Bros (2022)

Bros (2022)

[4] Two New York men with commitment issues attempt a relationship, but their own insecurities threaten to prevent anything long-term from developing. Yes, Bros is a big studio gay rom-com, a rarity that would have been cause for celebration thirty…
Summer of 85 (2020)

Summer of 85 (2020)

[5] Director François Ozon (8 Women, Swimming Pool) adapts a French young adult novel (Aiden Chambers' Dance on My Grave) about a sixteen-year-old boy who falls in love with a slightly older boy who rescues him when his sailboat capsizes…
Village of the Damned (1960)

Village of the Damned (1960)

[7] One day in an English village, everyone drops unconscious for several hours. People outside the village discover the phenomenon and investigate. When they step inside the perimeter, they, too, fall unconscious. The terrifying mystery resolves as quickly as it…
Maurice (1987)

Maurice (1987)

[6] James Wilby and Hugh Grant star as young lovers driven apart by oppressive heteronormativity in pre-World War I England. The two meet in college and cautiously profess their love for one another. But when a fellow gay student is…
Smooth Talk (1985)

Smooth Talk (1985)

[8] Future Oscar-winner Laura Dern (Marriage Story) gives her first leading performance in this adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been," the story of a fifteen-year-old girl who pursues male attention without considering the…
Rock & Rule (1983)

Rock & Rule (1983)

[4] In this animated rock musical out of Canada, a waning pop star named Mok seeks to summon a demon for his own nefarious gain. But to do so, he must find a voice powerful enough to open the gateway…
Cinderella (1950)

Cinderella (1950)

[3] I'm a fan of many Disney animated features, but I find Cinderella to be one of the company's stinkers. My problems are largely conceptual. I'm simply not a fan of a heroine who's not strong or clever enough to…
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

[7] Kathryn Bigelow (Strange Days, Near Dark) directs this Cold War-era true story starring Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson as Soviet officers aboard Russia's first nuclear-powered submarine. Moscow orders the ship to launch a nuclear missile to let America know…
Seven Minutes in Heaven (1986)

Seven Minutes in Heaven (1986)

[4] Future Oscar-winner Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind) co-stars with Byron Thames and Maddie Corman in this dramedy about three friends experiencing the pangs of adolescence. Connelly's character balances her career ambitions and academic studies while entering the dating scene.…
The Power of the Dog (2021)

The Power of the Dog (2021)

[8] Just as she did with The Piano nearly thirty years ago, director Jane Campion exposes the tragic consequences of rigid gender conformity in The Power of the Dog. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as a deeply closeted gay cattle rancher in…