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The 2024/2025 Oscar Season: What Have We Learned and What Does the Future Hold?The 2024/2025 Oscar Season: What Have We Learned and What Does the Future Hold?

The 2024/2025 Oscar Season: What Have We Learned and What Does the Future Hold?

I have a confession to make. I don't really like predicting that much anymore. Don't get me wrong, it's probably… Read More

March 7, 2025
From ‘Atlantics’ to ‘Fire Island’ to ‘Lingua Franca,’ 10 Films That Deserve the Criterion TreatmentFrom ‘Atlantics’ to ‘Fire Island’ to ‘Lingua Franca,’ 10 Films That Deserve the Criterion Treatment

From ‘Atlantics’ to ‘Fire Island’ to ‘Lingua Franca,’ 10 Films That Deserve the Criterion Treatment

Streaming can be a valuable tool. If there’s a film I want to watch and don’t have on DVD, I… Read More

November 9, 2023
The WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes: Stories from the Front LinesThe WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes: Stories from the Front Lines

The WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes: Stories from the Front Lines

Brian Whisenant with Natanya Ross The last time the Writer’s Guild went on strike, in 2007, residuals for DVD sales… Read More

August 15, 2023
The legacy of ‘Chucky’: Exploring the show’s LGBTQ+ themes and how it celebrates the franchiseThe legacy of ‘Chucky’: Exploring the show’s LGBTQ+ themes and how it celebrates the franchise

The legacy of ‘Chucky’: Exploring the show’s LGBTQ+ themes and how it celebrates the franchise

This feature contains spoilers for SyFy's season 2 of Chucky. Horror films wield enormous power in pop culture, contemporary and… Read More

November 4, 2022
Why ‘Heartstopper’ moving to the Children’s & Family Emmys was the right choiceWhy ‘Heartstopper’ moving to the Children’s & Family Emmys was the right choice

Why ‘Heartstopper’ moving to the Children’s & Family Emmys was the right choice

Netflix’s move to campaign its beloved Heartstopper for the first annual Children and Family Emmys not only landed nominations for… Read More

November 3, 2022
From ‘The Birdcage’ to ‘Happy Together’ to ‘Tangerine,’ 10 LGBTQ+ stories that go beyond the coming out narrativeFrom ‘The Birdcage’ to ‘Happy Together’ to ‘Tangerine,’ 10 LGBTQ+ stories that go beyond the coming out narrative

From ‘The Birdcage’ to ‘Happy Together’ to ‘Tangerine,’ 10 LGBTQ+ stories that go beyond the coming out narrative

Historically, there has been one particular storyline prevalent in queer cinema: The coming-out narrative. Stories revolving around a queer protagonist’s… Read More

June 15, 2022
How Hunter Schafer Saved My LifeHow Hunter Schafer Saved My Life

How Hunter Schafer Saved My Life

I’m far from the only Gen Z-er to express their enchantment with Euphoria, but can you really blame us? HBO’s… Read More

February 25, 2022