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Heather Hogan
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) |
Red, White & Royal Blue told me a narrative I already knew, but in a way I’d never heard, and the comfort of that healed me in the way only stories can do. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Aug 11, 2023
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Nimona (2023) |
Just as Stevenson somehow magicked Netflix into green-lighting She-Ra and the Princesses of Power's unmatched all-ages queer storytelling, he bamboozled them with Nimona too. This baby is gay. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Jul 05, 2023
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Erin's Guide to Kissing Girls (2022) |
The best part about Erin’s Guide to Kissing Girls is that you can enjoy the familiar beats, but just when you think the story is going to zig, it zags! - Autostraddle
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| Posted Feb 10, 2023
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Tár (2022) |
It wants to splash around in the #MeToo conversation without committing to getting wet... Field views identity politics as a zero-sum game that seeks to destroy true art. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Nov 02, 2022
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Monster High: The Movie (2022) |
Between all the magic and mayhem and singing and dancing and general spooky revelry in Monster High, there’s all kinds of good lessons about accepting ourselves and each other, exactly as we are. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Oct 10, 2022
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Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022) |
A very funny movie for people who grew up on Scooby-Doo. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Oct 05, 2022
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The Only (2022) |
The Only treats Scurry’s traumatic brain injury with the gravitas it deserves, without ever sensationalizing it or leaning into ableist storytelling tropes. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Jul 26, 2022
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1UP (2022) |
The script reads like an early draft of an Ernst Cline novel, with mile-a-minute nerd references that are meant to cover the thin ready-bake stereotypes that make up the 8-Bits. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Jul 19, 2022
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Anne+: The Film (2021) |
If you’re looking for a movie that feels like the experience of hanging out at A-Camp, Anne+ is for you. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Apr 14, 2022
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Arlo the Alligator Boy (2021) |
The music is pop-heavy, so not what we’ve heard from her lately, but her voice fits the style of the movie beautifully. It’s perfect casting. Plus there’s absolutely no jokes at the expense of Bertie’s size. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Apr 13, 2022
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Under the Christmas Tree (2021) |
This movie is freaking adorable! And that simple adorableness is actually what makes it subversive. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Dec 22, 2021
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Christmas Is Canceled (2021) |
Christmas Is Canceled has rocketed up my Favorite Holigay Movies list for the year. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Dec 20, 2021
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Christmas at the Ranch (2021) |
A welcome horse girl holigay rom-com that feels like fan fiction in the way all the best Hallmark Christmas movies do. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Dec 13, 2021
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Birds of Paradise (2021) |
Birds of Paradise is a fine little lesbian diversion for a moody day. Worst case, you'll remember how good Diana Silvers is in Booksmart and watch that again. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Nov 02, 2021
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Steven Universe: The Movie (2019) |
When I started watching this series, I never would have dreamed of comparing it to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but here we are. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Oct 29, 2021
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Ready Player One (2018) |
A heckin fun movie, full of stunning action sequences and laughs and winks at the kids who grew up watching Back to the Future and Jurassic Park and E.T. and Indiana Jones. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Aug 27, 2021
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Suicide Kale (2015) |
Yes, it's a movie about a suicide note, but it's really a movie about what it means to be alive. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Tig Notaro: Drawn (2021) |
Drawn's animation actually elevates Notaro's comedy, which has always been known for its meandering narrative style. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Jul 28, 2021
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Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021) |
It's like spending 90 minutes inside a fever dream a Kristin Wiig '80s sketch character might have if she got high inside some kind of Mars Cheese Castle/Dylan's Candy Bar co-op. And I loved it. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Mar 06, 2021
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Two of Us (2019) |
Meneghetti's debut is always visceral and sometimes shocking. It's familiar and it's rare. It's not a movie I'll probably watch again, but it's also not one I'll soon forget. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Feb 08, 2021
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Happiest Season (2020) |
Clea DuVall manages a real Christmas miracle in Happiest Season by capturing the distinctly queer and quietly heart-wrenching experience of not being able to share your real self with the people you love most. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Nov 20, 2020
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Desert Hearts (1985) |
It was the tenderness of Desert Hearts that got me, the hope, and the idea that a woman didn't need to have it all nailed down by the time she hit 30, that a woman could give in to what she wanted and just figure it out as she went along - Autostraddle
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| Posted Oct 30, 2020
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A Family Is A Family Is A Family: A Rosie O'Donnell Celebration (2010) |
The 45-minute narrative plays a little like an after school special - but in America's current political and social climate, I have to wonder who needs the message more: children or their parents. - AfterEllen.com
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| Posted Aug 18, 2020
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Fortune Feimster: Sweet & Salty (2020) |
There is a kindness and an elegance to the way Feimster tells jokes. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Jan 29, 2020
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Bombshell (2019) |
It's fun to watch powerful men get destroyed. What's not fun is watching bad people take down worse people for self-serving reasons and get treated as heroes for doing it. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Dec 30, 2019
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Late Night (2019) |
Queer director Nisha Ganatra brings [Mindy] Kaling's funny, biting, meta-critiquing script to life like a bright, slick, dazzling rom-com for women who fantasize more about their careers than they do about Mr. Darcy. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Jun 05, 2019
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Booksmart (2019) |
Booksmart is a brilliant teen flick and a savvy female-fronted comedy and an exceptional lesbian film - and it's also just a really smart, really funny movie. It transcends every genre it's a part of. - Autostraddle
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| Posted May 21, 2019
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Wine Country (2019) |
Unlike basically every other drunken comedy ever made, this one has experiences of womanhood baked into every layer. - Autostraddle
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| Posted May 10, 2019
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Wild Nights With Emily (2018) |
If someone found a way to use alien tech to scan my brain and create exactly the movie I've been waiting to see my entire life, this would be it. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Apr 10, 2019
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Captain Marvel (2019) |
A slow start, but once the movie got going, it left me breathless. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Mar 09, 2019
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Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve (2018) |
You deserve to experience the absolute ecstasy of watching Tyra Banks commit to the bananapants wide-eyed wonder of this role again. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Dec 19, 2018
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Cameron Esposito: Rape Jokes (2018) |
It has already changed the comedy game. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Dec 14, 2018
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Dumplin' (2018) |
Yes, it's formulaic. But it's fresh, too! - Autostraddle
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| Posted Dec 13, 2018
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The Favourite (2018) |
The most stunning thing about The Favourite is how it slices open three queer women and lets their messy humanity bleed all over you. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Dec 04, 2018
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Lez Bomb (2018) |
While Lez Bomb certainly doesn't hit all the shots it takes, I think it's a really important (and entertaining) step forward. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Nov 20, 2018
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Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) |
McCarthy's funny, too, and not in that type-cast way she's been forced to play since Bridesmaids. I'm talking about subtle, piercing humor. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Nov 14, 2018
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Colette (2018) |
On the whole, though, Colette is a lush, brilliantly scored, perfectly acted, beautifully directed biopic. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Sep 14, 2018
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The Feels (2017) |
It's authentic and it's tender and while the climax is a little bit rushed - eh hem - it's a gay happy ending. And that, itself, is still revolutionary. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Aug 29, 2018
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018) |
Moretz's performance is understated, assured... Watching her watch Desert Hearts to watch her best friend's reaction to it is one of the realest things I've ever seen on-screen. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Aug 07, 2018
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Duck Butter (2018) |
The sex was good but the delirious lesbian mumblecore didn't leave a lasting impression. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Aug 02, 2018
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Incredibles 2 (2018) |
Incredibles 2 is the second best superhero movie of the year, after Black Panther. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Jul 06, 2018
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Wonder Woman (2017) |
Wonder Woman flips nearly every gendered superhero trope it encounters. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Jul 02, 2018
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Battle of the Sexes (2017) |
It's a sports movie, complete with breathless action sequences, overwrought crowd reactions, and a soaring score. It's a biopic about a legend. And it's one of the best lesbian films I've ever seen. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Jul 02, 2018
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Professor Marston & the Wonder Women (2017) |
She's brought an ardent screenplay, a soaring score, and unapologetically gauzy sunlight to bear on the story of the man, his wife, and their lover who created the most iconic female superhero of all time. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Jul 02, 2018
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Carol (2015) |
It makes me wish the word "epic" hadn't been completely diluted so I could bring the full weight of its meaning to bear on this love story. Extraordinary? Singular? Remarkable? Yes, all of those things too. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Jun 26, 2018
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Princess Cyd (2017) |
Princess Cyd is quiet almost to the point of stillness and deeply generous. It believes women will heal each other and their communities. It hopes. - Autostraddle
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| Posted Apr 20, 2018
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