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Twisted
(1996)
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David Reddish
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Twisted is a film ahead of its time in many ways...
Posted May 09, 2022
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3.5/4
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Better Nate Than Ever
(2022)
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David Reddish
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Better Nate Than Ever plays with a joyful effervescence that will delight theatre kids of all ages. We cant recommend the film enough: this is the kind of kiddie adventure we wish we could have had in adolescence.
Posted Apr 05, 2022
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3/4
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
(1966)
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David Reddish
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Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? presents marital dysfunction at its most cruel, and alcoholism at its most explosive. Albees dialogue guts as deep and hard as any barb in the history of the moviesor just about anywhere else.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3/4
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Prey for Rock and Roll
(2003)
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David Reddish
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Prey For Rock & Roll celebrates all things awesome about the rockstar life, and with an unapologetically queer twist. Like other queer rock musicals Velvet Goldmine, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and The Runaways, make sure to play it at maximum volume
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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Rebecca
(1940)
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David Reddish
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Viewed 80 years on, Rebecca still ranks as one of Hitchcocks best movies, and one of the great suspense thrillers. Give it a watch, fall in love with its twisted story, and judge its treatment of its gay lead for yourself.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3/4
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P.S. Burn This Letter Please
(2020)
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David Reddish
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PS Burn This Letter Please digs deep, paying homage to the generations of LGBTQ people that came before us, and drawing a line from our current thriving culture to a time of thriving underground.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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She Done Him Wrong
(1933)
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David Reddish
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Its impossible to overstate Wests influence on Western (pardon the phrase) culture; in particular the trails she blazed for other female stars.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3.5/4
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Dick Tracy
(1990)
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David Reddish
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Viewed today amid the superhero franchise onslaught, Dick Tracy has a refreshing quality to it. The film dares to have a strong identity, artistic vision and to tell a self-contained story rather than one made to hype sequels, crossovers or sell toys.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3/4
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Candyman
(1992)
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David Reddish
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Todd knows the perfect way to use his towering build and basso voice to intimidate and seduce. He embodies the sex & death hallmark of all Clive Barkers work better than any other actor ever has. It is, quite simply, a great performance.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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The Wizard of Oz
(1939)
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David Reddish
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We could go on and on for days, and yet, somehow, The Wizard of Oz would make just about any hyperbole seem puny. This, dear reader, is a perfect movie.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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Call Me by Your Name
(2017)
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David Reddish
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Chalamet rocketed from obscurity onto the Hollywood A-List thanks to Call Me By Your Name, and with good reason: he didnt just give a great performance in the film, he gave the best performance of 2017.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3.5/4
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye
(2000)
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David Reddish
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To understand the brilliance of Jessica Chastains performance in the new film The Eyes of Tammy Faye, viewers should take a trip back to the documentary that started it all.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3/4
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Psycho Beach Party
(2000)
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David Reddish
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Psycho Beach Party is a relic of a time when major studios would never green-light or bankroll a film about queer characters that werent tragic, or that would feature good-natured gay sex. Fortunately, fringe cinema had other priorities.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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Howard
(2018)
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David Reddish
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Hahn sketches Ashman as a complicated, if proud, individual who didnt hesitate to let his experience as a gay man or elements of queer culture pop up in his work.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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The Hate U Give
(2018)
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David Reddish
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The Hate U Give isnt always an easy pill to swallow by design: Tillman and Wells want to start a conversation. They succeed in their intentions, creating one of the best films of the past decade, and a showcase for Stenberg.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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The Haunting
(1963)
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David Reddish
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The Haunting endures as a horror classic, albeit one that doesnt quite the credit it deserves as an unusual queer love story. Heres a movie both scary and romantic as Hell.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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A Dark Song
(2016)
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David Reddish
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For much of its runtime, A Dark Song plays coy about the intentions of its characters. Do Sophia and Joseph really believe theyre summoning supernatural beings? Or is the whole ritual just an excuse for some wild kink?
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3.5/4
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Sound of My Voice
(2011)
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David Reddish
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As with much of Marlings work, audiences can read all the plot points of the movie in more than one way, which only adds to the hypnotic, beguiling quality of the story. But, as with many of lifes questions, the mystery might be an answer unto itself.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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Operation Hyacinth
(2021)
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David Reddish
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Even if the real-life initiative never existed, Operation Hyacinth would succeed as an engrossing thriller. This is one of the best films of 2021.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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Bride of Frankenstein
(1935)
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David Reddish
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Chock full of stunning black and white photography, groundbreaking make-up and special effects, and mad dark comedy, classic horror doesnt get much better than Bride of Frankenstein. It doesnt get much gayer, either.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3/4
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Freaky
(2020)
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David Reddish
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Freaky takes advantage of its gender-bending premise to explore teen gender stereotypes and the somewhat arbitrary privileges afforded to young women and middle-aged men.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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Antichrist
(2009)
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David Reddish
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Here is a masterpiece of abject horror, a monumental achievement by a queer director. We recommend it for that reason with one caveat: if you dont like being scared, please watch something else.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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The Babadook
(2014)
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David Reddish
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Watch the film as an ironic coming-out story, or as an atmospheric creeper playing with themes of depression and mental illness. Either way, we have a feeling well be seeing The Babadook at Halloween partiesand pride celebrationsfor years to come.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3/4
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Studio 54: The Documentary
(2018)
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David Reddish
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In the absence of a functioning time machine, none of us alive today can ever visit the mother of all discos. Studio 54 offers the next best thinga window into a moment where mainstream and queer history united, and a taste of one Hell of a great party.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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The Crying Game
(1992)
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David Reddish
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As LGBTQ lovers of the movies, its important to see movies like this one, flaws and all, for that very reason. Watch it, and let the debate rage on.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
(1993)
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David Reddish
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Films dont get more imaginative or original than this. The Nightmare Before Christmas is not just a good movieits everything we go to the movies for in the first place.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
(2007)
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David Reddish
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Director Tim Burton does take an iconoclastic approach to the material: here is a musical where characters whisper rather than belting to the back row. Burtons approach, while unusual by musical standards, is precisely what makes the movie work.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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West Side Story
(1961)
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David Reddish
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The film version of West Side Story often pops up on Greatest Movie of All Time lists thanks to its unique blending of realism & metaphorical dance and performances by Oscar-winners Chakaris and, in particular, Rita Moreno.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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The Power of the Dog
(2021)
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David Reddish
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Call it the anti-Brokeback Mountain.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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The Hours
(2002)
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David Reddish
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Loaded with rich dialogue, magnificent performances and a delicate score by Philip Glass, The Hours reminds us how movies can touch and reflect our lives. For the characters that embrace love and truth, life offers joy and hope.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3/4
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Happiest Season
(2020)
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David Reddish
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Loaded with gorgeous winter pageantry and fine performances all around, Happiest Season offers a fine way to usher in the yuletide spirit, with or without gay apparel.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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Cloud Atlas
(2012)
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David Reddish
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Its a film unlike any other ever madeone that explores the fluidity of sexuality and genderand a thrilling cinematic experience. The Matrix may have put the Wachowskis on the map. Cloud Atlas proves their real brilliance.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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Cicada
(2020)
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David Reddish
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Movies seldom get to the level of naked pain and honesty Cicada does. Drama, at its best, doesnt tell a real story so much as a true onea fundamental tale of honest emotion and human nature
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3/4
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Soapdish
(1991)
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David Reddish
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Dated, insensitive jokes aside, Soapdish has a lot going for it. This kind of slapstick is enormously difficult to pull off well, and director Michael Hoffman does an admirable job of keeping the plotand bantermoving at a rapid-fire pace.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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The Last Picture Show
(1971)
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David Reddish
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With movies increasingly replaced by one-note YouTube and Instagram influencers, the movie seems to ask: are we losing dreams as well?
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
(2016)
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David Reddish
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In other words, The Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened essentially is Merrily We Roll Along, executed with success.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3.5/4
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Fight Club
(1999)
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David Reddish
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It seems like the male characters in Fight Club would be a whole lot happiernot to mention healthierif they could express respect and affection through the magic of gay sex.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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Star 80
(1983)
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David Reddish
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Star 80 doesnt always make for pleasant viewing, but whether shining or morose, it captivates with every frame. Just as Virgil led Dante through Hell, Fosse wants to guide viewers into Hollywoods seedy underside.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3/4
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The Rose
(1979)
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David Reddish
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The Rose doesnt break new ground in terms of effed-up movies about effed-up rockstars. It does, however, have a megawatt performance from Midler, as well as Frederic Forrest,
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3/4
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The Paperboy
(2012)
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David Reddish
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Call it Tennessee Williams by way of Jerry Springer.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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Basquiat
(1996)
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David Reddish
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Basquiat pulls back the veil on a man gifted with artistic genius, and the inherent insecurity that talent brings. If a genius brain burns white-hot, how can said genius ever not get burned?
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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Blue Velvet
(1986)
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David Reddish
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Rossellini gives one of the bravest, most uninhibited performances we've ever seen. Movies don't get more stylish or twisted than Blue Velvet. Love it, hate it, laugh or scream: all reactions are totally valid.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3.5/4
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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
(2017)
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David Reddish
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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood pays homage to both the man and his contribution, even as it hints at darker, painful elements of Scottys past. That dimension only makes the man and his story all the more intriguing.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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4/4
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Welcome to Chechnya
(2020)
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David Reddish
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This movie features a real-life spy story unfolding right before our eyes. Try to watch and not hold your breath in places.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3/4
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Kiss of the Spider Woman
(1985)
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David Reddish
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To understand its place in queer cinema history, and to understand what the world lost with the passing of Hurt and Julia, give it a watch. Prepare to get stuck in this spiderweb.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3.5/4
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Destroyer
(2018)
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David Reddish
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The twists and turns in this mystery-thriller would be enough for us to recommend it. Splendid performances by Kidman and Stan seal the deal.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3/4
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A Dark Place
(2018)
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David Reddish
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If the movie doesnt make your palms sweat, Andrew Scott probably will.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3/4
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Judy
(2019)
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David Reddish
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A work of fiction to be sure, it nevertheless captures what made Ms. Garland an icon, anchored by Zellwegers performancethe kind of give-it-her-all work that Judy became famous for.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3/4
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Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts
(2019)
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David Reddish
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Its a must for Trixie fans as well as anyone who appreciates the struggle for art.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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3.5/4
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Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
(2019)
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David Reddish
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As the granddaughter of the Rosenbergs, Meeropol has every reason to hate Cohn. How shocking then that she manages to show so much empathy for the man.
Posted Mar 20, 2022
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