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5.0
He Could’ve Gone Pro
Posted on 22 December, 2021[“He Could’ve Gone Pro” is the third short of my “7 Queer Christmas Shorts for 2021” post. To read the next review, “Jangle”, click HERE. To read the previous review, “The Postie“, click HERE.] Wow. “He Could’ve Gone Pro” may not be a queer Christmas short film that you watch to get into the holiday spirit, but this one makes a powerful impact! With an almost artistic film vibe, the film begins subtly. However after…
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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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4.0
Holiday Help Desk
Posted on 5 December, 2020This Queer short film review is part of my “Queer Christmas Shorts for 2020” post. While I think this short film’s premise is a bit more fantasy than reality, “Holiday Help Desk” is a cute and whimsical lesbian romance set on Christmas Eve. The holidays are usually full of joy and happiness, but the reality is that they actually are rather lonely for many folks. This short film shows a bit of that, but also…
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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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3.0
Jangle
Posted on 23 December, 2021[“Jangle” is the fourth short of my “7 Queer Christmas Shorts for 2021” post. To read the next review, “The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night”, click HERE. To read the previous review, “He Could’ve Gone Pro“, click HERE.] While it took a while to finally get this new queer Christmas short from Third Time Lucky Productions actually filmed, it’s a pleasant addition to the usual storylines of the holidays. I was quite looking forward…
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4.0
Lucky Fares
Posted on 28 November, 2020This Queer short film review is part of my “Queer Christmas Shorts for 2020” post. Not all Christmas films and shorts are jolly and bright. “Lucky Fares” is a bit on the darker, drearier side, but there’s still a glimpse of hope we tend to associate with Christmas films. As such, this might put off many of you who are looking for those holiday films to lift you spirits. I actually enjoyed it, but I…
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5.0
Made For You
Posted on 25 December, 2020This Queer short film review is part of my “Queer Christmas Shorts for 2020” post. Five years ago, Phil Beastall rocked onto the short scene with “Love is a Gift”, captivating the hearts of thousands at the holiday season. Last year, he stepped up his game and has given us “Made For You”. While it is quite short (only two minutes!), he succinctly captures the heart of Christmas: spending time together with those you love….
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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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More “Kinda” Queer Christmas Films
Posted on 1 November, 2022In 2020, I shared my Christmas post that stirred up a bit of discussion: Christmas Films that are Kinda Queer. Having rewatched most of these films since then, I stand by my decision that all of those films are only KINDA queer Christmas films. But there actually are even MORE films that meet the same criteria! Which is exactly why this year’s post was needed. But first, let me refresh you on what defines a…
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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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3.5
The Postie
Posted on 21 December, 2021[“The Postie” is the second short of my “7 Queer Christmas Shorts for 2021” post. To read the next review, “He Could’ve Gone Pro”, click HERE. To read the previous review, “A Boy Named Noel“, click HERE.] “The Postie” is actually a cute lesbian Christmas short film! Chock full of those first-crush vibes, paired with the uncertainty and even whimsical comedy of trying to find out if your crush is even a lesbian, this short…
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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 Christmas Film Reviews for 2021
Posted on 15 December, 2021Last year saw a huge surge of new Queer Christmas films – it was wonderful to see! I actually recapped the highs and lows of last year’s bunch in my earlier post: “8 NEW Queer Christmas Films Coming in 2021.” The Queer Christmas films sub-niche within the queer film oeuvre has grown exponentially in the past few years. [And thankfully that doesn’t seem to be stopping!] In fact, if I look at my total queer…
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Queer Christmas Shorts for 2020
Posted on 28 November, 2020Welcome to the kickoff of my NEW weekly Queer Shorts reviews! And what better way to start off this Christmas present, but with Queer CHRISTMAS short films! Excited? I hope so – because now I have even more work to do. Kidding! I enjoy watching films, especially the queer ones. While I feel I am still developing my voice as a reviewer, I find joy bringing these queer films to your attention. While many are…
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