While I am pleased that Just the Two of Us featured zero dead lesbians, that doesn’t change the fact that it’s a poorly written and acted movie. 3.1/10
Tag: <span>genre: romance</span>
There are positives to Elvis & Madonna but even those positives come out of a place of there just not being enough trans narratives so I’ll take what I can get. 5.4/10
I was incredibly surprised to learn a woman directed Baby Jane as it seems to genuinely dislike its female characters and what they stand for. 3.6/10
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty absolutely exceeded my expectations in terms of its visual quality. Does that make up for its basic story, slut-shaming and overly casual, somewhat sexualized rape scenes? No, but it’s something at least. 5.8/10
Well, Hayley “Lesbian Jesus” Kiyoko is in Becks so it shouldn’t be a surprise that the movie is good. 6.4/10
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
Love is not Perfect has little going for it. It’s forgettable, boring and not even that queer. 4/10
While there are a lot of WLW movies and even a lot of good WLW movies, not all of them are good lesbian date movies. Here are some movies that are.
There are Canadian films and then there are CANADIAN films. Revoir Julie, with its bilingualism, actors you’ve never heard of, small-town setting and conflict that can be described as moderate at best falls firmly into the latter category. 6.3/10
There’s an honesty and realism I find in Happy End that American films with similar themes lack. 7.7/10