The fact that so many WLW movies since have been inspired by Desert Hearts or used it as a jumping off point is a positive, not a negative. Desert Hearts laid the foundation for WLW romances movies decades to come. 8.1/10
WLW Film Reviews Posts
It has little valid artistic merit, but if you want to see two beautiful women engaging in a bunch of well-shot sex scenes, Room in Rome exists.
Madchen in Uniform was banned by the Nazis. Nothing I can say is a more positive review than that fact. 8.1/10
Based on an exceptionally interesting historical figure, The Girl King is a two hour exercise in wasted potential and disappointment. 4.8/10
A Question of Love is my first choice recommendation for a pro-gay movie to show your grandparents both in terms of the message it sends and the quality of the finished product. 6.3/10
Cameron Post is competent and a close adaption of its source material. However, it lacks personality as its own piece of storytelling. 6.1/10
So do I let ten minutes of creepy, straight male indulgence ruin the rest of this three-hour film and all its positives? Not entirely. However, I’d feel a lot less conflicted about this undoubtedly very good film if those damn sex scenes had simply been cut down a bit. 8.6/10
While The Unwanted is not a particularly pleasant sit, this movie had a lot of original ideas and held my interest.
There’s no joy to be found in Lost and Delirious nor positive representation of queer people. It just seems like all this queer tragedy could have been avoided if anyone had a lick of sense or had a rational conversation. 4.9/10
An ambitious directorial debut from Shamim Sarif, The World Unseen has some issues but is at the end of the day, a strong and engaging film. 7.8/10