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4.5
Go
Posted on 22 December, 2020This Queer film review is part of my “Queer Holiday Film Reviews for 2020” post. “Go” was quite game-changing when it was released in 1999. Yet some mock it as a lesser attempt at the cinematic storytelling style of Pulp fiction, or even just a copycat. But there’s something fresh about how director Doug Liman twists around character cliches, always leaving the viewer surprised. But there’s another key reason “Go” was groundbreaking – it was…
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3.0
Happiest Season
Posted on 12 December, 2022[“Happiest Season” is the second film of my “5 Queer Holiday Films for 2022” post. To read the next review, “The Christmas House”, click HERE. To read the previous review, “The Bitch Who Stole Christmas“, click HERE.] Initially planned to be released in theatres before finding a new home with Hulu, Clea DuVall‘s film “Happiest Season” brings a refreshing vantage point to queer representation in Christmas movies. While there had been lesbian holiday films and…
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2.5
The Holiday Exchange
Posted on 14 December, 2025When “The Holiday Exchange” was announced back in April 2023, I was rather intrigued. So it was quite a disappointment when the holidays came – and the film’s released didn’t happen. Thankfully, we were treated to this queer film’s release in 2024. But was it worth waiting for? After all, it’s essentially the gay version of “The Holiday”, a classic heterosexual film. Overall this queer holiday film has issues that many have called out, but…
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5.0
The Holiday Sitter
Posted on 14 December, 2025Hallmark’s “The Holiday Sitter” is what I wanted to see back when they announced their “first” gay holiday film: a holiday film that was mainly about a gay holiday romance. Even though it’s full of all the same holiday romcom cliches and storylines, THIS is what I wanted back in 2020. And while we had to wait another two years, it was absolutely worth it! “The Holiday Sitter” is one of my go-do queer holiday…
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4.0
Home For The Holidays
Posted on 1 December, 2020This Queer film review is part of my “Queer Holiday Film Reviews for 2020” post. Another ensemble film? Don’t worry! Unlike last week’s disastrous review, “Home For The Holidays” is actually a brilliant and incredible film to watch. Set around Thanksgiving dinner instead of Christmas, Jodie Foster‘s film perfectly captures the craziness of family and how everyone’s different stories mingle & clash, often to hysterical results. But it’s more a drama with a touch of…
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3.5
I Hate New Year’s
Posted on 29 December, 2020Well this is awkward… when I created the initial draft for my review of “I Hate New Year’s”, the film had an IMDb rating of 5.1. – it’s now 4.3. Oops! However, the drop is a tad understandable because while there are some good moments of this new queer film – overall, it’s not that great. Sure, we have a lesbian holiday romance to watch this year, and it IS a rather cute story. But…
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5.0
Make the Yuletide Gay
Posted on 22 December, 2019Note: This movie review is one of the films in my Top 5 Queer Holiday Film 2019 Someone – somewhere – decided that all Christmas movies are supposed to be whimsical, charming, and heartwarming. “Make the Yuletide Gay” nails that brief perfectly; it is a cute, colorful story about family, boyfriends, and the holidays – with quite a lot of comedy too! Since discovering this film, it has become a regular holiday movie to watch. Synopsis…
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5.0
The Perfect Wedding
Posted on 16 December, 2019Note: This movie review is one of the films in my Top 5 Queer Holiday Film 2019 “The Perfect Wedding” is a cute, charming independent film that can hold its ground up there with Hallmark and other similar rom-coms films. It might not have the large production budget of major films, but the heart of the story is the sincerity and heartwarming storyline. It adds a comedic twist to examine family bonds, misunderstandings, and what it…
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Queer Animation Films
Posted on 1 September, 2023When you hear the word animation, you normally don’t think of queer films. And some would even go so far as to think of cartoons or “kids” movies. Thankfully, neither misconception is true! And to prove that, this month’s theme focuses on Five Queer Animation Films. But as usual, before we dive deeper into these five selected animation films, what exactly IS an “animation” film? Well, according to good ‘ol trusty IMDb, the animation genre…
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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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3.5
Red Lodge
Posted on 24 December, 2020This Queer film review is part of my “Queer Holiday Film Reviews for 2020” post. A tad short on the feature film length, “Red Lodge” is a welcome entry to the Queer Christmas Film canon. The first film by director Dan Steadman, this film shows us the trouble that ensues when a marriage proposal does not get the expected enthusiastic “Yes”. Told primarily through Jordan’s viewpoint, and interjecting a recap that breaks the fourth wall,…
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3.5
RENT
Posted on 26 November, 2019“RENT” has a very special place in my heart and is one of a few key shows that are among my favorites. When the musical opened on Broadway in 1994, it took Broadway and the theatre world by a storm, and it wasn’t just because of the tragedy of the show’s writer, Jonathan Larson, passing away in the morning of the first preview show Off-Broadway. Let’s dive into this film adaptation of the award winning stage musical….
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5.0
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Posted on 25 December, 2020This Queer film review was the special bonus review for my 2020 post, “Queer Holiday Film Reviews for 2020“. I’m sure some of you might be wondering – how the heck is “Rudolph” a Queer story? After all, this beloved Christmas classic was released on television back in 1961, in a time when the word “gay” still meant cheery or happy, not homosexual. But that’s why you’re here – to find out why I have…
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2.0
Scrooge & Marley
Posted on 12 December, 2019Note: This movie review is one of the films in my Top 5 Queer Holiday Film 2019 We all know the classic story of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” It’s often retold annually around the holidays, and every so often a new movie comes out to put its own little twist on the classic story. This time, with “Scrooge & Marley”, we have a queer twist – along with some modernisation! Synopsis of “Scrooge & Marley” Many…
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4.0
Season Of Love
Posted on 14 December, 2025When Christin Baker and Kathryn Trammell set out to create “Season of Love”, they called it the “first ever Holiday romantic comedy for LGBTQ+ women.” Now, I won’t contest them on that – but it’s surprisingly still a recent addition to the queer holiday film oeuvre since it’s premier in 2019. But as Tello Film’s first sapphic holiday film, this lesbian holiday romcom has stood the test of time and remains a great addition to…
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4.0
Shared Rooms
Posted on 24 December, 2019Note: This movie review is one of the films in my Top 5 Queer Holiday Film 2019 “Shared Rooms” is another queer holiday film from director/writer Rob Williams, the first being #2 on my list, “Make the Yuletide Gay”. While it might seem odd that I would place this film at my #1 spot, despite having a lower ranking and a few more flaws, the reality is that they both are at the top of my queer…
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