Nyad is one of those movies that when graded on the larger scale of all movies ever, is pretty middling. But for a WLW film, it’s above average. 6.6/10
Tag: <span>genre: biography</span>
Lasse Hallström is not stretching himself with Hilma. But even him phoning it in still amounts in a decent film. 6.4/10
In a subgenre full of such similar films, Mom + Mom is a below average execution of the standard tropes and plot points. 3.7/10
BBC TV movies are of a solid, uniform quality. Daphne is no exception. This is a good movie. But that’s as far as I’m willing to go. 6.4/10
The final cut of Taymor’s film still manages to be a celebration of a radical, artistic and endlessly complex woman. 8.4/10
While I do wish the film had less cliche, I’m beyond thrilled that Tove Jansson gets an overtly queer and charming biopic. 7.8/10
Aimée & Jaguar made great choices about how to tell this powerful, tragic romance with an element of hope. 8.8/10
If you like blashphemy, you’ll love Paul Verhoeven’s new film, Benedetta. 8.5/10
I was NOT prepared for Ana and Vitória. This is a fascinating, baffling and very bad movie. 3.5/10
Henry & June is not a success. It’s poorly acted, has little insight into its characters and is neither queer nor horny enough given who its lead character is. 4.8/10