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The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (La Misteriosa Mirada del Flamenco) (2025)

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I was sad I could not stay for the Q&A as the introduction by the director, Diego Céspedes, and one of the stars, Sirena Matilde, was heartfelt and drew attention to the film as a story about the beauty of trans and queer families.

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October 5, 2025 Leave a comment

Lesbian Space Princess (2024)

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I can’t believe I almost skipped this film! It was such a delight from beginning to end.

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September 16, 2025 Leave a comment

High Art (1998)

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Oh the sweet nostalgia of the 90s! The toxic world of commercial photography, particularly if you’re a woman, and the chic of heroin-fuelled nights.

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August 20, 2025 Leave a comment

The Little Sister (2025)

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Fatima (Nadia Melliti) is an Algerian teen living in France. She loves football, hangs out with her bros at school, and spars with her older sisters as they tease her for not knowing how to cook or dress in a way that men like.

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August 19, 2025 Leave a comment

Drive-Away Dolls (2024)

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It’s a swing and a miss from Ethan Coen‘s first solo film without his brother Joel.

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January 12, 2025 Leave a comment

All of Us Strangers (2023)

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I still feel suffused with the golden light and intense motion of Andrew Haigh’s masterful exploration of individual and generational grief.

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October 30, 2024 Leave a comment

Housekeeping for Beginners (2023)

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Goran Stolevski drops us into a maelstrom of a household and holds us there through grief and hardship and transcendent moments of love.

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October 29, 2024 Leave a comment

Love Lies Bleeding (2024)

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Refreshingly unpredictable and the kind of film that would usually have been about blokes, not daughters and body building lovers.

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October 25, 2024 Leave a comment

Problemista (2023)

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I’m not sure what I was expecting out of Julio Torres’s sweet and quirky almost fairytale about speaking up for yourself. Something easy to watch. I wasn’t expecting to find it so poignant.

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October 7, 2024 Leave a comment

Heavenly Creatures (1994)

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What a treat to watch this early Peter Jackson film on the big screen.

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October 6, 2024 Leave a comment

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