ho said something important during his speech after winning the Golden Glober award for the best foreign-language film: “Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.” I FULLY agree! There are so many amazing foreign queer films out there that often don’t see much attention from US and even Western audiences. Although it is worth noting that many of…
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5 Queer Christmas Film Reviews for 2019
Posted on 23 November, 2019‘Tis the season to deck the halls, make ourselves a cup of hot cocoa, and cuddle up by the fire while watching classic Christmas films! Well… I’m actually trying to stay cool and not get sunburn while getting ready for the Christmas BBQ – while singing Christmas carols in jandals… ? This holiday season will be my second Christmas down here in New Zealand, but I am still not sure I can adapt from the…
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5 Queer Christmas Film Reviews for 2020
Posted on 3 December, 2020Ho! Ho! Ho! And Merry Queermas! Oh, it’s “Christmas?” Pssh! Whether you want to call this time of year the Christmas season, the Holiday season, or something else entirely – there’s one thing that can never go amiss: Christmas films! While I shared my Top 5 Favourite Queer Christmas Films last year, there are plenty more to fill out this specific niche within the queer film oeuvre. (And there’s even MORE premiering this 2020 Christmas…
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5 Queer Christmas Films To Look Out For!
Posted on 11 November, 2020It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! (Yes… I KNOW it’s only November… but the first film/series premieres tonight!) While this year hasn’t given us too much look forward to, there’s something special about the Christmas holidays. I will freely admit that since moving to New Zealand, I truly miss the cold weather, the snow, and everything else that you think of to bring you into that special holiday spirit. But the one element…
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6 NEW Queer Christmas Films & Shorts for 2023
Posted on 13 December, 2023Last year only gave us three new queer holiday films, which was quite the downturn from 2021 where we had a slew! Thankfully, there’s a couple more queer Christmas films premiering for 2023. The queer holiday film oeuvre has simply exploded in the last decade – and it’s amazing to witness. At this point, there’s just about a queer Christmas film, short, or series for everyone to enjoy. We actually have quite a wide variety…
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8 NEW Queer Christmas Films Coming In 2021!
Posted on 2 December, 2021Last year, 2020, was full of a LOT… a year that will not be forgotten for ages to come. But there were some good things – such as all of the Queer Christmas films that broke new ground! Hallmark finally released a film with a gay storyline with The Christmas House, Lifetime progressed from the gay sub-story to a true gay Christmas storyline with “The Christmas Setup”, and we had a few other films that…
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4.0
Adam and Steve
Posted on 18 December, 2022[“Adam and Steve” is the fourth film of my “5 Queer Holiday Shorts for 2022” post. To read the next review, “Will You Merry Me?”, click HERE. To read the previous review, “Christmas In Clyde“, click HERE.] With all of my searching each year for new queer holiday short films, I must confess that I missed one! However I can be forgiven a little bit because “Adam and Steve” premiered in May of 2019 as…
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4.5
Anna and the Apocalypse
Posted on 21 December, 2021[“Anna and the Apocalypse” is the first film of my “5 Queer Christmas Films for 2021” post. To read the next review, “Too Cool For Christmas”, click HERE.] Comedy, Musical, and … Horror? In a Christmas Film? Huh? Normally these three distinctly different genres don’t work together at all. However, there’s something really unique about “Anna and the Apocalypse” – it’s actually quite captivating! With various hints of another zombie classic, “Shawn of the Dead”,…
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3.0
The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
Posted on 6 December, 2022[“The Bitch Who Stole Christmas” is the first film of my “5 Queer Holiday Films for 2022” post. To read the next review, “Happiest Season”, click HERE.] When VH1 announced “The Bitch Who Stole Christmas” for Christmas 2021, I was ecstatic! Starring over twenty drag queens and judges from the iconic Emmy-winning series, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and of course, Mother Ru herself – what could go wrong? With plenty of Ru’s iconic sass, paired with…
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3.5
A Boy Named Noel
Posted on 20 December, 2021[“A Boy Named Noel” is the first short of my “7 Queer Christmas Shorts for 2021” post. To read the next review, “The Postie”, click HERE.] The first Queer Christmas Short to kick of my 2021 reviews is a rather interesting one. Created awhile back by the German YouTube channel, QueerBlick, it’s one of their many short films. “A Boy Named Noel” doesn’t say much, but takes us on a journey that most of us…
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