This is a great little time capsule of 90s lesbian culture both in its small scale production and its larger scale optimism about lesbians breaking through into the mainstream and being largely normalized. 6.0/10
Tag: <span>1995</span>
The Midwife’s Tale is something new in WLW movie canon, a bedtime story. And it’s not just new, but well executed and not-so-subtly radical in its themes of queerness, feminism and reproductive health in medieval and modern times.
There’s no edge to Bar Girls at all. This is a film that takes the still taboo theme of homosexuality and tries to make it as palatable as possible for the mainstream. And it doesn’t even look like that worked. 4.6/10
Despite some issues with budget and pacing, I had a great time with Ruby Fruit if just for the novelty of its story. 6/10
I’m still not sure if Chinese Chocolate has enough WLW to qualify for this site. The film is entirely a prelude to a lesbian relationship. 5.1/10
Even in the director’s cut, the word “bitch” has more representation in Wild Side than lesbianism does. 5.3/10
My ending thought about Muriel’s Parents are Desperate is that it sure is a movie that exists. 5.5/10
Nadja is stylish, thoughtful and surprisingly funny even if it ends with surprise incest undertones. 7.1/10
I’ve noticed that British movies are particularly good at two things: dramatic love confessions and passive aggression. A Village Affair is a standard British TV movie that wisely features both of these things. 5.2/10
While I commend the film for its sex positivity, not all of French Twist’s humour and general attitude works 25 years after its release. 5.4/10