The never ending presence of the male gaze really tanks this movie. There’s some deep and major family drama in the film. But it constantly comes second to depicting women as sexy. 3.7/10
Tag: <span>2004</span>
Mango Kiss is one of the least sexy depictions of kink I’ve ever seen. For a comedy movie, that shouldn’t be a problem. But it’s not funny either. 3/10
18 years on, Producing Adults’ attitude towards autonomy, informed consent and adult communication feels outdated. 5.1/10
Hardcore offers wildly little sympathy, understanding or depth to its teenage sex workers. 3.3/10
Surely there’s a way to make a movie about repression without making it quite so dull. 4.4/10
Do I Love You? turned out exactly how the filmmakers had in mind. Whether or not the movie is for you, it is a movie that’s certain of its identity and does what it set out to do. 5.3/10
Clara’s Summer feels realistic but unimportant. The coming out narrative doesn’t offer anything new nor does the overall depiction of teens offer much depth or introspection. 5.3/10
The Journey is a passionate, personal film that lacks a level of refinement.
utterfly is a simple, gorgeous and effective drama. It is not only a heart-wrenching depiction of what it is like to be gay in Hong Kong but has universal truths about being gay regardless of country. 8.3/10
Girlfriend is both the worst WLW movie I’ve seen in a while and yet also the most fun I’ve had watching a WLW movie in a while. 3.5/10