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.
Tag: <span>1995</span>
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
The main thing I want you to take away from my review of Butterfly Kiss is that Amanda Plummer is really good and she deserved a way better career than the one she got. 8.2/10