I thought I didn’t like these Christmas movies because they’re cliche. Turns out, I just didn’t like them because they’re all straight. Under the Christmas Tree gives me and other queer women a sweet, cliche romance that allows us to fantasize or imagine ourselves in. 6.6/10
Tag: <span>2021</span>
Two has good directing, acting, and a solid first hour. However, the rushed final act keeps the film from being something I can call overall good. 5.6/10
This is one of the purest examples of a thrilling movie I’ve seen in the WLW genre. The Novice is edge of your seat, heart racing viewing. 8.6/10
I am giving Leading Ladies a bad review because of the absence of anything particularly positive about it. 3.5/10
The Divide provides exactly zero escapism. It is a cold, bitter dose of reality on screen. 8.1/10
Ma Belle, My Beauty is a languid, decadent experience of a movie. 7.1/10
Parallel Mothers is just the latest in a long line of great-looking Almodovar films with complex relationships that celebrate women and queerness. 8.9/10
While Sweetheart is a good teen summer romance film, it’s not one of the greats. 6.4/10
I Care a Lot is a nasty little movie with a deeply unsympathetic lead that I could not tear my eyes away from. 8/10