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‘Queer’ is messy, mad and marvelous | review and analysis

DramaKarl DelossantosSeptember 16, 2024
Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey in Queer. Courtesy of A24.

Based on William S. Burroughs novel of the same name, Queer follows an American expat’s obsession with a young man he meets in 1950s Mexico City.

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Found family drama Crossing is one of the year’s best | movie review

DramaKarl DelossantosJuly 18, 2024
Mzia Arabuli and Lucas Kankava in MUBI's Crossing.

Crossing follows a retired schoolteacher who enlists the help of a young 20-something to find her trans niece who disappeared years ago.

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Queer revenge thriller Femme slays | review

DramaKarl DelossantosMarch 21, 2024
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and George MacKay in Femme. Courtesy of Utopia.

After a homophobic attack, a gay man sets out for revenge on his assailant when he discovers he is closeted in Femme

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‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ is the sappy gay fairytale we deserve | review

ComedyKarl DelossantosAugust 10, 20231
Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Henry and Taylor Zakhar Perez as Alex Claremont-Diaz in Prime Video’s Red, White & Royal Blue.

Red, White & Royal Blue follows the star-crossed romance between the First Son of the United States and a British prince

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‘Unicorns’ is a glittering unlikely queer romance | review

DramaKarl DelossantosSeptember 9, 2023
Ben Hardy and Jason Patel star in Unicorns. Courtesy of TIFF.

Unicorns follows a South Asian drag queen and Essex mechanic’s sparkling will-they-won’t-they romance of queer discovery and joy

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‘Spoiler Alert’ review: Love, loss, and smurfs make a perfect rom-com

ComedyKarl DelossantosDecember 4, 20221
Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge in Spoiler Alert. Courtesy of Focus Features.
Spoiler Alert follows Michael and Kit's imperfect romance through various ups and down before they're faced with a crisis that tests the bounds of their love Spoiler Alert is the kind of realistic romantic tragicomedy that makes you feel nearly every emotion at once. Funny but not forced. Tragic but not overwrought. Romantic but not…
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Cold War gay romance ‘Firebird’ lacks spark | movie review

DramaKarl DelossantosApril 29, 2022
Tom Prior stars as Sergey and Oleg Zagorodnii as Roman in Peeter Rebane’s FIREBIRD Photo Credit: Herrki-Erich Merila Courtesy of Roadside Attractions, LLC / The Factory

Firebird tells the true story of a hidden romance between a private in the Cold War-era Soviet military and a star fighter pilot

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‘Crush’ is a typical high school rom-com — and that’s a good thing | movie review

ComedyKarl DelossantosApril 28, 2022
Rowan Blanchard and Auli'i Cravalho in Crush. Courtesy of Hulu.

Crush follows an awkward queer high schooler as she tries clear her name as the school vandal while navigating a new crush

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Queer prison drama ‘Great Freedom’ finds hope | movie review

DramaKarl DelossantosMarch 3, 2022
Franz Rogowski and Anton von Lucke in Great Freedom. Courtesy of Mubi.
Great Freedom is an intimate prison drama that follows a gay man over decades as he is repeatedly imprisoned as a part of Germany's outdated anti-gay laws. While Great Freedom takes place during a dark time in Germany's history, its hopeful story filled with empathy doesn't feel anything less than authentic and, against all odds,…
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‘See You Then’ untangles the nuances of being a transwoman | SXSW review

MoviesKarl DelossantosMarch 16, 2021
Kris (Pooya Mohseni) and Naomi (Lynn Chen) continue their journey through the night in See You Then. | Credit: Jordan T. Parrott
See You Then follows two college exes, one of whom has come out as a transwoman, who reunite more than a decade after a contentious split See You Then explores and challenges the nuances of being a woman and being a transwoman through a deeply satisfying conversation between two exes — masterfully portrayed by Pooya…
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